Este blog é para as pessoas que não conseguem tomar tempo de se alimentar espiritualmente e precisam de inspiração divina para enfrentar os desafios do dia-dia.
This blog is for the people who can't manage to take time to spiritually feed themselves and need a godly inspiration to face the day to day challenges.
Love, wonderful love,
the love of Christ for me,
Love, wonderful love,
So rich, so full, so free;
Wide, wide as the ocean,
Deep, deep as the sea
High, high as the Heaven above,
His love for me!
The love of Jesus for you is so pure and deep! Now a day, the seas and oceans are getting polluted with all kinds of garbage and oil, just as the mind of many people in this world are polluted by the psychological and spiritual trash spread by the media and perverted individuals, but Jesus love for you will always be the same! It will never diminish, because He loves you with a infinite and unconditional love. Love that passes all understanding!
Will you accept His love? Will you let Him love you? I love Him because He first loved me! I'm far to be perfect, but I know I desperately need His love, just as you do, perhaps even unknowingly, but you do! Think of that and just receive it and let Him fill your heart with it and feel His warmth invade your inner being. It's sooo good!!
Hello people!
WOW! It's been a while hasn't it? Well, I got a new Facebook rolling on, Freedom Within) about my work for the women's prison. I got a moving going on, to a new house, with new teammates, who came all the way from Mozambique; I traveled here and there. Right now, I'm writing to you in Macapà, in the very north of Brazil, right on the equator line, heading for Cayenne, French Guyana. so, I'll have to ask you to forgive me. I hope you didn't feel left aside! (because you actually were, for a short season, ha!)
So, here's a song I thought would inspire you, in case you're wondering what's the point of living a "miserable life" of mistakes and failures. Just don't feel condemned! You stumbled and fell, hey, welcome to the club! It's not the end of the world; just get up and walk! Get God's hand in yours and He'll keep you from falling as long as you hold on tight! Listen to the song and... take heed!
Oi pessoal! (Peço desculpa pela acentuação -> teclado francês)
WOW! Faz tempo, não faz? Bem, tive um novo facebook saindo, (Freedom Within) sobre o meu trabalho no presìdio feminino. Tive uma mudança andando, para uma nova casa, com novos companheiros, que veio direto do Moçambique; viajei por aqui e por ali. Agora mesmo, estou lhes escrevendo de Macapà, no extremo norte do Brasil, bem na linha do equador, indo para Caiena, na Guiana Francesa. Então, vou ter que lhes pedir de me perdoar, caso tenha se sentido deixado para tràs. (Pois estavam mesmo, a curto prazo, ha!)
Então, aqui està uma canção que pensei que poderia inspirar você, caso se pergunte qual é o ponto de viver uma "vida miseràvel" de erros e falhas. Não se condene! Você tropeçou e caiu, hey, Bemvindo no clube! Não é o fim do mundo, apenas levante e ande! Pegue a mão de Deus na sua e Ele não o deixarà cair, conquanto segura firme. Escute a canção e... tome nota!
Aqui està a letra da canção,em Português, que traduzi do Inglês para vocês.
Venha, quebrantado e cansados. Venha, batido e machucado. Meu Jesus faz tudo novo, tudo novo. Venha perdido e abandonado. Venham, você que està levado pelos ventos. Ele te trarà de volta pra casa, de volta pra casa. Levante-se, você que dorme, acorde, a luz do amanhecer està sobre você. Você, endormecido, acorde. Ele faz tudo novo.
Venha, você que està preso no gelo da vergonha,Venha, você que està ardendo com remorso. Meu Jesus te ama ainda, ainda te ama. Levante-se, você, endormecido, acorede, a luz do amanhecer està sobre você.
Levante-se, você, endormecido, acorde, Ele faz tudo novo.O mundo era bom, o mundo caiu, o mundo serà remido, então, agarre-se às promessas. As estorias são verdadeiras, que Jesus faz tudo novo. O amanhecer està sobre você. Levante-se, você que dorme, acorde, a luz do amanhecer està sobre você. Levante-se, você que dorme, acorde, Ele faz tudo novo, tudo novo.
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Now, this is an interesting writing that will also help you. Check it out! (Desculpa, não tem em Portugês! Isso pode desafià-los a fazer curso de Inglês. A grande maioria da melhor literatura cristã veio primeiramente em Inglês, até a Biblia! Com certeza, você vai ter alguém para traduzir pra você!)
“What is your favorite thing about God?”
I find myself thinking about this every now and then, or wondering how I would respond if someone asked me this question.
Then I feel like a dork, because, hey, God is perfect. It’s probably kind of foolish to try to think about or frame God’s power and creation and greatness in terms like “favorite” or “best.” What is there about God that isn’t the best, that isn’t something He does or creates or orchestrates so supremely far above and beyond anything I can conceive, it blows all comparisons out of the water?—Never mind God’s infinity and what He perfects and creates within the vast omniscience and omnipotence of His being. I don’t have the capacity to give thought or breath or utterance to all that God does, and, by virtue of His doing it, does best, in the greatest, most awe-inspiring, magnificent, simply perfect way possible.
However, I’m just human and me, and sometimes my thoughts are dumb and illogical. Like, if I was at a party for God and the host said to me, “So, tell us what you like best about God,” what would I say?
For the last few years, when I’ve thought about this question in some form or another, the first thing that comes to mind is:
He makes all things new.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV).
He who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new. … Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true” (Revelation 21:5 ESV).
(I like how it seems that God wanted us to make a special note of this and the veracity of this promise.)
I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 11:19 ESV).
You’ll notice that it’s not, “If you follow these steps and do these particular things, you can give yourself a clean slate, you can make yourself new, you can recreate your life, you can erase your past, you can give yourself a new heart and a new spirit—all of your own accord and willpower.”
That’s not to say that there’s nothing we can or should do or work toward when it comes to changing something in our lives, or making amends, or letting go of the past, or building a new habit, or developing a more healthy and in-harmony-with-God mindset or perspective. There is a lot of that, of course, and it’s vital to personal, spiritual, practical, emotional progress and growth.
But ultimately, it’s a metamorphosis that’s beyond us. We can only do so much and get ourselves so far. Our very best, most sincere actions and intentions will always be puny in comparison to God’s love toward us and the power that this generates. It’s His grace, His mercy that saves and changes us.
As David prayed in Psalm 51, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” He confessed his shortcomings and his deep need for God; he wanted change, he wanted restoration. But God is the one who flips the switch and brings the power that transforms us into something new, a creation that’s more like Him.
The power of God’s ability to make something new, to effect profound change, from one moment to the next, astounds me. Who else has such power? And, what’s more, that He will deign to use this power for my benefit, to work in my heart, to change my life, buoys my hope. A mind-renewing and life-altering change might seem to be out of my reach, but it’s possible with His power. I might not always see an instant transformation or feel that that has happened, but He can do it. He has done it for you and me, and for countless many who have gone before us.
It has little or nothing to do with you or me and our own efforts. It has everything to do with Him and the new covenant, forged in His blood, that He has offered to us to partake in.
“He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”1
We go to God, seeking forgiveness and reconciliation. He extends forgiveness and soul cleansing. He performs the miracle of wiping the slate clean of our past sins and mistakes.2
We fall before Him, broken and beaten by our own shortcomings and the sins of the world. He lifts us up, transforms, and recreates. He restores our soul.3
Our voice falters, our instrument goes out of tune. He puts a new song in our heart.4
I feel that this is one of the many precious, priceless gifts that God has given us through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, a gift we are privileged to offer to others. I am a mess of a human being, but God can make me new. There is no limit to the spiritual renewal and cleansing that I can experience and revel in, through the power of Jesus, through partaking of the divine nature.
I don’t think I have the words to convey the deep joy and hope this puts in my soul. Even when everything on the surface feels terrible, having this knowledge as a foundation is incredibly comforting.
To me, this is one of the most joyful, triumphant, hopeful aspects of Christianity—“The new has come!”—because it’s not only something that happened once and for all, a few thousand years ago, transforming the history of the world, but it’s something that can—and does—happen again and again, on any day, at any moment. Not because of us, but because of Him—His glory and His power.
He makes all things new.
By Olivia Bauer
I hope you enjoyed this post. I'll let you chew for some time on this one! See ya!
Espero que tenha gostado deste poste. Vou deixar vocês mastigar isso por um tempinho! Até +!
sábado, 1 de outubro de 2011
Hello dear ones! Here's a song that, I hope, will make you feel loved. Yes, whatever you are, if you received salvation in Jesus, you are His child; but even if you don't have salvation, yet, He loves you anyway and is waiting for you to give Him your heart and soul!
We're All God's Children
Here comes a Baptist, here comes a Jew
There goes a Mormon and a Muslim too
I see a Buddist and a Hindu
I see a Catholic and I see you
We're all God's children
We're all God's children
We're all God's children
Why can't we be
One big happy family
You like the day, and I like the night
He's into country and he's isn't quit
There's folks on the left and the far right
But that doesn't mean that we have to fight
We're all God's children
All God's children
Yeah, We're all God's children
Why can't we be
One big happy family
White folks, yellow folks, black and tan
On the same planet in the same plan
A feminist woman and a he man
We're all playin' the magic hand
We're all God's children
We're all God's children
Oh, We're all God's children
Why can't we be
One big happy family
Repeat
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Portuguese:
Somos Todos Filhos de Deus
Aí vem um batista, vem aqui um judeu
Lá vai um mórmon e um muçulmano também
Eu vejo uma budista e um hindu
Eu vejo um católico e não vejo você
Nós somos todos filhos de Deus
Nó somos todos filhos de Deus
Nós somos todos filhos de Deus
Por que não podemos ser
Uma grande família feliz
Você gosta do dia, e eu gosto da noite
Ele está dentro do território e Ele não sairá
Há gente à esquerda e à direita
Mas isso não significa que temos de lutar
Nós somos todos filhos de Deus
Todos filhos de Deus
Sim, somos todos filhos de Deus
Por que não podemos ser
Uma grande família feliz
Gente branca, gente amarelo, preto e castanho
No mesmo planeta no mesmo plano
Uma mulher feminista e um Homem macho
Estamos todos tocando a mão mágica
Nós somos todos filhos de Deus
Nós somos todos filhos de Deus
Oh, nós somos todos filhos de Deus
Por que não podemos ser
Uma grande família feliz
I will be traveling in the south of the state of Parà, in which I live and work, until the end of this month of September, and that is why I won't be able to post anything next week-end; so I'm sending you a little "snack" to let your mind chew on something cool, until I come back. It's not music to hear, but those words are music to my hear! So, I hope you'll like and enjoy it!
Marc
PS: Desculpa aos que não falam Inglês; ainda não saiu a versão portuguesa!
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The poor homeless man wanted to impress the lady of the house with how hungry he was, thinking he’d get a good handout in the way of a good meal, so he got down on his hands and knees on the front lawn pretending to be eating grass. When the lady came out on the front porch and saw him she said, “Oh my dear, you poor man! Why don’t you go round in the backyard! The grass is much longer back there!”
The newsboy was standing on the street corner giving out newspapers in return for twenty-five-cent donations when someone walked up, took two papers, and handed him a quarter, saying grandly, “I want you to know, young man, that I don’t give you this because I feel that I have to or because I think it’s my duty or because I even think your paper’s worth it! I just enjoy giving!” To which the boy replied, “Well, mister, why don’t you give a dollar and have a real good time!”
We all need a good sense of humor. “A merry heart does good like medicine!”1 God created us with a sense of humor and the ability to laugh at things that are funny. So I’m sure He has a sense of humor, especially when I look at some of the things and people He has created and the funny situations He lets them get into.
Someone has said that a sense of humor is the ability to see the funny side of a serious situation and to laugh at things when they’re not the way they ought to be. Like the very formal preacher I knew who always wore a formal frock coat, or what we used to call “tie-n-tails” in the pulpit, similar to our modern tuxedo. He was so particular about the crease in his trousers that while waiting in his study for his part of the service to begin, during Sunday school, he would take them off and hang them up rather than sit down in them!
Until one Sunday morning he suddenly remembered, just as they were dismissing Sunday school, that he was supposed to make an important announcement to the children, so he quickly jumped up and dashed out of his office onto the platform, shouting, “Children, children! Just a moment! I have something very important to show you!” As the kids turned around and looked back at him on the platform, for a moment there was a stunned silence, followed by a roar of laughter as they looked at the preacher standing there with the announcement in his hand held high in the air and his bare knees clearly visible above the altar rail!
His congregation obviously had a good sense of humor! However, he did not! When he looked down to see what they were laughing at, he nearly fainted, and barely managed to stumble back into his office, where he collapsed, instead of being able to laugh at himself and his own ridiculous failure to remember to put his pants on before he went on the platform!
There is such a thing as being too serious and too sober about some things and taking some things too seriously, especially yourself! The ability to laugh at yourself and your own silly mistakes is a great asset and helps to keep you humble. But someone who can’t laugh at his own mistakes or take the mistakes of others with a sense of humor either has too much pride or too severe a sense of life.
God intended for us to enjoy living, and He has given us the ability, the senses, and the environment to enjoy it, including Himself. And our main purpose in life, as the saying goes, is “to love God and enjoy Him forever!”2 And, I might add, to help others enjoy life by helping them to do the same by telling them of God’s love and the happy life that they can have through knowing Him!
God created you to enjoy the life He’s given you and to love and enjoy Him forever, and to try to help others to do the same! If there’s anything in this world that Christians are supposed to be, it’s a happy people, because we’ve got more to be happy about than anyone else in the world! We have the happy love of Jesus, who takes all our burdens, carries all our cares, and even lightens our sorrows. Even of our service for Him, He says that His yoke is easy and His burden is light.3
If you’re finding His yoke too hard or the burden of His service too heavy to bear, then maybe you’re transgressing by not obeying Him, not casting all your cares upon Jesus, for He careth for you. “Cast your burden on the Lord and He shall sustain you.”4 Let go and let God! Let Jesus do it! Don’t work so hard! Just let the Lord do it through you. Maybe you’re trying too hard instead of letting God do it by His power, His love, His grace, and His strength!
So quit taking yourself so seriously! Stop and praise the Lord and have a good laugh at your own weaknesses and ridiculous inability to do anything or accomplish anything for the Lord, knowing that if anything’s going to get done, it’s got to be the Lord who does it through you.
Smile! You’re on candid camera—God’s candid camera—and He wants you to be happy! Cheer up! Things could be a lot worse, and they probably will be, but why worry about it now? Fret not thyself for tomorrow! Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof!5
I heartily agree with the young man who wrote me that we need to have more of a sense of humor, to be able to laugh at something funny, and mostly ourselves, instead of, as he put it, “practicing with balls and chains and thumbscrews today so we’ll be able to bear them tomorrow!” That’s not the way God does things. He doesn’t make you try to practice suffering today what you’re going to have to suffer tomorrow. He says, “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof!”
You’re not to add more to it in preparation for tomorrow, or to try to toughen yourself up for more evil tomorrow! You’re to enjoy today and take things as they come and let tomorrow take care of itself. “As your days, so shall your strength be!”6 God gives you power for the hour, grace for the trial—at the hour it comes, not before. So don’t worry about it!
When you’re weak, then you’re strong, and His strength is made perfect in your weakness. For His grace is sufficient for you.7 He takes the weak things to confound the mighty and the foolish things to confound the wisdom of the wise.8 “He’s not revealed these things unto the wise and prudent, but unto babes.”9 You’ve got to be a baby in the spirit in order to receive His wisdom!
If God can use us, He can use anybody, because we’re nobody, and you ought to absolutely crack up laughing at yourself and how ridiculous you are instead of trying to be too sober and taking yourself too seriously. If He can use you and me, He could even use Balaam’s ass! And He did!10
So for God’s sake and His work’s sake and your own sake, and especially for the sake of those around you, don’t try so hard and take yourself so seriously! It’s got to be God or you’ll never make it! That’s why He picked you! And that’s why people marvel, beholding the man, and knowing that it’s only because you’ve been with Jesus. They know it’s got to be God! They know it’s only Jesus! They know it’s a miracle of God that has changed your life. So why not have a good laugh at yourself and admit that it’s God that’s doing it all through you?
I once knew a dear old missionary who had evangelized Tibet for twenty-five years, four years of it behind communist lines, and I marveled at his humility and his grace and his blithely cheerful spirit. I thought what a great man he was and what a great work he had done and how famous he should have been. So I asked him a question, which I considered he of all people ought to know, and since I was planning to be a missionary myself. I asked him, “What do you think a missionary needs the most?”—expecting some solemn and profound answer from his greatly superior wisdom and vast wealth of years of experience.
So you can imagine how shocked I was when he said simply, with a sly smile, “A sense of humor—to be able to laugh when you feel like crying!” He said that, often, under the almost unbearable tension of the most frightening circumstances, a good laugh nearly saved their lives and their nerves! After all, if you know the Lord’s going to take care of it somehow, you can afford to smile and to laugh at how impossible the situation is, how ridiculous the circumstances are, and you know God’s got to do a miracle! So why not laugh about it?
We do have other things to do besides laugh. But for God’s sake, laugh while you’re doing them! And most of all, like my mother, be able to laugh at yourself and a good joke on yourself, because you’re the funniest thing God ever made, and you couldn’t be any more ridiculous! That ought to help keep you humble!
Humor certainly does help to humble you! There’s nothing like a good joke on yourself to keep us from getting so self-righteous and so super-sober and severely serious that we can’t enjoy a good joke on ourselves and can’t see how funny we are, how ridiculous we are, how nothing we are, and what a joke we are and what a good laugh God must get out of us and what He’s doing with us. What a joke! What a laugh we are!
For God’s sake, why don’t you break down that stupid self-righteous pride of yours and laugh at yourself—at how ridiculous and foolish you are to think you can save the world, when it’s only God that’s doing it through you, showing that even the foolishness of God is greater than the wisdom of men!11
Have a good laugh at all your troubles! It’ll do you good, and it’ll do God good, because it’ll show Him you’re not worried but you’re still trusting Him! Praise the Lord!
We all need a good laugh. Have a sense of humor! Keep humble with good humor! Laugh at yourself. Just don’t overdo it, as there’s a time for everything. There’s a time to laugh, and a time to weep—a time for everything.12 But let’s always be able to smile through our tears. A ray of sunshine is even more beautiful in the midst of rain.
Let’s have a little more sunshine and laughter and not so much gloom and doom! Let’s give people a little more heaven! “Laugh and the world will laugh with you! Cry, and you’ll cry alone!”13 So let’s be happy!
This is beautiful song sang by Ray Charles, where it says "Don't be afraid of the dark" being himself blind,sure he knew what he was talking about! "When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light unto me." (Micah 7:8b) Tried and proven!!
Esta é uma bela canção cantada por Ray Charles, que diz "Não tenha medo da escuridão"
Sendo ele cego, com certeza ele devia saber do que estava falando! "Se morar nas trevas, o Senhor serà a minha luz." (Miquéias 7:8b)Experimentado e provado!!
Lyrics - letra
You'll Never Walk Alone
When you walk through a storm,
Hold your head up high,
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm,
There's a golden sky,
And a sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Though your dreams be tossed and blown....
Walk On! Walk On! With hope in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone....
You'll never walk alone
Walk On! Walk On! With hope in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone....
You'll never walk alone.
Portuguese
Você Nunca Andará Sozinho
Quando você anda através da tempestade
Mantenha sua cabeça erguida
E não tenha medo da escuridão
No final da tempestade
Existe um céu dourado
E o doce canto de um sabià
Ande através do vento
Ande através da chuva
Mesmo que seus sonhos tenham sido jogados e perdidos
Caminhe! Caminhe! Com esperança em seu coração
E você nunca caminhará sozinho
Você nunca caminhará sozinho
This is another song, sung by Elvis, inviting you to humbly ask God to take your hand, so He can lead you on the path of righteousness and keep you from stumbling.
Esta outra canção, cantada por Elvis, lhe sugere de humildemente pedir a Deus de pegar a sua mão, para que Ele o guie na vereda da justiça e o impedir de tropeçar.
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Lyrics - Letra
Precious Lord, take my hand
Precioso Senhor, pegue a minha mão
Lead me on, let me stand
Guie-me, deixe-me ficar em pé
I'm tired, I'm weak, I'm alone
Estou cansado, estou fraco, estou solitário
Through the storm, through the night
Através da tempestade, durante a noite
Lead me on to the light Guie-me para a luz
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home
Pegue minha mão precioso Senhor, levar-me para casa
When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near
Quando meu caminho cresce precioso Senhor ficar perto
When my light is almost gone
Quando a minha luz está quase no fim
Hear my cry, hear my call
Ouvir o meu clamor, ouve meu chamado
Hold my hand lest I fall
Segurar a minha mão para que eu não cair
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home
Pegue minha mão precioso Senhor, levar-me para casa
When the darkness appears and the night draws near
Quando a escuridão aparece ea noite se aproxima
And the day is past and gone
E o dia é passado e ido
At the river I stand
No rio eu estou
Guide my feet, hold my hand
Guia meus pés, segure minha mão
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home
Pegue minha mão precioso Senhor, levar-me para casa
Precious Lord, take my hand
Precious Lord, pegue minha mão
Lead me on, let me stand
Guie-me, deixe-me ficar
I'm tired, I'm weak, I'm lone
Estou cansado, estou fraco, estou solitário
Through the storm, through the night
Através da tempestade, durante a noite
Lead me on to the light Guie-me para a luz
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home
Pegue minha mão precioso Senhor, levar-me para casa
Now, this song really make you ask yourself "Where could I go but to the Lord?" Who can you really count on to keep you safe in this world? There's no other but Him!
Agora, esta canção manda você se perguntar " Aonde posso ir senão para o Senhor?" Com quem você pode realmente contar para mantê-lo seguro neste mundo? Não tem outro do que Ele!
Lyrics - Letra
Where Could I Go But To The Lord
Living below in this old sinful world
Hardly a comfort can afford
Striving alone to face temptation so
Now won't you tell me
Where could I go but to the Lord
Where could I go oh where could I go
Seeking the refuge for my soul
Needing a friend to save me in the end
Won't you tell me
Where could I go but to the Lord
Life here is grand with friends I love so dear
Comfort I get from God's own word
Yet when I face that chilling hand of death
Won't you tell me
Where could I go but to the Lord
Where could I go but to the Lord
Where could I go oh where could I go
Seeking the refuge for my soul
Needing a friend to save me in the end
Won't you tell me
Where could I go but to the Lord
Portuguese
Onde Eu Poderia Ir Além de Para o Senhor
Vivendo abaixo neste velho mundo de pecados
Mal posso pagar um conforto
Lutando sozinho para encarar a tentação então
Agora não vai me dizer
Onde eu poderia ir além de para o Senhor
Onde eu poderia ir, oh onde eu poderia ir
Procurando o refúgio para a minha alma
Precisando de um amigo para me salvar no final
Não vai me dizer
Para onde eu poderia ir além de para o Senhor
A vida aqui é grande com amigos que eu amo tão caramente
Conforto eu recebo da própria palavra de Deus
Ainda quando eu encaro a mão gelada da morte
Não vai me dizer
Onde eu poderia ir além de para o Senhor
Onde eu poderia ir além de para o Senhor
Onde eu poderia ir, oh onde eu poderia ir
Procurando o refúgio para a minha alma
Precisando de um amigo para me salvar no final
Não vai me dizer
Para onde eu poderia ir além de para o Senhor
Well, I hope this session will please you and that This week will be for you one of a closer relationship with our Sweet Lord and Lover
Letra em Português
Eu Vejo Amor
Alguns vêem um mestre
De pé em uma montanha
Dizendo palavras de sabedoria
Alguns vêem um curador
Estendendo Suas mãos
Para dar visão a um homem cego
Alguns vêem um sonhador
Desperdiçando Sua vida
Com o que não pode ser
Alguns vêem um tolo
Morrendo por Seus sonhos
Mas eu vejo amor (eu vejo amor)
Eu vejo amor (eu vejo amor)
Luz do céu rompendo
Bem, eu vejo graça (eu vejo graça)
Eu vejo a face de Deus (eu vejo a face de Deus)
Brilhando o puro e perfeito amor
Quando eu Te vejo
Eu vejo amor
Alguns vêem um prisioneiro
Sozinho perante Seu julgamento
Sem ninguém para defendê-lo
Alguns vêem uma vítima
Espancada e abusada
Com todo o mundo contra Ele
Alguns vêem um martir
Carregando sua cruz
Pelo que acredita
Alguns vêem um heroi
Que liberta as pessoas
Eu vejo amor (eu vejo amor)
Eu vejo amor (eu vejo amor)
Luz do céu rompendo
Eu vejo graça (eu vejo graça)
Eu vejo a face de Deus (eu vejo a face de Deus)
Brilhando o puro e perfeito amor
Quando eu Te vejo
Com Seu último suspiro
Eu vejo amor
Através de Sua morte
Eu vejo amor
Eu vejo paz nos olhos do Rei
Eu vejo esperança em Seu sofrimento (eu vejo amor)
Eu vejo calma no meio da tempestade
Eu vejo um Salvador
Eu vejo amor
Eu vejo amor
Luz do céu rompendo (céu rompendo)
Eu vejo graça
Eu vejo a face de Deus
Brilhando o puro e perfeito amor
Quando eu Te vejo (eu vejo amor)
Quando eu Te vejo (eu vejo amor)
(Céu rompendo)
Eu vejo graça
Eu vejo a face de Deus
Brilhando o puro e perfeito amor
Quando eu Te vejo
Quando eu Te vejo (eu vejo amor)
Quando eu Te vejo
Eu vejo amor
Eu vejo amor
Quando eu vejo
Alguns O vêem andando vindo de um túmulo vazio
This Man of Nazareth
Now that you know, Do You Want Him To Fill Your Life??
In The Room
In the Garden, a beautiful song that often made me cry. It talks about a close relationship with our dear Jesus. Just sing along,close your eyes and feel His tender love for you in your needy heart.
In the Garden, uma bela canção que muitas vezes me fez chorar. Ela fala sobre um relacionamento pròximo com o nosso querido Jesus. Cante junto, feche os seus olhos e sinta o terno amor dEle por você no seu coração necessitado.
I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The song of God discloses
And He walks with me
And He talks with me
And He tells me I am his own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known
He speaks and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing
And He walks with me
And He talks with me
And He tells me I am his own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known
Português: Tradução e adaptação: Jesus e Marc
Sozinho na horta eu vou
Quando as rosas absorvem o orvalho
E a voz suave que ouço
É a voz de Deus que absorvo.
Ele anda comigo
Fala comigo,
Diz que sou todo Seu
A alegria compartilhada
Nenhum outro conheceu!
O som da Sua voz quando fala
A canção do sabià Ele cala,
E a mùsica que Ele me dà
No meu coração continua.
Ele anda comigo
Fala comigo,
Diz que sou todo Seu
A alegria compartilhada
Nenhum outro conheceu!
Now, here's another song interpreted by Alan Jackson. "I like to tell the story" No comment! Just listen to what it says and enjoy it! Have your little "Loving Jesus time"!!
Esta é outra canção interpretada por Alan Jackson. "Gosto de Contar a Estòria" Sem comentàrio! Apenas escute o que ela diz e desfrute! Tenha o seu "Tempinho de Amar Jesus"!
Refrão
I love to tell the story Amo contar a estòria
Of unseen things above, Do reino do Salvador
Of Jesus and his glory, De Jesus e Sua Gloria
Of Jesus and his love. De Jesus e do Seu amor
I love to tell the story, Amo contar a estoria
Because I know 'tis true; Que eu sei ser a Verdade;
It satisfies my longings Satisfaz a minha ansiedade
As nothing else can do. Como mais nada faria.
[Refrain:] [refrão]
I love to tell the story, Amo contar a estoria
'twill be my theme in glory, Serà meu hino na glòria
To tell the old, old story De contar a velha estòria
Of Jesus and his love. De Jesus e Seu amor.
I love to tell the story Amo contar a estòria
For those who know it best Para quem jà a conhecia,
Seem hungering and thirsting Parecendo também ansiosos
To hear it like the rest. De ouvir juntos aos outros.
And when, in scenes of glory, E quando, en cenas de gloria
I sing the new, new song, Canto esta nova canção,
'twill be the old, old story Serà a velha estòria
That I have loved so long. Que amei por um tempão!
[Refrain] [Refrão]
I sure hope these two songs inspired and fed you for this week! Stay close to Jesus and keep sharing His love, telling others about it, in truth, and in deeds!!
Com certeza, espero que essas duas canções tenham te inspirado e alimentado para esta semana! Fique pertinho de Jesus e sigue compartilhando Seu amor, falando dele para outros, em verdade e em ações!!
This is another man who wasn't afraid to express what he thought; even being a world famous pop singer, he didn't hide his faith in God. After all, what he says in this song is quite true! Whether it be God or the devil, you gotta serve someboby; No man can serve two masters! (Mathew 6:24)
Este é outro homem que não tinha medo de expressar o que ele pensava; mesmo sendo um cantor de musica Pop mundialmente conhecido, ele não escondeu a sua fé em Deus! Pensando bem, o que ele diz na canção é a verdade!Quer seja Deus ou o diabo você tem que servir a alguém; Nenhum homem pode servir a dois mestres! (Mateus 6:24)
Link for the words of the song - Link para a letra da canção:
Was Bob Dylan a christian? Here's a article that might be interesting to you!
Serà que Bob Dylan era cristão? Aqui està um artigo que pode lhe ser interessante!
(Espero que entenda Inglés; senão, peça um amigo para traduzir! Você vai amar!!)
B.C. Christian News, December 1997
Bob Dylan: Still Christian after all these years?
By David F. Dawes
* Bob Dylan: Time Out of Mind, Sony, 1997.
THE CHRISTIAN community has not always been kind to high-profile musicians who have espoused Christian beliefs. A prime example is Bob Dylan: although he did some superb Christian albums and a phenomenal gospel tour, and continues to perform faith-affirming songs in concert, I've encountered church musicians who have told me Dylan has "left the Lord." Because of this assumption, they refuse to play his songs, thus depriving congregations of some of the best Christian lyrics ever written.
Dylan has been much in the news recently. In May, he almost died of a viral infection; by August he was touring again. In late September, he sang before the Pope, at a eucharistic conference. Soon after, he made the cover of Newsweek; most of the attention is due to his latest album.
Time Out of Mind consists mostly of songs about failed romance, and world-weary laments. Such material becomes tiresome in the wrong hands, but with the assistance of producer Daniel Lanois, the energy of the music has an exhilarating effect. The album sounds like a long, troubled summer night, with a spooky heat rising from the fierce electric rhythm and blues backups, and Dylan's voice overflowing with experience.
While none of the songs mention Christ, there are several references to faith: "I know the mercy of God must be near"; "I'm tryin' to get to heaven before they close the door"; and "I know God is my shield, and he won't lead me astray."
As to whether this faith is specifically Christian, his Newsweek interview simply states: "This is the flat-out truth . . . Songs like 'Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain' or 'I Saw the Light' -- that's my religion. I don't adhere to rabbis, preachers, evangelists, all of that . . . The songs are my lexicon. I believe the songs."
Years before accepting Christ, Dylan wrote songs affirming faith in God, such as 'Father of Night' and 'Forever Young'; other songs, such as 'Gates of Eden' and 'Sign on the Cross' made use of biblical imagery.
In 1979 he announced his conversion with Slow Train Coming. The record was a hit, but many fans reacted against his faith. The next album, Saved, was shunned -- a pity, considering it is one of the finest gospel albums ever made. A live album, Solid Rock, was shelved by Dylan's record company. Several songs, such as 'Yonder Comes Sin,' 'No Man Righteous' and 'I Ain't Goin' to Hell for Anybody,' were recorded, but never released.
From 1979 to mid 1980, Dylan's concerts consisted exclusively of Christian material, prompting some nasty audience reactions. The shows were outstanding, incorporating black gospel soloists with Dylan's fervent evangelistic monologues and passionate performances of songs like 'When He Returns,' 'Saving Grace,' 'Pressing On,' 'Are You Ready?' and 'Blessed is the Name of the Lord.' On the following tour, in an effort to reach a wider audience, he combined gospel songs with his more familiar hits.
He has continued to write and perform songs clearly expressing faith, such as 'Every Grain of Sand,' 'Death is Not the End,' and 'God Knows.' Others contain biblical references, including 'Caribbean Wind,' 'Ring them Bells,' 'Man of Peace,' and 'Shooting Star.' He has also performed gospel standards like 'Precious Memories,' 'Rank Strangers' and 'Go Down Moses.'
Dylan has not spoken often about his beliefs, but a 1986 interview indicated that his faith had not waned: "All that exists is spirit, before, now and forever more . . . Messiah will rule. He is, was and will be about God, doing God's business. Drought, famine, war, murder, theft, earthquake and all the evil things will be no more . . . God is coming."
He has never renounced his overtly Christian songs and, in 1991, he included some previously unreleased material on The Bootleg Series: the moving 'Lord, Protect My Child'; the apocalyptic 'Foot of Pride'; the stunning, mystical 'Angelina'; and the joyous, unrestrained 'You Changed My Life.'
Most significantly, he has continued to perform two of his finest gospel songs, 'I Believe in You' and 'In the Garden.' The latter begins: "When they came for Him in the garden, did they know He was the Son of God?" It ends: "When He rose from the dead, did they believe?"
Has Bob Dylan left the Lord?
Alright! I'm giving you today another cession of Louis Armstrong. This first song is wonderful because it talks about smiling. Smile and the world will smile with you! You can make someone's day just by smiling to him, without you knowing that it was just when he needed it the most! The joy of our Lord is our strength! Give some strength to others in smiling to them!
Tudo bem! Estou lhes dando hoje outra cessão de Louis Armstrong. Esta primeira canção é maravilhosa porque fala sobre sorrir. Sorria e o mundo sorrirà com você! Você pode mudar o dia de alguém apenas sorrindo para ele, sem você saber que era no momento no qual ele mais precisava! A alegria do Senhor é a nossa força! Dé um pouco de força aos outros, sorrindo para eles!
Here is the link for the lyrics of the song! Aqui està o link para a letre da canção!
Now, this is another type of subject. Love! Isn't God love? Yes! The bible says: God IS Love! (1 John 4:8) All kinds of love! True love, pure love! Wonderful words of a true love song; positive and romantic! Listen and Enjoy!
Agora, este é outro tipo de assunto. O Amor! Não é Deus amor? Sim! A Biblia diz: Deus é amor! (1 João 4:8) Todos os tipos de amor! Amor verdadeiro, amor puro! Letra maravilha de uma canção de amor; positiva e ramàntica! Escute e desfrute!
Link da letra da canção:
http://www.vagalume.com.br/louis-armstrong/dream-a-little-dream-of-me-traducao.html
Enjoy! I'll be back in a while! Hug to you all!
Desfrute! Estarei de volta mais tarde! Abraços à todos!
When the saints go marchin in, to the final victory; Wow! What a wonderful event it's gonna be!!
Quando os santos vão marchando, para a vitoria final; Wow! Que evento maravilhoso vai ser!!
Louis is a man that truly loves God! Listen to him; he's talking about trials and tests but he praises the Lord for them! That's what we need to do more often.
Louis é um homem que ama Deus de verdade! Escute-o; ele fala das provações e testes mas ele louva o Senhor por eles! Isso é o que nòs deveriamos fazer mais vezes.
Jonah was a man who got a word from the Lord
Jonas era um homem que recebeu a palavra do Senhor
“Go and preach the Gospel to the sinful land!
Vai e prega o evangelho para a nação pecadora!
But he got on a ship and he tried to get away
Mas ele embarcou num navio e tentou fugir
And he ran into a storm in the middle of the sea
E se encontrou numa tempestade no meio do mar
Now the Lord, He made the waves just roll so high
Agora, o Senhor fez as ondas tão altas
The ship begin to sink and they all begin to cry
O navio começou a afondar e todos se puseram a chorar
So they pulled old Jonah out of the hold
Então o levaram por fora da embarcação
And they jumped him in the water just to lighten up the load
E o lançaram nas àguas, apenas para aliviar a carga
Now the Lord made a whale, long and wide
Agora, o Senhor fez uma baleia, comprida e larga
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
Senhor, Senhor, não foi isso um peixe
And he swallowed up Jonah, hair and hide
E ele enguliu Jonas, com tudo
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish,
Senhor, Senhor não foi isso um peixe
Mmm, Lord, mmm, Lord
Hum Senhor, hum Senhor
Now Jonah started to pray in the belly of the whale
Jonas começou a orar na barriga da baleia
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
Senhor, Senhor, não foi isso um peixe?
He repented of his sins like a man in jail
Ele se arrependeu dos seus pecados como um homem na càrcel
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
Senhor, Senhor, não foi isso um peixe?
Mmm, Lord, mmm, Lord
Mmm, Senhor, oh Senhor!
Now Jonah must of been a bad man, he must of been a sinner
Agora, Jonas deve ter sido um homem mau
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
Senhor, Senhor, não era isso um peixe?
Cos when the whale got him down, he didn’t like his dinner
Porque quando a baleia o levou là em baixo, ela não gostou do jantar
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
Mmm, Lord, mmm, Lord
Well he swum around the ocean, sick as he could be
Bem, ele nadou por ai no oceano, tão doente quanto podia ser
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
Senhor, Senhor, não era isso um peixe?
And after three days, whoops! he had to set him free
E depois de tres dias,Waap! Ela teve que o libertar
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish, mmm
So the whale spit Jonah out onto dry land
Então a baleia cuspiu Jonas na terra seca
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
And he went on to preaching like a righteous man
E là foi ele, pregando como homem justo
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
Then the people quit their sins when they heard him in the town
Dai o povo deixou seus pecados quando o ouviram na cidade
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish
So when you hear the call, don’t you turn the Gospel down
Então quando você ouve o chamado, não vire as costas aos evangelho!
Lord, Lord wasn't that a fish, hmmm?
ARE YOU GOING TO HEED THE CALL, SPREADING GOD'S WORD AND SHARE HIS LOVE WITH THE LOST?
VOCÊ VAI ATENDER AO CHAMADO? ESPALHAR A PALAVRA DE DEUS E COMPARTILHAR SEU AMOR COM OS PERDIDOS?
Esta manhã, o Centro de Reeducação Feminino me chamou para anunciar que o nosso horário de visita na casa penal tinha sido alterado, passando da parte da manhã para a tarde da Quarta-Feira. Fui então fazer as minhas visitas bi-semanais às duas horas da tarde e, graças à Deus, foi muito agradável!
Eu tinha planejado uma viajem missionária e,portanto, não ia visitar as minhas amigas internas do presídio mas devido à fatores imprevistos não viajei. Como eu tinha sido pego de surpresa, tendo ainda a oportunidade de visitá-las, eu não tinha material de leitura pronto para lhes entregar; então, decidi ir conversar de maneira mais informal, sentando com elas, brincando e dando testemunho do amor que Jesus tem por elas, almas coitadas. Foi realmente bem legal de abordá-las tão simplesmente e pessoalmente. Tenho certeza que Deus tem tocado o coração de algumas dessas mulheres quebradas.
Sempre me esforço de trazer à memória delas a fé que tenho nelas; que Deus as ama de forma pessoal e individual, incondicional e eternamente, e sei que isto lhes dá mais coragem de superar e vencer do que muitos sermões que possam ouvir.
Eu tive uma idéia, bem antes de sair de casa para ir ao presídio: Pensei que seria ótimo se conseguisse fazer uma campanha de coleta de livros devocionais cristãos, livros de estória e textos edificantes, Bíblias, etc, afim de criar uma biblioteca para as internas do presídio. Também ouvi falar por alguém da equipe de assistentes sociais que a intenção da direção da casa penal era de edificar uma brinquedoteca para as crianças das internas por quando mães e filhos estiverem juntos por uma poucas horas. Juntar livros infantis didáticos e divertidos completaria o projeto. Se você tiver idéias ou o desejo de apoiar este projeto de alguma forma, física ou financeira, pode me escrever ao seguinte endereço:
missionarionamazonia@gmail.com Obrigado!
VISITING THE WOMEN’S PRISON
This morning, the Women Re-education Center called me to announce that our visiting Schedule in the jailhouse had been altered, passing from the morning to the afternoon of Wednesday. Then, I went to do my bi-weekly visits at 2:00 PM, and thank God, it was very pleasant!
I had planned a missionary trip, and because of that, I wasn’t going to visit my friends of the prison, but due to some unpredictable factors, I didn’t travel. Since I had been taken by surprise, still having the opportunity to visit them, I didn’t have any reading material ready to give them; so I decided to go and talk to them in an more informal way, sitting down with them, joking around and giving testimony of the love that Jesus has for them, poor souls. It was really cool to approach them so simply and personally. I’m pretty sure that God has touched the hearts of some of those broken
I always strive to bring to their memory the faith I have in them, that God loves them in a personal and individual way; unconditionally and eternally, and I know that this gives them more courage to overcome and win than the many sermons they may hear.
I had an idea, right before I left home to go to the prison: I thought it would be terrific if I could manage to organize a campaign to collect christian devotional books, story books and edifying texts; Bibles, etc. in order to create library for the prisoners. Also, I heard say from someone of the team of social workers that the directors of the jailhouse intended to build a play-room for the prisoners’kids, for when mothers and children will be together for a few hours. To gather educational and fun kids books would complete the Project. If you ever have ideas ou the wish to support this Project, wether phisically or financially, you can write me at this same address or to the following one:
missionarionamazonia@gmail.com Thank you!
If you ever feel the need to post a comment but can't manage to get it edited, you can send me an e-mail to the following address:
missionarionamazonia@gmail.com
Se você sentir a necessidade de colocar um comentàrio mas não consegue edità-lo, pode me enviar um e-mail no seguinte endereço:
missionarionamazonia@gmail.com
Now, what about a song sung by an extraordinary man? A happy man was he, I believe! He must have thought, like me, that "The joy of the Lord is our strength!"
E Agora, que tal uma canção cantada por um homem extraordinario? Um homem feliz, acredito eu! Ele deve ter pensado, como eu, que "A alegria do Senhor é a nossa força!"
REMEMBRANCE OF A MIRACLE
A few days ago, I was telling a friend about a cute miracle that Jesus did, not just for me but for a little boy eager to eat a nice, juicy, refreshing watermelon, and that friend suggested me to tell you the story. So here it goes!
It was in August 1998, during a hot summer afternoon; I was in Zagreb, Croatia, in a house that I had been invited to help cleaning, together with a young woman, also member of the Family International, and her three small children. I was cleaning the kitchen downstairs; Sara, the mommy, was upstairs, cleaning the bathroom; the little 4 year old boy was quietly playing around, in the house, as well as his 2 brother and sister.
Suddenly, the little boy exclaimed: “Mommy, I would like so much have a watermelon! Would you go and buy one for me, please!
- No darling! Mommy doesn’t have much money today, and besides, I’m quite busy cleaning around here, there is a lot of work to do and people of the home are coming back tonight from their missionary trip, so everything needs to be nice and clean before they arrive!
- Oh please Mom! And Uncle Marc can’t go buy the watermelon??
- No, dear! Uncle Marc is also very busy cleaning and I don’t think he has much money either! He came traveling from far away and he must need every cent he’s got!
- Pleeaase, Mommy!
- No, sweety! It’s just not possible! Period!
We heard the young boy no more, until suddenly, about half an hour, or less, later, he exclaimed: “Mommy, thank you for the watermelon!!”
Now, something happened that we absolutely hadn’t expected! I rose up from my kneeling position, as I was cleaning the cupboard under the sink, I lifted up my head and saw, for my greatest surprise, the little boy standing beside the big dining-room table where a huge watermelon was imposing its presence. I heard Sara coming down the stairs and when she appeared in the dining-room, she was obviously shocked by what she saw! She stared at me, like asking me with her eyes: “did you…? I nodded, just as surprised as she was; then said: “I was there all the time! I didn’t go anywhere!”
So we concluded that Someone, who love the little children very much, had just miraculously sent that watermelon on the table, to make the little one He created happy!!
LEMBRANÇA DE UM MILAGRE
Uns poucos dias atrás, eu estava contando para um amigo um milagre bonitinho que Jesus fez, não apenas para mim, mas para um menininho ansioso de comer uma linda, suculenta e refrescante melancia.
Era em Agosto de 1998, durante uma tarde calorenta de verão. Eu estava em Zagreb, Croácia, numa casa na qual eu tinha sido convidado a ajudar na limpeza, com uma jovem mulher, também membro da Família Internacional, e seus 3 filinhos. Eu estava limpando a cozinha em baixo, e Sara, a mãe, estava em cima, limpando o banheiro. O menininho de 4 anos estava brincando tranquilamente na casa, assim que seu irmão e irmã.
De repente, o menino se exclamou: “Mamãe, eu gostaria tanto de comer uma melancia, você iria comprar uma para mim, por favor?
- Não, querido; Mamãe não tem muito dinheiro hoje, e além do mais, eu estou bastante ocupada por aí, tem muito trabalho para fazer e o pessoal deste lar está voltando esta noite de viagem missionária, então tudo tem que ser bem limpinho antes deles voltarem!
- Oh, por favor, Mamãe! E o tio Marc, não poderia ir e comprar a melancia?
- Não querido; o tio Marc também está bastante ocupado, e não acho que deve ter muito dinheiro tampouco! Ele veio viajando de longe e ele deve precisar de cada centavo que ele tem.
- Por favoooor, Mãe!
- Não, docinho! Não é possível, e pronto!”
Não ouvimos mais nada do menino, até que, de repente, uma meia hora, ou menos, depois, ele se exclamou: “Mamãe, obrigado pela melancia!!”
Agora, algo aconteceu que nós absolutamente não esperávamos. Eu levantei da minha posição ajoelhada, pois eu estava limpando o armário de baixo da pia; levantei a cabeça e vi, pela minha maior surpresa, o menininho, em pé, ao lado da grande mesa da sala de jantar na qual uma enorme melancia imponha a sua presença. Ouvi Sara descer as escadas e quando chegou na sala de jantar, ela estava chocada pelo que viu! Ela olho para mim, como me dizendo com seus olhos: “Você foi...” Eu neguei com a cabeça, tão surpreso quanto ela; daí, eu disse: “eu fiquei bem aqui, não fui a lugar nenhum!”
Então, nós concluímos que um Alguém, que ama muito a criancinhas, tinha milagrosamente enviado esta melancia na mesa para alegrar o pequeninho que Ele criou!
Caros visitantes,
Eu quero sugerir novamente que deixem um comentàrio quando visitar meu blog. Isso me animaria muito e me ajudaria a saber o que você gostou e me orientaria na minha escolha do material. Qualquer sugestão ou menção positiva e sincera me motivaria para servì-los melhor. Como você acessou este blog? Como ele tem influênciado você? Se você pretende voltar a visitar outras vezes, etc. Obrigado
Dear visitors,
I want to suggest again that you leave a comment when you get to visit my blog. This would encourage me a lot and help me to know what you liked and would guide me in the choice of the material. Any suggestion or sincere positive mention would motivate me to serve you better. How did you access this blog? How it affected you? Do you plan to come back other times, later on? etc. Thanks.
ESTA SEMANA LEVEI MEU IRMÃO DE VIAGEM MISSIONÁRIA!
Jonathan, meu colega chileno que veio diretamente do Chile há seis meses com sua família, deixando seus amados pais e familiares para trás, queria muito me acompanhar numa das minhas viagens no interior do nosso estado do Pará. Então, lá fomos, em Mocajuba, uma pequena cidade a quatro horas de viagem de ônibus; para lá de Cametá, aonde vou duas vezes por ano.
Nós distribuímos o nosso material evangelístico e nossas revistas Contato, quais foram bem recebidos, contendo uma mensagem edificante da Palavra de Deus; de fato, a Palavra de Hoje! Para os cristãos de Hoje! Alimentando espiritualmente milhões de pessoas em todos os continentes do planeta. As pessoas que eu conhecia de viagens anteriores estavam felizes de me ver novamente, mais ainda acompanhado por outro irmão missionário de outro país.
Para Jonathan, acredito que foi uma experiência muito boa, que ele irá querer repetir. Nova gente, novas paisagens, novas aventuras! Tudo de fez novo!
THIS WEEK, I TOOK MY BROTHER IN A MISSIONARY TRIP!
Jonathan, my Chilean colleague who came straight from Chile six months ago, with his family, leaving behing his dear parents and relatives, wanted so much to go with me in one of my trips in the inland of our state of Pará. So, there we went, to Mocajuba, a little town four hours drive from Belém, further than Cametá, where I go twice a year.
We distributed our evangelistic material and Activated magazines, which were well received, containing an edifying message of God’s Word; in fact, the Word for Today! For the Christians of Today! Spiritually feeding millions of people in all the continents o our planet. The people that I knew from previous trip, were happy to see me again; even more accompanied by another missionary brother from another land.
For Jonathan, I believe this was a very good experience, that he’ll want to repeat. New people, new sceneries, new adventures! Everything became new!
Jonathan na travessia de balsa, caminho à Mocajuba
Jonathan before crossing the river by ferry boat, on the way to Mocajuba
Pray desperately for the people of Japan. Many have lost homes and loved ones and employment. Businesses and farmland have been destroyed. Many are searching for their loved ones, and some have nowhere to go for food and clothing and lodging. Pray for those who are helping their fellow citizens through these troubles. Pray desperately for the Japanese.
Pray for the government, the officials who are valiantly trying to do all they can to help their people who are in such dire need. Pray desperately for the scientists and technicians who are working with all of their resources to bring about a speedy, safe solution for the damaged nuclear reactors. Pray for those who are risking their lives by working at the reactor site, trying to get the situation under control. Pray that they are able to bring about full solutions. Pray also against panic, and for peace in hearts and minds.
Pray for Christians of all walks to be stirred to help all they can, and for the people of Japan to be open to My Spirit so that I can give them peace and strength in the midst of this trouble.
Pray for the dear Family members in Japan in the midst of these terrible times, that they may continue to have great faith and courage and love that will empower them to go beyond themselves, to continue in My strength and My love, to fill the hungry in heart as well as the hungry in body.
Pray for yourself as well, that you will keep your connection with Me strong so that you are ready if you too suddenly find yourself being one of My representatives in time of need. You never know when you may unexpectedly find yourself in the midst of some desperate and needy situation. So be ready with your lamp full of fuel to go forth and reach and help those in need.
Let’s all keep the nation of Japan and our Japanese Family in our prayers. Not everyone can help on the ground, but we can all help through our prayers. Some experts have predicted further large earthquakes in Japan; please pray for the Lord to spare the Japanese from any further troubles.
Ontem, quarta-feira 30/03, fui ao presídio feminino fazer a minha visita quinzenal. Foi particularmente inspirado! Primeiro, ofereci tirar uma foto coletiva de uma dezena de internas comigo e com a nossa revista contato na mão. Elas sempre gostam de tirar fotos! É algo que poucas pessoas fazem com elas e isso as faz bem feliz, pois sentem que alguém está lhes dando valor. Esperando para a funcionária da prisão chamar e reunir as mulheres para a foto, eu me pôs a conversar com uma mulher que parecia muito triste e solitária. Ela tinha 21 anos e fazia dois meses que ela estava na prisão, e me contou que cada dia neste lugar era como uma eternidade. Quando lhe perguntei que crime ela tinha cometido que lhe havia trazido neste lugar, ela me disse que havia matado alguém e me perguntou se Deus podia a perdoar. A coitada sentia tanto remorso por ter tirado a vida de outra pessoa, por tão ruim que era esta pessoa e por tanto que ela lhe tinha provocado. Ela estava embriagada e fora de controle. Eu lhe fiz esta pergunta: “Imagine que um dos seus dois filhos fizesse algo muito, mas muito mal mesmo; ele deixaria de ser seu filho? Você deixaria de amá-lo?” Ela respondeu “É claro que não!”
- E se ele viesse para se encontrar com você para lhe pedir perdão? Eu disse.
- Então, eu o perdoaria! Foi a resposta.
- Pois é! Deus te ama muito! Muito mesmo! E para mostrar Seu amor, Ele mandou Jesus para dar a Sua vida para te trazer salvação; ou seja, o perdão e Seu amor incondicional. Você gostaria receber o Seu perdão, querida? Apenas faça esta simples oração: “Querido Jesus, eu sinto muito pelo que fiz que te ofendeu e te magoou. Obrigado pelo Teu amor e por ter-me dado a Tua vida para salvar a minha. Por favor, entre no meu coração e mude a minha vida, e ajude-me a ser a pessoa que Você quer que eu seja. No nome de Jesus, amém!”
O semblante desta mulher mudou e acredito que esta oração a levará à uma nova vida! Se confessarmos os nossos pecados, Ele é justo e fiel para nos perdoar e nos limpar de toda injustiça. Quanto está longe o oriente do ocidente, assim [o Senhor] afasta de nós as nossas transgressões. Se Deus perdoou um pecador como o rei David, Ele, com certeza, Ele tem o poder de perdoar outros como eu e você.
Quando tinha terminado de conversar,a funcionária me chamou para bater a foto e fui para outro setor da casa penal onde outro grupo de mulheres estava praticando violão com Gil, o professor de música. Essas mulheres aprenderam a tocar uma variedade de canções e tem tido repetidas vezes o privilégio de sair da prisão para se apresentar em órgãos públicos e outras ocasiões. Desta vez, eu tinha trazido a minha gaita e comecei a tocar junto delas. Quando ouviram o som melodioso do meu instrumento, elas ficaram tão animadas e me perguntaram se quando eu estivesse disponível, eu estaria disposto a as acompanhar com meu talento. Eu aceitei a proposta e isso as fez muito felizes. Depois, uma delas pediu a minha atenção para compartilhar comigo uns dois poemas que ela escrevera. O primeiro era bonito, bem que um pouco triste, mas depois de trinta segundos lendo o segundo poema, eu não pôde reter as lágrimas que enchiam os meus olhos! Este poema contava as mais lindas lições que esta mulher tinha aprendido. A canção de um coração quebrantado e submisso.
Caros visitantes,
Eu quero sugerir que deixem um comentàrio quando visitar meu blog. Isso me ajudaria a saber o que você gostou e me orientaria na minha escolha do material. Qualquer sugestão ou menção positiva e sincera me animaria também muito e me motivaria para servì-los melhor. Obrigado
Dear visitors,
I want to suggest that you leave a comment when you get to visit my blog. This would help me to know what you liked and would guide me in the choice of the material. Any suggestion ou sincere positive mention would also encourage me a lot and would motivate me to serve you better. Thanks.
Caro Visitante, Espero que goste deste blog. Pelo visto, parece que a minha audiência cresceu, me visitando de vàrios paises do mundo. Por isso pensei que talvez valeria a pena me esforçar mais, editando meus postes em Inglés também, para o bem dos que estiverem interessados no produto deste blog. Espero que você possa achar aqui uma fonte de inspiração que o ajudarà a seguir em frente na vida. Eu convido você a escrever um comentàrio; isso me ajudarà a fazer as melhorias necessàrias. Com carinho e oração. Marc
Dear Visitor, I hope you like this blog. The way things go, it seems like my public audience grew, visiting me from several part of the world. For this reason, I thought that maybe it would be worth it to make more effort, editing my posts in English also for the good of the people who would be interested in the product of this blog. I hope you'll find here a source of inspiration that will help you to keep forging ahead in life. I invite you to write a comment, as it will help me to make the needed improvements. With care and prayer. Marc
Quando fazemos uma retrospectiva da nossa vida e pensamos nos pontos altos e vitórias, nas alegrias e felicidade, notamos também as oportunidades que deixamos passar e as perdas, bem como as mágoas e tristezas. Muitas vezes ficamos com remorso desejando ter feito isto, aquilo ou aquiloutro, ou pelo menos ter feito algumas coisas de uma maneira melhor. O Senhor, melhor do que ninguém, sabe exatamente como nos sentimos, pois conhece o nosso coração e nossos pensamentos. Cada um deles, inclusive cada ato, está registrado no Seu livro, juntamente com os resultados dos pensamentos, ações e orações. Ali se encontram as mentes que foram mudadas, os corações tocados, as vidas transformadas e o efeito que tivemos nas pessoas ao nosso redor e no próprio mundo. Todas as ocasiões quando compartilharam o amor do Senhor com outros foi formando um colar de pérolas, ou um jogo de joias que Ele está usando para criar a sua coroa de vida, a qual esplandecerá como as estrelas, sempre e eternamente.[1] Refletindo no passado deveríamos lembrar que a nossa visão é limitada e não é perfeita. Vemos os lugares onde empacamos, onde o caminho terminava ou foi levado embora pela erosão, os altos morros que mal conseguimos subir, e então podemos nos sentir tentados a indagar se foi mesmo o melhor caminho. Mas o Senhor vê o homem ou a mulher que está formando, a profunda compaixão adquirida, a sabedoria conquistada e a maturidade desenvolvida por meio de todas essas experiências. O caminho pode nos ter parecido errado ou longo, às vezes escuro e lamacento. Mas a Bíblia diz que o caminho do justo é como a luz da aurora, que brilha mais e mais até ser dia perfeito.[2] O Senhor prometeu iluminar a nossa vereda rumo ao futuro, levando-nos até ao dia da reconciliação completa Consigo (Colossenses 1:20). Querido Senhor, ao refletirmos sobre a vida e o nosso passado, ajude-nos a pensar não só no que desejaríamos tivesse sido diferente, mas também em todos os bons resultados, mesmo que sejam fruto de situações difíceis. Encoraje-nos por sabermos que, apesar de vermos apenas por espelho, em enigma, Você tem a visão global clara e perfeita, vê as decisões que tomamos ao longo dos anos de nos doarmos, de vivermos para Você e Lhe servirmos. Você pegou os nossos presentes de amor, nosso serviço e os sacrifícios feitos apesar de nossas fragilidades, erros e falhas, e os usou para melhorar a vida de muitos. Mesmo sem vermos os efeitos agora, sabemos que um dia testemunharemos os resultados.
