Agunglah kasih Allahku, tiada yang setaranya;
Neraka dapat direngkuh, kartikapun tergapailah.
Kar’na kasihNya agunglah, Sang Putra menjelma,
Dia mencari yang sesat dan diampuniNya.
Reff:
O kasih Allah agunglah! Tiada bandingnya!
Kekal teguh dan mulia! Dijunjung umatNya
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Dua tahun yang lalu, sepulang kerja seperti biasa saya naik train dari downtown ke rumah. Kebetulan waktu itu satu kereta sama (kita sebutlah) Om A. Saya ingat beliau bilang, “Tin, kamu liat ini semua orang yang berdiri di kereta ini? Setiap hari mereka pulang ke rumah sambil bawa beberapa lembar dollar. Ada yang bawa satu lembar, ada yang bawa beberapa lembar.”
Sekarang kadang kalau saya pulang kerja naik train, melihat ekspressi macam-macam orang, saya membayangkan semua orang ini lagi perjalanan pulang setelah seharian kerja, masing-masing mengantongi beberapa lembar uang yang dihasilkan hari itu. Ada yang banyak, ada yang sedikit, ada yang tidak sama sekali. Tapi mereka semua melanjutkan hidup mereka, ada yang sebentar lagi akan bertemu keluarganya. Ada yang mungkin masih harus sekolah, atau bekerja. Saya juga mikir, apa orang seumur hidup begini terus ya? Pergi kerja, pulang kerja, weekend santai, atau mungkin ke gereja.
Someone said, “Life should be lived in a forward motion but can be understood only by looking back.”
Dua puluh empat atau dua puluh lima tahun yang lalu mama nanya sama cici dan abang saya, “Mau punya adik gak?”. Cici jawab, “Mau…mau adik cewe”. Abang jawab, “ga ah, cowo aja”. Mereka ngotot2an ala anak kecil dan kita semua pada akhirnya tau, *jreng2* lahirlah saya. Saya baru ingat lagi sama cerita itu hari ini, hari anniversary mama papa. Beberapa tahun terakhir, terutama setelah kita semua udah tinggal terpencar, saya merasa bahwa keluarga adalah pemberian Tuhan yang lebih dari yang saya sebelumnya harapkan. Keluarga bukan sekedar ada karena “request minta adik” di atas. Read more »
Many nights we’ve prayed with no proof anyone could hear. In our hearts a hopeful song, we barely understood. Now we are not afraid, although we know there’s much to fear. We were moving mountains long before we knew we could.
In this time of fear when prayers so often proves in vain. Hope seems like the summer birds, too swiftly flown away. Yet now I’m standing here. My heart’s so full I can’t explain. Seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I’d say.
As shipwrecked seamen yearn for morning light
And though the storms may come,
I will lift my eyes in the darkest night
For I know my Savior lives
The Christmas celebration was amazing
Hosanna in the highest and
All glory to the King of kings
No words can fully express the journey of Jesus
Killed on the cross, and was born in the cradle
Savior’s love for the world…
A woman without her man, is nothing
A woman, without her, man is nothing
Di Institut Gajah Duduk (IGD) ada joke ttg gmana attitude cewe IGD mencari jodoh. Tahun pertama biasanya diwarnai pertanyaan ttg jati diri, “siapa saya?”. Kemudian tahun-tahun berikutnya sampai ketika lulus, klo ada cowo yang coba deketin biasanya cewe di IGD ngasih respon “siapa anda?”. Lol, secara cewe di IGD itu agak kurang jumlahnya. Ditambah dengan pemikiran bahwa IGD adalah institut terbaik bangsa, makin tinggilah jalan pikirnya. Akibat attitude demikian, ketika sudah lulus kuliah status berubah jadi STMJ (sudah tamat masi jomblo), jadi skrg responnya “siapa aja dah” Read more »
Semalam ngobrol sama mama. Mama ulang tahun hari ini, gak kerasa beliau udah umur 59 lagi. Somehow semakin hari, mama terlihat semakin content dengan hidupnya. Sulit dibayangin mama bisa jadi ibu rumah tangga udah 30 tahun lebih, gak pernah mengeluh tentang mengurus rumah, apapun kondisinya mama selalu bersyukur. Mungkin rahasia mama, ada di pagi hari, setiap pagi dia bangun dia selalu mulai dengan baca Alkitab dan berdoa. Read more »
Sinethemba simply means We have Hope.
Early this morning I received email from the choir & orchestra. It’s a message from Pastor Dan, my worship pastor who oversee the choir and orchestra I’m part of. I’ve got the chance to know Dan in such short time, only few months. He and his family moved to South Africa few months ago to be a missionary. He has sold his house, car, and pretty much all of his belongings. So the question is why would a busy pastor in a growing church want to move to South Africa?
He implied that to answer that question he won’t go into a full theology of worship, but the other side of love is that it’s and action. “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching,” Jesus said (John 14:23). And we know God’s heart for the poor, the widow, the orphan and the oppressed. In fact, true believers are those who feed the hungry, quench the thirsty, invite the stranger in, clothe the naked, and look after those who are sick or in prison (Matt. 25:41-46). He also implied that singing great songs to God on Sunday doesn’t cut it. His life needs to be an expression of gratitude for what God has done.
Here is his personal story:
Almost two years ago, I started reading a book. The title doesn’t matter (although, if you’re interested, it was “Everything Must Change” by Brian McLaren – www.brianmclaren.net). The book didn’t tell me to go to Africa. But I “heard” (it might as well have been audible) God speak to me, while reading. He said, “Dan, when you get a chance to go to Africa, go. There are some things I want to show you.” Shortly after, I learned that my church (Centre Street Church www.cschurch.ca) was putting a team together for a 2-week mission trip to the Durban area of South Africa. Before I knew it, my wife and I were signed up to go.
God showed me some things, all right. He showed me a people, the Zulus, who are beautiful beyond belief. They are relational, incredibly musical, and love to laugh. God loves them deeply. He is “especially fond” of them (www.theshackbook.com .) But they are enslaved to ancestor veneration, they are very, very poor, and many are dying of AIDS. I believe God has prepared the Church for such a time as this. I believe God expects us, as his body, to reach out and minister to these people. All people, obviously, but God has burdened Kerry and I with these people. I can’t show it in a formula, I can’t defend it from scripture, but we are compelled to love God by loving these people, and to declare the coming of the Kingdom among them.
The journey for us began over 18 months ago. It’s heating up, and I hope you’ll join us for an adventure of a lifetime. It won’t be easy. The life we had will become a distant memory. But in losing our lives, we’ll find the ones God intended all along. Joining us is as simple as following our lives through this blog, and praying for us and those we’re ministering to as you read.
I’m always amazed and encouraged every time I see someone answering God’s call in their life. I hope I will be ready to do the same thing when the time is come for a mission.
Soundbytes ~ June 17, 2010
There is a purpose God has planned for me to magnify His Glory, whether by life or by death.
