Kindness Boomerang

A letter from Mom and Dad

 My Child,

When I grow old, I hope you understand and have patience with me..

In case, i break a plate, or spill soup on the table because I’m losing my eye sight.
I hope you don’t yell at me.
Older people are sensitive , always having self-pity when you yell.

When my hearing gets worse and I can’t hear, what you’re saying.

 I hope you don’t call me, “Deaf.”
Please repeat what you said, or write it down.

 I’m sorry, my child..... I’m getting older.

When my knees get weaker, I hope you have the patience to help me get up.

Like how I used to help you while you were little, learning to walk.

Please bear with me.

When I keep repeating myself like a broken record,
I hope you just keep listening to me.
Please don’t make fun of me or, get sick of listening to me.
Do you remember when you were little and wanted a balloon?
You repeated yourself over and over, until you got what you wanted.
Please also pardon my smell.
I smell like an old person.
Please don’t force me to shower. My body is weak.
Old people get sick easily when they’re cold.
I hope I don’t gross you out.
Do you remember, when you were little?
I used to chase you around because you didn’t want to shower.

I hope you can be patient with me, when I’m always cranky.
Its all part of getting old.You’ll understand when you’re older

And if you have spare time, I hope we can talk, even for a few minutes.
I’m always by myself all the time, and have no one to talk to.
I know you’re busy with work.
Even if you’re not interested with my stories, please have time for me.
Do you remember, when you were little?
I used to listen to your stories about your teddy bear.

When the time comes and I get bedridden,
I hope you have the patience to take care of me.

I’m sorry.
If I wet the bed or make a mess
I hope you have the patience to take care of me during the last few moments of my life.
I’m not going to last much longer, anyway.

When the time of my death comes,
I hope you hold my hand and give me the strength to face death

And don’t worry...

When I finally meet our Creator..

I’ll whisper in His ear to bless you

Because you loved your mom and dad.

Thank you so much for your care. We love you



With much love,

Mom & Dad

Hidup jangan terlalu letih / 活著不要太累

Love of GOD = 101%

Simple Words, Part 29

Who Really Receives God’s Grace? (The Good O Meter)

“Christians have often disputed as to whether what leads the Christian home is good actions, or faith in Christ … it does seem to me like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most necessary.”

C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

God's Grace is for Everyone - even you

“The promise is not only for those people that live under the law of Moses. It is for anyone who lives with faith like Abraham.” (Romans 4:16b ICB) 

God’s grace doesn’t play favorites. Regardless of your status, your background, and the sins you have committed, God loves you.

God’s grace is for everyone. And God’s grace is for you.

No one knows you better than you. That means you know every reason imaginable why God wouldn’t want to extend his grace to you. You know your secret sin. You know your faults. You know your weaknesses. But the overwhelming message of the Bible is that God’s grace is still available to you. 

Romans 4:16 says, “The promise is not only for those people that live under the law of Moses. It is for anyone who lives with faith like Abraham” (ICB). In this passage, the Jews are the ones who live under the laws of Moses. This verse reminds us that God’s grace is available to all of us, not just to Jews who live under the law of Moses. It also reminds us that God’s grace is available for those who walk close to God — and those who feel very far away from him.
Everyone comes to God the same way as Abraham did. Though he was the father of the Jewish people and the greatest of the Old Testament patriarchs, the Bible says he came to God’s grace by faith.

When the Bible says that God’s grace is available to all, it gives no preconditions. It means God’s grace is available to you whether you’re a frequent church attender, a spiritual novice, rich, poor, tall, short, or somewhere in between. God’s grace is available to you by faith.

As you go about your day today, you’ll never set eyes on someone who Jesus didn’t die for — no matter how rotten of a place you enter or the mirror you look into.

The heart of Christianity is that when God sent his Son to die on a cross, he did it for everyone. 

That means you, too.



Source
http://rickwarren.org/devotional/english/god-s-grace-is-for-everyone-even-you: