Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon was insecure, Miriam was a gossiper, Martha was a worrier, Thomas was a doubter, Sara was impatient, Elijah was moody, Moses stuttered, Zaccheus was short, Abraham was old, and Lazarus was dead…. God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called!
— reposted : )
August 29: Today we celebrate National Heroes Day in the Philippines.
There are heroes within all of us…
“we are the change that this world needs to be.. Mabuhay” – Efren Peñaflorida, CNN Hero of the Year.. Filipino http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/cnnheroes.penaflorida.update/index.html?iref=allsearch
Dear Son,
Daddy loves you, with all heart, mind, soul, and strength.
We fervently pray for your health and wellness.. that you’ll be protected by dear guardian Angels from Heaven that Our Creator had sent you.
We are here for you son.. stay healthy and happy : )
We love you.. beyond words can ever be said.. beyond poetry can ever be written, song can ever be sang…
We love you.. and happy happy birthday. Happy 2nd Birthday! Enjoy the party later on today! Yey!!!
Infinite hugs and kisses for the many times Daddy’s not around.. I love you : )
Things may not start up pretty well but this will never be an excuse to make things right.
Keep your cool, be focused, and keep the love, faith, and hope all the time.. but above all, love is the greatest.
All the best!
I had received an email and reading this may take a while but, in my opinion, all worth it.
And now, for this very moment, let’s pretend that we are on our college days. Together, let us listen to this conversation between a professor and a student..about faith. God Bless You : )
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Professor: You are a Christian, aren’t you, son?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So you believe in GOD?
…
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Professor: Is GOD Good?
Student: Sure.
Professor: Is GOD ALL – POWERFUL?
Student: Yes.
Professor: My Brother died of Cancer even though he prayed to GOD to Heal him.
Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.
But GOD didn’t.
How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student is silent)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you?
Let’s start again, Young Fella.
Is GOD Good?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Professor: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From . . . GOD . . .
Professor: That’s right.
Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it?
And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.
Professor: So who created evil?
(Student does not answer)
Professor: Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?
All these terrible things exist in the World, don’t they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them?
(Student has no answer)
Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.
Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD?
Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still Believe in HIM?
Student: Yes.
Professor: According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist.
What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor: Yes, Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.
Student: Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student: No sir. There isn’t.
( The Lecture Theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events )
Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat,
White Heat, a Little Heat or No Heat…
But we don’t have anything called Cold.
We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat,
but we can’t go any further after that.
There is no such thing as Cold.
Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.
We cannot Measure Cold.
Heat is Energy.
Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.
( There is Pin – Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )
Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn’t Darkness?
Student : You’re wrong again, sir.
Darkness is the Absence of Something
You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .
But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called
Darkness, isn’t it? In reality, Darkness isn’t.
If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
You argue there is Life and then there is Death,
a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.
You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite,
something we can measure.
Sir, Science can’t even explain a Thought.
It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen,
much less fully understood either one.
To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that
Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.
Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved
from a Monkey?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process,
yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?
( The Professor shakes his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument is going )
Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and
Cannot even prove that this Process is an On – Going Endeavor,
Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?
Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?
( The Class is in Uproar )
Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor’s Brain?
( The Class breaks out into Laughter )
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .
No one appears to have done so.
So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable,
Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have No Brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?
(The Room is Silent. The Professor stares at the Student, his face unfathomable.)
Professor : I guess you’ll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir . . .
The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
That is all that Keeps Things Moving & Alive.
Work.. work.. work.
Not to complain.. I love my job, no doubt. It’s just one of those rainy days.
Really so glad to finish the week with great accomplishments.. the boss is bloody happy with the outputs this week.. not to exaggerate, but even to a point of being teary-eyed on how my presentation for the all employee meeting turned out to be really good…
As the boss is happy, he mentioned for a couple of times about “Salary Increase.. hmmm?” I hope he read my previous post on this https://flashofthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/salary-increase/. Hahaha! ; )
Grace and I are really doing great in our communication channels.. super happy about her news on Day 32 (Aug.11)
Prepared the kitchen.. ready to cook! Game!
And so the Sunday came and had prepared meals for the family.. cooked food (again, not fried), ok? ; ) hahaha
Bought some Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup yesterday.. (just to share) see, Grace, back the old days when they were kids, they do have this whole cabinet filled with Campbell’s.
So just in an attempt to have that “feel”, I did bought the soup and have it displayed on our mini cabinet too ; )
By 6pm, we were on our way to Serendra.. Andres really went sleepy so he just woke up while we were at Mary Grace ; )
Grace and I love this place.. swear.. our family enjoys eating here together.
The week was loaded with work.. glad to have Saturday!
Went off the mall with the family and took some time for myself to roam around a bit and buy a jacket and food for Sunday!
Really fun ; )
Tomorrow will be feast…
Flash Of Thoughts 