Dear Beloved,
Facebook is one of the most access social network on the internet and we all thanks to the Lord of the Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg for this wonderful tool. Facebook attract human in many ways and game is one of the attraction which also catch me.
Some can not live without the Facebook and some are addicted to games on the Facebook. Some start their day with the facebook and end their day with the Facebook.
They are all hooked and at the mercy of the Facebook.
Is it good? Depends!!!
I have tried my best to avoid the games which will corrupt the soul and yet I put myself to a test.
What will happen to the soul? It's only a game.
I started the test in September 2009 and the game i choose is Mafia Wars. Actually in the beginning, I want to use Barnbuddy but I want something more bloody...like killing or frozen.
My first quest, stealing and robbing. My heart became reckless and my mood changed. I continued doing the quest and my heart just not nice. It's wrong. My heart corrupted abit and my grace decrease.
Then comes the mugging, the extortion, then killing. My heart boils like crazy and I know this is real bad but I keep telling myself this is only a game. The Spirit within me groaming and said, "STOP!"
I did stop after six month when my grace is almost zero and my longing for God become unbearable.
Now I can tell you Facebook games can corrupt the soul.
Choose your game wisely if you want to live in the Presence of God and always in His rest.
Amen.
Merry Christmas and may you be able to be in His Rest.
About Me
- John Ragai
- PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR, Malaysia
- Event and Street Photographer who leads by the Spirit of God and loves to capture the moment in life either in door or on the street.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
St John of the Cross
Greeting, my Beloved.
St John of the Cross is one of my Hero and most of my Avatar in Facebook games is called JohnCross.
He is one of the Saint JOHN (St. John of the Cross, St John the Baptise, St. John the Apostle, St. John of God) who moved me to take up the name John as my confirmation name.
All of them live in the presence of God and lead by His spirit which I want to imitate and learn from them how it can be done.
December 13th is the Solemnity of St. John of the Cross and i would like to share his Spiritual Canticle.
This is a quote from The Spiritual Canticle
Where have you hidden,
Beloved, and left me moaning?
You fled like the stag
After wounding me;
I went out calling You, and You were gone.
O Word, my Spouse, show me where You are hidden.
The hiding place of the Word of God is as St. John asserts [Jn. 1:18], the bosom of the Father, that is the divine essence.
The Son is the only delight of the Father, Who rests nowhere else, nor is present in any other than in His beloved son. The Word, the Son of God, together with the Father and the Holy Ghost, is hidden by His essence and His presence in the innermost being of the soul. There the good contemplative must seek Him with love.
Oh, then, soul most beautiful among all the creatures, so anxious to know the dwelling place of your Beloved that you may go in quest of Him and be united with Him, now we are telling you that you yourself are His dwelling and His secret chamber and hiding place.
Merry Christmas and Peace to All.
St John of the Cross is one of my Hero and most of my Avatar in Facebook games is called JohnCross.
He is one of the Saint JOHN (St. John of the Cross, St John the Baptise, St. John the Apostle, St. John of God) who moved me to take up the name John as my confirmation name.
All of them live in the presence of God and lead by His spirit which I want to imitate and learn from them how it can be done.
December 13th is the Solemnity of St. John of the Cross and i would like to share his Spiritual Canticle.
This is a quote from The Spiritual Canticle
Where have you hidden,
Beloved, and left me moaning?
You fled like the stag
After wounding me;
I went out calling You, and You were gone.
O Word, my Spouse, show me where You are hidden.
The hiding place of the Word of God is as St. John asserts [Jn. 1:18], the bosom of the Father, that is the divine essence.
The Son is the only delight of the Father, Who rests nowhere else, nor is present in any other than in His beloved son. The Word, the Son of God, together with the Father and the Holy Ghost, is hidden by His essence and His presence in the innermost being of the soul. There the good contemplative must seek Him with love.
Oh, then, soul most beautiful among all the creatures, so anxious to know the dwelling place of your Beloved that you may go in quest of Him and be united with Him, now we are telling you that you yourself are His dwelling and His secret chamber and hiding place.
Merry Christmas and Peace to All.
11th Years Wedding Anniversary
First I would like to thanks God, the God of Abraham, the God of Issac, the God Jacob for the wonderful 11 years journey of marriage life with my wonderful and great partner, Agnes Ngieng.
It takes me ten years to convince her parent that she will be my perfect life partner.
God is generous enough to grant us to be husband and wife on December 17th, 1999.
God is good.
Then God moved her and to bring me to a Catholic Church, St Ignatius Church in 2002 eventhough she is a methodist. I still wonder why not to a Methodist Church as she is a Methodist.
God has His own plan and let His will be done.
Marriage life being great with less and less disagreement by the year and this year 2010 is wonderful with only two minor disagreement. WOW!!! Praise the Lord.
We have almost everything we need and yet we are still waiting for the 'baby cry' in our home. I believe in God, the Father of All and I believe He will answer our heart desire in His time.
On this special day, what we are going to do?
Go to church and get a Priest blessing or having a good dinner at our favourite restaurant.
We choose the second one and we go for Dinner at Shogun Japanese Restaurant, OneU.
I like it and my wife just take and take for me to eat.
Yet my heart is not a peace. Something is missing. We went home full and satisfied. We eat what we pay.
As we arrive home, i go straight to my favourite room in our house, my private room with the Lord.
I am full and tired.
I drop to my knees and pray.
"O God, here I am. I am full and tired. Let me rest in your presence."
I do not know what is going on but I feel I am going some where peace and serene. Am I dreaming?
When I wake up, I reallize I am on my stomach and I ask myself,
"Where have I been? Is it morning?"
I feel so refresh and full of energy. I am renew again, my energy is restored.
Then I go to the bedroom where my wife is and ask her,
"How long have i pray?"
And she said, "for awhile only, sayang!"
I look at her and said in my heart, "Thank you, my Lord. Bless my wife also."
Before we sleep, we share the goodness of love and share the wonderful moment we have during the year and greet each other with,
"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DEAR. I LOVE YOU."
In my heart, I pray,
"I love you, God. I love you, Jesus. I love you, Holy Spirit. I love you, Mother Mary. I love you, Guidance Angel. I love you, Saints of God."
"I thank you, God. I thank you, Jesus. I thank you, Holy Spirit......."
I doze off with tears of joy roll down my face.
Amen.
Merry Christmas and may peace be always within you.
It takes me ten years to convince her parent that she will be my perfect life partner.
God is generous enough to grant us to be husband and wife on December 17th, 1999.
God is good.
Then God moved her and to bring me to a Catholic Church, St Ignatius Church in 2002 eventhough she is a methodist. I still wonder why not to a Methodist Church as she is a Methodist.
God has His own plan and let His will be done.
Marriage life being great with less and less disagreement by the year and this year 2010 is wonderful with only two minor disagreement. WOW!!! Praise the Lord.
We have almost everything we need and yet we are still waiting for the 'baby cry' in our home. I believe in God, the Father of All and I believe He will answer our heart desire in His time.
On this special day, what we are going to do?
Go to church and get a Priest blessing or having a good dinner at our favourite restaurant.
We choose the second one and we go for Dinner at Shogun Japanese Restaurant, OneU.
I like it and my wife just take and take for me to eat.
Yet my heart is not a peace. Something is missing. We went home full and satisfied. We eat what we pay.
As we arrive home, i go straight to my favourite room in our house, my private room with the Lord.
I am full and tired.
I drop to my knees and pray.
"O God, here I am. I am full and tired. Let me rest in your presence."
I do not know what is going on but I feel I am going some where peace and serene. Am I dreaming?
When I wake up, I reallize I am on my stomach and I ask myself,
"Where have I been? Is it morning?"
I feel so refresh and full of energy. I am renew again, my energy is restored.
Then I go to the bedroom where my wife is and ask her,
"How long have i pray?"
And she said, "for awhile only, sayang!"
I look at her and said in my heart, "Thank you, my Lord. Bless my wife also."
Before we sleep, we share the goodness of love and share the wonderful moment we have during the year and greet each other with,
"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DEAR. I LOVE YOU."
In my heart, I pray,
"I love you, God. I love you, Jesus. I love you, Holy Spirit. I love you, Mother Mary. I love you, Guidance Angel. I love you, Saints of God."
"I thank you, God. I thank you, Jesus. I thank you, Holy Spirit......."
I doze off with tears of joy roll down my face.
Amen.
Merry Christmas and may peace be always within you.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Welcome Back with Love
"Welcome, my son. I am waiting for you."
That was the words which touch my heart when i glance to the sky above Bukit Jelutong two days ago.
The son is on one knee approaching the Father asking for forgiveness and mercy.
Without a word, the Father just open his mighty arms waiting for the son to be with Him once again.
"Who am I, not to seek forgiveness and mercy for my wrongdoing and pride?" my innerself stirred as i reflected on the view.
"Forgive me, Father for I have sinned. Wash and cleanse me with the blood of Jesus and make me whole again, worthy to be in your presence." was my respond to the stirring.
And my wife drives on. My heart rejoices as I glance to my wife and say, "I Love You."
Peace be with you.
Happy Thanksgiving and may you have a great weekend.
That was the words which touch my heart when i glance to the sky above Bukit Jelutong two days ago.
Without a word, the Father just open his mighty arms waiting for the son to be with Him once again.
"Who am I, not to seek forgiveness and mercy for my wrongdoing and pride?" my innerself stirred as i reflected on the view.
"Forgive me, Father for I have sinned. Wash and cleanse me with the blood of Jesus and make me whole again, worthy to be in your presence." was my respond to the stirring.
And my wife drives on. My heart rejoices as I glance to my wife and say, "I Love You."
Peace be with you.
Happy Thanksgiving and may you have a great weekend.
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