Thursday Music #111 (November 20, 2014) Where do we find God in our lives? Is God there as we see the rising sun? Is He with us during every meal, at work, in school, perhaps while we’re shopping or out with friends? Once, a school had placed several signboards conspicuously around the campus. The signage read: God sees me. During break time, students would have snacks and at some point, some students made noise or became unruly. To make them quiet, teachers would call their attention and point at these signboards to remind them of their unpleasant behavior. One of the students asked, “Teacher, does God have CCTV in heaven?” Perhaps, not really, but who knows? For those among us who believe, we have a quiet certainty that God “sees” us, that He is near. This truth is deepened as we pray. As we pray with the song, “Yahweh, You are near” by Dan Schutte, let us not be afraid of God, nor be afraid that God is not there for us. He assures us that He is near, and what’s nearer than putting God in our minds and hearts. We draw closer to Him every time we pray. God has loved us even before we are born. *Note: The song includes the text, Yahweh, which is no longer to be used in the hymns and prayers of the Roman liturgy as a sign of solidarity with our Jewish brethren who never speak out loud the name Yahweh out of reverence and respect. To find out more about this directive, you may refer to the links below: 1. Notes from the composer himself danschutte/PDF_Files/No_More_Yahweh.pdf 2. Publisher’s revision suggestions ocp.org/directive08 Many thanks to mhcaillesrn for the video and to Em Alcantara for the reflection! -------- If you find our posts helpful, please let us know by LIKING and SHARING the post with your friends or by sharing with others our page facebook/praysingministry. Help us make PraySing Ministry (praysingministry) reach more people who wish to pray and sing to God.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:00:01 +0000
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