A Blog by Ann Yeong (2005 – )
“My heart is still far from You O Lord… not near enough, not near enough…” Have you ever allowed yourself to enter into the depths of Christ’s humiliation on the Cross? I haven’t. It is a sacred place I am not prepared to enter. Not yet. But this morning I entered into the scene of […]
This morning I felt blessed by this particularly dramatic and picturesque sunrise. Who is like Him indeed? (Now imagine hearing birdsong as you look upon this scene… that’s my morning!)
When did I stop being afraid of being alone? Then again, how can this be ‘being alone’ when my heart is filled with warmth and presence and love? I suppose somewhere in the long time since my 20s till now, the emptiness of loneliness has slowly made way for the warmth of solitude. It’s still […]
We all like to appreciate the beauty and function of completed works. How many of us would give a second glance to the messy scene of a construction site? When I took this picture, it was the beautiful blue sky above that caught my attention at first. Yet, the contrast it made with the brown, […]
This is the same kitchen where I celebrated my birthdays when I was younger than the little boy in this picture. This is the kitchen where I first tasted real Singaporean Milo (made with condensed milk), had white bread slathered with butter, and where I came to love chicken curry and lotus root soup. (And […]
I turned 36 yesterday, and here were some thoughts that I had on my birthday: How long do I wish to live? The response that sprang to my heart was – “until my work is done.” I would love to be able to say with my dying breath, “consummatum est (It is finished)” (Jn 19:30). And […]
I was reading Thomas Greene S.J.’s “When the Well Runs Dry”. I paused at the end of a section to contemplate. Right then, out of the blue, clear as day, I heard in my heart – deeply, emphatically, “I love you. I – Love – You. I love you so very, VERY much.” My eyes filled with […]
ON MARRIAGE by Khalil Gibran You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens […]
Lest I take him for granted or become complacent about my progress in the spiritual life, God hides his face from me. Ironically, when this happens, the state of my soul becomes even clearer to me. For is it not easy to feel pious, to love prayer, and to love God when I feel the […]
Journey of the Heart 