Amazing Grace

credits to reclaimingthemind.org

Thunder rumbles in as the dark clouds threaten

And lightning rattles the eaves of our houses

Flood waters awash the country in its warpath

Earth cracks and shivers at its might.


Rain falls upon raindrops, fall upon rain in a loud gush

Over unprotected villages and village folk

The valley slips low and grey and threatened

Fear permeates every household of its destruction.

We ask ouselves

What have we humans done to so affront nature?

We worry, we falter in our beliefs

We hold The Almighty accountable for the misery that has befallen many

Amidst this climate of sadness and apprehension, the holy day arrives

Blessed lights of bright hope, poinsettas and bells of joy

And singing carols of cheerful greetings that fill the air

Men of all races are encouraged to forgive all apprehension

Come the way of brotherhood.

The Glad Season has arrived

Fear ebbs to silence and sadness floats away from this land of joy

Negativity recedes into memory

Peace becomes a yielding cushion to aid us

As we set aside disappointments.

Hope rears its sweet dance

It gives strength to the old folks and merries the young

Hope spreads with utmost ease, shining a beacon to all hearts

And kills hate which hides in the swells of the sewers.

We listen wholeheartedly as hope gathers strength

We hear sublime sweetness

It is what we hungered for

We welcome the sound, we tremble by its presence

It is all that we ever wanted

Peace. 

Peace

We implore you to stay a while longer

Not just this holy season, but forever

We, children of all denominations welcome you

Peace be with all of us.

 

Peace, My Loved-Ones.

Peace, My Fellow Sentient-Beings.   

Peace, My Soul.

"Walk on a trail of loving kindness
Walk on a path of compassion
And all else around you will be beautiful."

Every Blessing

Charity @ Christmas

The Good Samaritan

credits to photobucket

“Tis the season to be jolly”, this is a unique time of the year when many people of many cultures take time to celebrate holidays like the Winter Solstice, Christmas and to usher in the new year. These celebrations are celebrations of light and life and renewed beginnings, there are many joyous songs playing on the radio and street and homes are decorated with bright lights and cheer and many people seem to have an extra smile and kind words to share with strangers they meet. For many this is a season of peace and joy which seems to elevate the consciousness and spirit of the whole. For many this is their favourite time of the year!

But for some, this is a time of year which brings pain and sadness. For some this is a time when the pain of the loss of someone is highlighted or the pain and despair of loneliness and suffering are amplified. For some the celebrations are bitter sweet as they struggle with their homes, their lifestyles and the inability to celebrate these holidays in the fashion all others are accustomed to. There is pain beneath the absence of the wrapping of silver and gold, green and red and the blinking of multi-coloured lights.

Thus, this post is targetted at highlighting a special group of people that need our care and attention ........ the orphans. This is a re-post from last year with a wish to give you, my wonderful readers a wonderful chance again to awaken your senses to charity to the many less privileged groups that need our continuous support; Good Samaritan Home being highlighted due to the tireless efforts of a husband and wife team who are now facing financial hardship that needs our immediate attention.


Brief history of Good Samaritan Home. (GSH)

Founded in 1999 by Pastor Albert and YM Ong, GSH is a home that takes in orphans, abandoned children and also children from dysfunctional homes. Currently with children who ranges from babies to teenagers, the home seeks to provide from the childrens' physical, emotional and material needs via a group of caring volunteers who are tirelessly providing time and money towards ensuring the wellbeing of the children.

The children with some volunteers

Pastor Albert Ong

kids bedroom -currently 6 to a small room

limited space within the orphanage

charity recycling bins to subsidise the rent, as well as electricity and water bills

~ thanks TZ & Medie for the photoshots.

We appeal for your kindness to think of the underprivileged especially during this period of celebrations and to give the children an equal opportunity in life especially when it comes to the provision of basic needs such as food, a proper health care and education. GSH has been able to provide warmth and shelter but under stressful conditions due to the lack of space and the ever-rising cost of the basic necessities especially the food cost. For those of you who are not able to offer financial assistance, other forms of help eg. as volunteers will also be highly appreciated. Fyi, my cousin sister is currently volunteering free audit services of GSH's accounts to enable submission of audited accounts to the goverment which is a main criteria to be able to obtain government grants.

We are committed to helping them and invite you to join us. Your kindness can make a difference. Any form of charity is greatly appreciated; however small the contribution is. A friend recently asked me why being a Buddhist, I chose to help a Christian-support group. My reply was simple, compassion and loving kindness knows no boundaries. It will defeat our spiritual purpose if we choose to serve with biasness. Please remember that we can throw our little pebble of kindness into the water and still be confident that its ever-widening ripple will reach far and beyond.

Please think of the children not only this Christmas, but always. Buy less expensive gifts this Christmas and other festive seasons, pledge more to charity!

Kindly link and share this post with as many people as possible. Plagiarism is encouraged! ^_^

Thanking you in advance and blessings.


Home Address:
Good Samaritan Homes
No. 2, Lebuh Jelutong
Taman Selatan
41200 Klang
Selangor Darul Ehsan.


Tel/fax no: 03-33722289
Email: goodsh2002@yahoo.co.uk
Contact person : Pastor Albert Ong
Bank account number : Kindly contact Pastor for the info.







"Walk on a trail of loving kindness
Walk on a path of compassion
And all else around you will be beautiful."
Every Blessing

The True Meaning Of Christmas

The Christmas Shoes

It was almost Christmas time

There I stood in another line

Trying to buy that last gift or two

Not really in the Christmas mood

Standing right in front of me

Was a little boy waiting anxiously

Pacing around like little boys do

And in his hands he held

A pair of shoes

And his clothes were worn and old

He was dirty from head to toe

And when it came his time to pay

I couldn't believe what I heard him say

Sir I wanna buy these shoes for my Momma please

It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size

Could you hurry Sir?

Daddy says there's not much time

You see, she's been sick for quite a while

And I know these shoes will make her smile

And I want her to look beautiful

If Momma meets Jesus, tonight.

He counted pennies for what seem like years

And cashier says son there's not enough here

He searched his pockets franticly

And he turned and he looked at me

He said Momma made Christmas good at our house

Though most years she just did without

Tell me Sir

What am I gonna do?

Some how I’ve got to buy her these Christmas shoes

So I layed the money down

I just had to help him out

And I'll never forget

The look on his face

When he said Momma's gonna look so great.

Sir I wanna buy these shoes, for my Momma please

It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size

Could you hurry Sir?

Daddy says there's not much time

You see, she's been sick for quite a while

And I know these shoes will make her smile

And I want her to look beautiful,

If Momma meets Jesus tonight.

I knew I caught a glimpse of heavens love as he thanked me and ran out.

I know that God had sent that little boy to remind me

What Christmas is all about

Sir I wanna buy these shoes for my Momma please

It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size.

(song is featured in my playlist)



Being a spiritualist and always inspired by spiritual songs and mantra chants, I've always surrounded myself with tunes and verbal chants on a daily basis. Since Christmas is approaching and Compassionate Christ constantly lingering in my thoughts, I felt the inner-calling to share one of my 2 favourite yuletide festive songs being Bob Carlisle's "The Christmas Shoes" , a touching song that makes us aware of the true essence of Christianity and all other good religions. Listening to the beautiful yet heart-wrenching lyrics of this song always leaves me in a gush of emotions, time and time again, as it makes me feel the pain and the anxiety of the young boy out to buy the last gift for his mother.


Holy festivals are a time not only for joy and paganistic celebrations. In this case, it is not only about Santa, not the christmas tree, not the race to wrap the perfect gift nor the anticipation of receiving expensive ones. But more importantly, it is the time for switching our minds to focus on humanity, to commemorate and cherish Christ's love for all mankind. We honour his loving kindness and immeasurable compassion by sacrificing our needs to provide love, care and comfort to other sentient beings, not only for a short period but whenever possible. Instead of being motivated to give expensive branded gifts to a selected few as a measurement of how much we love them, that same motivation could be channelled to bringing a lil' joy into the hearts of the more unfortunate souls that so need us to reach out to them.


There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those. ~Mother Teresa


The Christmas Shoes is a universal story of the deeper meaning of destiny, of sharing humanity and carries an important message, that sometimes the smallest things in life can make all the difference so don't wait for big, materialistic opportunities in life. I truly believe situations befall upon us for a reason, always! Hence, please make this a truly special and memorable Christmas. Open your eyes, open your hearts and you will believe in the miracle in giving!


I wish you peace, I wish you love!








"Walk on a trail of loving kindness
Walk on a path of compassion
And all else around you will be beautiful."
Every Blessing