RS 2008 has just ended! Shall we say a thank you prayer to God? "Thank you Lord for the Revival Seminar 2008 that has just passed, for the hearts touched, for your love that poured down upon us that weekend. Lord we celebrate your birth this Christmas, and we give our lives for your purpose. Use us and mould us. We love you Lord!"
THis is a song that never fails to inspire me, draw me back to the "path" and to hope for the future once more. It's a majestic song,.. poignant tune,... and simply breath-taking. Today, i hear this song again, and am amazed that I was able to find lyrics and a youtube video online. Previously, could not find anything much.
I was hearing this song and just closing my eyes trying to picture the scenario. ANd i just thought of a very "lonely" eternal highway. It's quite empty. But it is going on forever. Of course, it leads to Jesus. or Jesus is the one walking on it. But people are not... they are in their own businesses, occupying themselves in their worlds. The highway is empty...
Show us the Ancient Paths
Intro: C-C9-F C-C9-F
C F G C Lord we confess that we have wandered F G Am F-G Far from Your purpose and plan C F G And willingly walked in the wrong C Direction F G Am We’ve disobeyed your commands F G Father forgive us Em Am Spirit come lead us Dm C Back to the way, back to the truth F E Back to the foot of the cross
Chorus: Am Em Show us the Ancient paths F G Em E Lead us along eternal highways Am G F C We want to walk in the ways of Jesus Dm F E We want to enter Your rest Am Em Show us the ancient paths F G Em E Lead us along eternal highways Am G F C We want to follow the footsteps of Jesus Dm G C (Intro) We want to enter your rest
Lord it’s Your mercy and good intention That constantly calls us to You Your infinite patience and kind correction Your covenant love coming through You promised joy, you give us grace And courage to carry the cross
We want to leave a clear set of footprints For those who would follow behind Signposts in our lives that point to Jesus A pathway they’ll easily find We want to fill up the suff’rings of Jesus As we obey, our lives display The glorious way of the cross
You are our hope and our salvation
Another song (really oldie) that i love is "Send Your Fire". ho ho ho... this is the super oldies of P&W music. hahaah. Something like music of the 50s ... even before the 60s. The "60s" would be something like Hillsong's 'touching heaven changing earth'... ho ho ho ...
Then again, this is only in "sam's" timeline. It works differently for everyone i think! ;)
Marlene & Jacqueline are going off today to Philippines - Payatas, to Paaralang Pantao (a humane school) for a mission trip over the weekend. They will be staying in the school, helping kids with handicrafts, christmas carols and stuff. These kids are very poor and survive with makeshift materials from wherever they can find from the dumpsite. So keep them in prayer and that Marlene and Jac will bring back many great testimonies and photos for us!
An excerpt from a post on SgForums by "adetet" on 5 July 08
" ...I am not a Catholic. I actually had a negative impression of Catholics. The first Church I ever attended was the Novena Church and I liked the priests homily. Its down to earth. Protestant Churches are more warm in the way they greet you, the music and prayers, services etc. are meant to bring you to an emotional high. But if you listen to the Eucharistic prayer in the Catholic Church ? man, nothing beats that; . it is so moving and powerful. And if anyone has ever listend to a Euchasristic prayer during Mass, they would know that protestants talk rot when they keep claiming that catholics do not know God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. and Catholics worship Mary as Goddess. This stubborness to accept what is before their very eyes turned me off Protestant Churches and Protestant pastors who would condemn the Catholic Church from their holy altar. I have never heard a Catholic Priest use the altar to condemn Protestants! Which is why when I want to go to Church, it is only a Catholic Church I will go to and my very favourite is the Novena Church."