I give it all.

I once was lost, but now I’m found

So far away, but I’m home now

I once was lost, but now I’m found

And now my lifesong sings

I once was blind, but now I see

I don’t know how, but when He touched me

I once was blind, but now I see

And now my lifesong sings

I once was dead, but now I live

Now my life to You I give

Hallelujah

Let my lifesong sing to You

head ache.

that was kinda what i had this morning. my eyes just kinda opened about 8am and it was at that very moment that it dawned upon me - i hadnt slept at all. you know when you kinda have swimming thoughts but you're not really asleep? yeah that was what it was like all night. thank goodness its a sunday and there's like not much on the agenda. (and nothing due, for now)

i had lunch with dino! it was quite random! think he was after some company before going about his studying. had a good chat, with topics ranging from architecture (naturally) to ltc(!). we had jap food in albert park, and finished up with some jocksicecream. was lovely even on a dreary winter afternoon.

kinda like days like this. nothing on the plate. just relax recuperate. sabbath day yeah. :) and just to nurse that headache.

yes im one of those silly ones who dont take panadol (or medication, for that matter)

can die. hahahaha woops, that might be literal (choi touch wood touch branch touch tree what have you!!)

There's a certain beauty to the Lord's Prayer. It's just so honest. doesnt get into specifics, and yet it's still all encompassing. I remember that school made us learn, memorise, and recite it! so the one i memorised is the one which says 'trespasses' as opposed to 'sins' being from presbyterian high school. Goes something like this!


The Lord's Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven
hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
just as we forgive those
who trespass against us
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom
the power
and the glory
forever and ever

Amen!

awestruck

and its Your mercy that has made me afraid

oh the beauty of Your Majesty

Beautiful Lord

In (His) time.

hey

i suppose you can never know, just what to expect.

and, whatever ensues

i'd just like to say that

i've always wished for the best.

God's best. for you.


through it all



John 15:11-13

"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."

wondering

a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries
and high above you the church bells start to ring
and the heaviness oh the heaviness the body settles in
somewhere a mother starts to sing

then it's one foot then the other as you step out on the road home
still wonderin'
how much weight? how much weight?
then it's how long? and how far?
and how many times before it's too late?

calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
calling all angels
calling all angels
we're tryin'
we're hopin'
and we're not sure how

and every day you gaze upon the sunset
with such love and intensity
it's almost
it's almost as if
if you could only crack the code
then you'd finally understand what this all means

but if you could
do you think you would
trade in all your pain and suffering
cuz then you'd miss
the beauty of the light upon this earth
and the sweetness of the leaving

calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
callin' all angels
callin' all angels
we're tryin'
we're hopin'

but we're not sure how

calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
callin' all angels
callin' all angels
we're tryin'
we're hopin'

we're not sure how this goes

woah

today was just one of those woah days. woke up 4.15am to get to the pier about 5am. just to get kachaued by a few drunk fellas who had partied all night. and to freeze my butt off after finding out the ferry was to arrive at 7am. -_-

still, was a good info session. perhaps one of the more memorable things was the sermon on the radio at 5am! and the crack of dawn sunrise thing that always seems to make me think God thoughts :)

church was great. the message really did speak to me, as did the earlymorning car sermon. i guess in the end, it really is trusting beyond human comprehension. not even what i see/think/imagine but what God sees. like what's more important to Him in a sense? yeah. and to abide in His love.

and to see the kingdom of God
in the hearts of men.

seems like a rough week ahead. busybusybusy. but that means, go and seek God more :)

need some insidetweaking. openpalms.

woah.

Actually

the kind of love
you'd like to give up everything for
more precious
than silver or gold
or precious stones
or other measures of worth


the most worthy of loves
the kind you give up your life for

that love



is free.

and for everyone



His name is Jesus

I don't need to look far for a miracle

just how God has changed my life.

:)

I pray He'll change yours too!

ps. the low family are such nice people :)

will the real jon lee please stand up?

i was just reading through my old posts when a particular one caught my attention. dated dec 20th 2003.

i sound like a different person.

goodness, look at august25th 2003.
im shocked (and amazed) at sept 8
sept 1, 18yearold's concept of ahem

but i actually remember the 20th of dec 2003. i was still really into bball. i was still lovin' and still livin' (haha i used to write like that) and most of all, i remember that play i watched that night with davin. i put up my hand that night and You saw me.

but it almost feels surreal. I can hardly recognize. goes to show how much life changes, shapes, moulds. (You, really :) ) i could never have imagined what was on the cards. not even close. i was happy. i was happy go lucky. not a worry in the world.

not that i'm no longer, but it's just so different.

growing up eh' hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

some say growing up makes you more cynical. you could probably add to list: worry worry worry. more responsibilities. prioritize, prioritize. so much to do so little time. didn't do that well enough. forgot to do that. ah, no money. oh, if only. this one that one. sound familiar? haha.

i was reading a chapter out of 'The Secrets Men Keep' last night. (what a title) and apparently, men find it progressively harder to let stuff out after they've been burned. a state of broken-ness and vulnerability you'd rarely find a man, often hidden under an escutcheon of pride, and image - it's a different type of pride. so yeah, it's tough to talk about deepest darkest. while i don't think this is exclusive to just men, I also see just how vital it is to incorporate deepsharing in men's discipleship.

to comfort them with a; 'it's okay. really.' a pat on the back. a heartfelt prayer.

I used to really love psalm 119. it was the young man's psalm/prayer for me. i also found it soverycool that it was the longest psalm. like extra special haha (ok easily amused) but yeah the whole hide Your Word in my heart theme. loved it to bits.

another thing. i think deep down, for most guys, we still really wanna be that knight (i'll leave out the shining armour). ok, maybe not quite batman dark knight, although that would be reallycool, 'oh, actually im batman' hahahahaok maybe not. but yeah. the whole righteousness, justice, chivalry thing. fighting for what we believe. fighting for the poor. fighting for the powerless, the mistreated. and not only fighting the good fight, and trouncing our enemies, but romancing the lady, (singular, and special) with utmost respect.

but most of all, laying down our lives for the King.

for honour, for glory

for the King that saved us all.


another great point was that Christian men go through years and years of well, being Christian, just to become? well. really nice guys?

is that all we are? or become? really nice guys? forgive me, but mayhap, that sounds a little boring. sorry, but i'd be a batman any day. hahaha. I think it's vital to also remember that as we surrender ourselves continually, it does not necessarily mean we become boring and unassuming. I really think that the Creator is far more creative than that :)

and so, the whole point was? oh yeah. i read an old post from back in 2003.
i think i would do good to remember just how far God has brought me. and be thankful for it. i'm not boring. i 'm just

swept away by His love.

Like Magic.

The way You bring it all together? I couldn't even dream it up as good. Thank You for Your love