Oh God Forgive Me..

Today, upon a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman.

And wished I was as beautiful.
When suddenly she rose to leave, 

I saw her hobble down the aisle. 

She had one leg and wore a crutch. 

But as she passed, she passed a smile. 
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two legs; the world is mine.

I stopped to buy some candy. 

The lad who sold it had such charm.

I talked with him, he seemed so glad. 

If I were late, it'd do no harm. 
And as I left, he said to me, 
"I thank you, you've been so kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you. 
You see," he said, "I'm blind." 
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have two eyes; the world is mine. 

Later while walking down the street, I saw a child I knew. 
He stood and watched the others play, but he did not know what to do. 
I stopped a moment and then I said, "Why don't you join them dear?"
 He looked ahead without a word.
 I forgot, he couldn't hear. 
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
 I have two ears; the world is mine. 

With feet to take me where I'd go, 
With eyes to see the sunset's glow, 
With ears to hear what I'd know, 
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. 
I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine. 

Why God? Why?

Oftentimes, when we asked something from Him, He answered us in a way we don't understand. But let us continue to have faith and believe that He's doing what is best for us.

LONG DISTANCE LOVE

LONG DISTANCE LOVE
By Bo Sanchez

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Sometimes, we have to love people from a distance.
The verse above says that we can actually walk away from difficult people. Don't stay if people don't like you. And don't take their rejection personally, because it's not about you. They've got issues. Leave them in the hands of God.
Let me give you an example.
Imagine you're walking in the woods one day. There, you hear someone shouting, "Help!” You run to the direction of the voice, and you see a man sinking in a quicksand. And he says, "Please! Grab my hand! I'm going to die!”
You study your choices. The sinking man is right smack in the middle of a humongous quicksand. To grab his hand, you have to actually walk into the quicksand. If you do that, the man will pull you into the quicksand — and both of you will die.
You realize that the only way to save him is to maintain your distance from him and maintain your position of stability. Practically, it means standing on solid ground and throwing him a rope. The man grabs on the rope, ties it around his body, and from your position of stability, you pull him out of the quicksand. And this point is important — he has to do something. He has to actually do something (tie the rope around his body and hold on). In other words, he should want to be rescued.
I repeat: That's the only way to rescue him. In the same way, you can't transform a difficult person by allowing yourself to be abused by him. That is why the first step to transform a difficult person is to protect yourself from him or her. 
By protecting yourself, you gain the freedom to love the difficult person in a genuine way.

The Piano Lesson

Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother bewildered by the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE."

When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."

At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing". Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato.

Together, the old master and the young novice transformed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience. The audience was mesmerized.

That's the way it is with God. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly noteworthy. We try our best, but the result's aren't exactly graceful flowing music. But with the hand of the Master, our life's work truly can be beautiful

Next time you set out to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Feel His loving arms around you. Know that His strong hands are playing the concerto of your life.

Remember, God doesn't call the equipped; He equips the called. And He'll always be there to love and guide you on to great things.