My ardent Lover pursued me. He lured away my greatest attachment so that I would cleave to Him more purely. Then He showered me with extravagant and unexpected gifts that proclaimed His love for me: A three-fold assurance from a near stranger, an invitation to quality time from a dear friend, a beloved face in […]
Category: Faith & Spiritual
Freedom of Heart
I have always had a love-hate relationship with authority and rules. I am deeply convicted that legitimate authority should be respected and that rules are often created to serve the common good, and thus ought to be given due consideration. And yet, in my inner-most being, I resent any power that stifles me. I crave […]
“Don’t be afraid to live.”
Old journal entry dated 16 September 2010 My Child, You have often pre-empted me in your life. You made assumptions about what I would ask of you – to give up what you would want – and so you never truly lived. Do not worry about what I might ask you to give up, or […]
Prayer for 2012
Dear Lord, Please teach me how to honour you with my life. Help me to align my life to your purpose and will for me. Help me to take on without protestation what you ask me to do; help me to let go of anything that you do not ask me to take on. Lord, […]
Farewell 2011
It’s December 31 once again. A new year is waiting at the threshold to be welcomed. It’s time to bid farewell to 2011… I’ve always found the passing of time rather surreal. In just the blink of an eye, all the pain, passion, sorrow and joy that had been so excruciatingly intense when I was […]
Silent Night
On that very first Christmas so many years ago, there were no noisy parties, no festivities, and no crowded celebrations. There was a very tired husband taking care of his patient and very pregnant wife who had, in spite of her advanced pregnancy, travelled the long distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem with him. After the […]
Connecting the “God” Dots
God speaks to me in such funny yet astounding ways. Only he can weave seemingly random elements of my life from the past and the present to gently prod me into the future. University of Toronto, PHL307H1, Spring 2002 I remember the course on the philosophy of Augustine of Hippo well. It was taught by […]
The Desert Beckons
But look, I am going to seduce her and lead her into the desert and speak to her heart. – Hos 2:16 There has been a small, still voice in my heart that has been calling out to me for some time. It has taken me some time to hear it over the din of my […]
Infused with God
“To be Christian is to be more than human; it is to be human in the way that God intended for us to be human. To be Christian is to be a human being infused with God’s Spirit.” – Fr. John-Paul Tan OFM, Homily on the Feast of All Saints 2011 To be infused is: […]
Can I have the strudel, Lord?
Last night, our RCIA group celebrated Henry’s birthday with a delicious apple strudel. There was one serving left-over, which we kept in the fridge. This morning, I was in a rush to have breakfast, and the strudel was temptingly delicious and available. I quickly texted Henry, “Can I eat the strudel for breakfast?” and without […]
Journey of the Heart 