Oh No!

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SOMEBODY STOP IT!!!!

Wow!

Wow! That's all I have got to say about what happened to me this morning! It was a regular Friday morning! Decided to get to work early, so I can leave early to take the family to a wedding rehearsal dinner. To get to work, I have to take 3 highways. 121, 35 and the GB Turnpike. So I was about to get on to 121, but in a split second, decided not to and kept driving on the feeder (service) lane. (saved 45¢ there). In no time I was on 35S, heading merrily towards GBT. It was early Friday morning and there was hardly any traffic and I was enjoying the smooth ride. Now by the time I was on this 2-lane ramp to GBT, I saw this guy slowing down big time and trying to jump over to the left lane. I remember calling him an idiot. No as he started moving to the left lane, the reason for his almost bizarre decision began to unravel. Right in front me was this huge cylindrical object on the middle of the road. I didn't have time to think, I had to react immediately and so I did. I swerved over to the left lane, knowing there is a car right next to me, hoping and praying I don't hit him. And for reasons known only to God and His angels, I did not. By the time, I got my breath back and glanced into my rear view mirror, I saw the driver of the car that was right behind me, lose control veering off to the right and to the left and coming to a halt by crashing hard into the concrete barricade. And thats the last thing I saw before I lost view of the car when the road turned.
I feel sorry for the person in the car and I pray that he or she is ok. But as for me, the next 20 miles to work on the GBT was a solemn, hushed drive. From shock to fear to relief to gratitude. The whole thing made me wonder, "That could have been me! Why not me?", but all I have got to say about it for now is "Wow"

Peace!

When?

50,000 feared dead in China. 133,000 people missing or dead in Myanmar. There are people dying by the hundreds and thousands all around the world. Men, women, kids...dying possibly without the hope and the assurance of heaven & eternity. And then we hear about people complaining about God being portrayed as a man and that it is offensive to the women. So they have come up with gender-neutral prayer book so that everybody is happy!
Man! What a bunch of selfish people we have all become! The media promotes the concept of "You". What have "you" done for yourself lately? "You" need a vacation! "You" need this! "You" need that! "You" deserve this! "You!" "You!" "You!". Even the idea of serving others revolves around how good "you" feel about doing so! We have all dedicated ourselves to the relentless pursuit of gratifying ourselves! And the end to such a distressing hunt is that it doesn't have one. When will we wake up to realize that life is bigger than the next best thing? When will our eyes of understanding be opened to perceive the great commission set before us? When will we realize that it is not about us, but something larger and eternal? When? When?

I have climbed the highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
these city walls
Only to be with you
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
I believe in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
bleed into one
But yes I'm still running.
You broke the bonds
And you loosened the chains
Carried the cross
And my shame
And my shame
You know I believed it
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
I have climbed the highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
these city walls
Only to be with you
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for
But I still haven't found
What I'm looking for

- U2

What are you looking for? What are we looking for?

Son of my own

Another cool song I ran into.

RIDING THROUGH THE YARD UPON A PONY WITH WINGS
HE TELLS THE WIND WHEN TO BLOW, THE BIRDS WHEN TO SING
AND WHEN HE’S TUCKERED OUT HE CURLS UP HERE NEXT TO ME
HE IS THE PRINCE OF THE WORLD AND I’M THE KING

I COULD NEVER LOVE THE WORLD LIKE YOU DO LORD
I’VE SEEN HOW MUCH IT COST YOU AND I KNOW
I COULD NEVER LOVE THE WORLD LIKE YOU DO LORD
SINCE I’VE HAD A SON OF MY OWN

SUNLIGHT CROSSES TIME AND SPACE TO REST IN HIS HAIR
HE HAS A SMUDGE ON HIS CHEEK, WHY SHOULD HE CARE
AND ALL THE MEANEST DINOSAURS ARE TIED UP WITH STRING
HE TELLS THEM HE’S NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING

I COULD NEVER LOVE THE WORLD LIKE YOU DO LORD
I’VE SEEN HOW MUCH IT COST YOU AND I KNOW
I COULD NEVER LOVE THE WORLD LIKE YOU DO LORD
SINCE I’VE HAD A SON OF MY OWN

YES THE WORLD IS HURTING, AND CANNOT FIND PEACE
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE LOST AND IN NEED
BUT I’D LOCK HIM AWAY AND SAY YOU LET HIM BE
WELL THAT’S JUST WHAT I’D DO IF IT WERE ALL UP TO ME

SOMEDAY SOON HE’LL CHOOSE THE KIND OF LIFE HE WILL MAKE
HE’LL HAVE TO FOLLOW HIS HEART, AND I’LL NEED YOU THAT DAY
PROMISE ME YOU’LL TEACH ME HOW I’LL EVER LET GO
NOW THAT I HAVE A SON OF MY OWN, A SON OF MY OWN

I COULD NEVER LOVE THE WORLD LIKE YOU DO LORD
SINCE I’VE HAD A SON, YOU GAVE ME A SON
NOW I HAVE A SON OF MY OWN

- Ken Bottenfield

Peace!

Ready or not, here I come!

Yesterday afternoon, Namho & I started out on our afternoon walk right after lunch! When we passed a truck unloading stuff, I heard a loud thud! Assuming the guy unloading the stuff must have drop something we continued on our path. But when we came to the street, not a minute later, we saw an accident on the closest intersection. Inadvertently, our feet started moving towards the scene of the crash! And when we started getting closer, the disturbing sight of the crash began to unravel. A red cadillac had apparently ran into a City of Richardson utility truck! Folks were running towards the crash to help the passenger out. Then, I heard the much needed but uncanny hum of a siren approach us from the distance. And soon enough the whole place was surrounded by cop cars and emergency vehicles. Not sure what happened to the passenger. I just said a word of prayer for the passenger and went back to work.

It sure did disturb the mundane proceedings of a typical Thursday afternoon. Everybody at work were talking about the frailty of man and the things thereof. Got me thinking too. Death is just lurking around the corner, lingering to devour us! And the matter of fact is, sooner or later, he will get to us! Are we ready to face our maker??

Peace!