My Theme Song :-)

I have always been a BIG fan of Billy Joel who is coming to Toronto in April!!!! Too bad I can't go :-( :-( ...here is one of his songs that sums up pretty well where I am in my faith journey. Thought I'd post it and share it with y'all...

River of Dreams

In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep
From the mountains of faith, to the river so deep
I must be lookin' for something, something sacred I lost
But the river is wide and it's too hard to cross

even though I know the river is wide
I walk down every evening and stand on the shore
I try to cross to the opposite side
So I can finally find what I've been looking for

In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep
Through the valley of fear, to a river so deep
I've been searching for something taken out of my soul
Something I'd never lose, something somebody stole

I don't know why I go walking at night
But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore
I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
Until I find what it is I've been looking for

In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep
Through the jungle of doubt, to the river so deep
I know I'm searching for something, something so undefined
That it can only be seen by the eyes of the blind
In the middle of the night

Not sure about a life after this,
God knows I've never been a spiritual man
Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
That is runnin' to the promised land

In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of the truth, to the river so deep
We all end in the ocean, we all start in the streams
We're all carried along by the river of dreams
In the middle of the night

我又回來了!

很久沒有post了﹐原因是在過去幾個星期忙得天昏地暗。其中有一個星期爸爸更生病入了醫院。感謝天父﹐他在星期日已出院了。

上星期每日不斷來回醫院﹐加上其它繁忙的工作﹐到星期日講完兩堂道之後已經“散”了。到星期一day off﹐在家正想休息一下的時候﹐電話響了。有一位老人家跌傷﹐入了emergency﹐於是又約了一位姊妹一同去醫院探望他。後來送了那位姊妹回家後﹐剛好有一群小朋友放學﹐在我車後面走過。當我在driveway等他們走過後開車時﹐見到那位姊妹匆匆忙忙地從屋內跑出來。“牧師! 牧師! 還好你還未開車﹐我弄了一些蘿蔔糕給你和師母! ” 當晚我累得連晚飯也沒有吃﹐就是吃了那些蘿蔔糕然後就睡了。

第二天那位姊妹打電話到office給我﹐告訴我那位老人家已經出院了。然後她說﹕“牧師﹐說出來真的很奇妙。作天我入屋後好像有把聲音提醒我要把蘿蔔糕給你﹐但我想‘啊!但牧師已開車走了。’但我從窗外看到原來有一班小朋友走過﹐令你要在driveway等多一會才開車。於是我便匆匆的拿了蘿蔔糕給你。我覺得整件事好像是神安排﹐要我把這蘿蔔糕給你﹐告訴你神是知道你的勞苦﹐和讓你知道祂欣賞你的付出。”

我每次想起她的說話﹐眼淚都差不多忍不住流下來。想起以利亞先知在列王紀上第十九章逃命。他當時心灰意冷﹐跑到筋疲力盡時躺下睡著了。神也是為他預備了餅﹕(雖然我不敢說以利亞所吃的是否蘿蔔糕...)

"有一個天使拍他﹐說﹕‘起來吃吧! ' 他觀看﹐見頭旁有一瓶水和炭火燒的餅﹐他就吃了喝了﹐仍然躺下。 耶和華的使者第二次拍他﹐說﹕起來吃吧! 因為你當走的路甚遠..."

祂知道。祂看見。祂欣賞。

送給我多位年輕的傳道人朋友們。