Saturday, May 30, 2009
Through my innocent eyes (by Vanessa Akuboh)
Friday, May 15, 2009
The Portrait of Me
Every Stroke, Brought
Brought me close
. . . .to perfection, to pain
Every Stroke
With Precision
. . . .Completing a master piece
. . . . Correcting for the masters peace
Every Swipe
. . . . .Clearing a part of me
. . . . Smoothing me out
How perfect I turned out
. . . A little more in beauty
. . . .A little more in tears flowing
Every Thing worked forth
Everything hurt forth
Every little one of them
All swipes working together
All splashes, all clearing
From a perfect and empty canvas
All things working out
Creating . . . .
A Portrait of Me
Opaluwah Akor
Monday, May 4, 2009
Please pick up you cardigan
When you Get scared. . . .
I was dead scared this morning. . .not scared like a dog was chasing me or I was busted by the Vehicle Inspection officers(VIO) for beating a traffic light but. . .scared. . . scared of venturing into a new responsibility of a Magnitude I have not ever handled. . .Though I had analysed it before, I just failed to see the light.
I woke up scared today. . .and that has been the way for the past 3 weeks. . .scared coz I had stuff on my desk and was relatively not inspired enough to take on it. I had to finish a quotation and it seemed on my neck. I needed to make payment. . and was scared of what the outcome of my decision was going to be. . .Believe me I was scared.
I guess I am the only one this scared of responsibilities. . . .because . . . .it was real messy . . .(plus my shirts was not straight enough. I guess that one wanted to disorient me). Anyway. . I prayed and it all got better.
Thank you.
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I really wish it was that easy. . .I prayed and still was scared. . But. . .here is the cool part. . .things started to take shape after I started working. I mean I just felt like sitting and not doing anything till the consequences came and went. . like a gear. .just hide till the winter (or hamatan) is through. Men but I have realized that some hamatan periods never leave. You have to get your cardigan on and keep moving.
So all I did was Pray and ask for the grace to get and put the cardigan on and walk through the hamatan that came by today. . . I got warm but still have some shivers right now. I need more heat. And so need the new grace to pick up my cardigan for tomorrow.
I’m sure all of you need that grace to. . . or the grace to find and turn on the Air Conditioner. .
I found it to day. . but I need a new one tomorrow. I really want a new cardigan everyday and god has promised it so I’ll ask. . because his graces are new every morning. .
Thanks for the time. . . please pick up you cardigan
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Good of Goodness
Welcome!
Today was one of those days in My life where I ask if anything is really good. I was on this path where I needed loud rock music (Rebirth by Skillet was it) and to speed. What was on my mind was the question of things being good.
I was leaving a friends place and we had a discussion . . . well he actually told me things that made me have that chain of thought.
I had to ask myself what my basis for saying things were good was. I was really doubtful.
I actually feel that if we see a thing of true perfection it might be full of blunder in our eyes. But does this give credence to the theory that truth is relative? Is it good in my eye not good elsewhere? What is your view on this?
. . . . .Nahhhhhhh. . . I guess that’s why I look to Jesus who is the author and finisher (perfecta) of my faith. . . . coz of the prize that was set right in front of him, endured the cross and despises the shame (and the curse that was attached with death on the cross) and after all that he now is seated (Comfortably I must add) at the right hand of God. . .
Now I can say the perfectness of my faith is a basis for total goodness.
That believe me was my comfort. (It didn’t pat me on the back and give me a peck) but it did comfort me. . .I know even though he made everything Good, it could still hurt me. . .I mean a good and lovely car could run a person over. . that don’t make the car bad does it. . its just the context in which it was in. .
We must therefore ( I suggest) take out lead from our Creator. . . and see that we are purpose driven. . .and then walk with him. . and we’ll see there perfecta’s perfection made clear even in our mistake. . .
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