Mother isn’t just a member of a family. She is like the sun. Mother’s existence is like the sun;all things in the universe lose their light without it. That is because of Mother’s love. The reason why there is something mystical about mother’s smile is because of the sacrifice that is in her love.
A young man living with his widowed mother happened to lose the sight of both eyes in a car accident. Despite of his mother’s sincere comfort and care, the man felt a great sense of lost. Then one day, he heard that someone donated an eye for him. But he wasn't that pleased because he was looking forward to receive both eyes and live like before.
“Darling, why don’t you get the operation even if there’s only one eye?”
He decided to have the operation since he couldn’t overcome with his mother’s plea.
On the day when he took his bandages off, he bursts into tears. His mother didn't have one eye. But the mother said to him,
“Darling,I wanted to give you both of them, but thinking of you taking care of me who can’t see, I just couldn't.”
This is maternal love. She never grudges though she gives out everything. It is certain when we see the relationship between a bow and an arrow.
The arrow flies further away as the bow bends more. So the mother is like the bow and the child is like the arrow. As much as the parents’ back becomes crooked, the child moves forward. When there is an arrow that flew away furthest, the bow must have been bended a lot to send it.
The bow would be painful as much as it bends. But the bow endures its pain, just to send the arrow further away.
In our surroundings, we can easily find parents and children having relationships like the bow and the arrow. As much as the child is great, the parents’ sacrifice would be much more than that.
If there is a person who achieved, behind those achievements, most of them have their mothers who sacrificed for them.
Source from : From the book of essays, ‘A word that became the strength of my life.’ /JHS
Showing posts with label God the mother. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God the mother. Show all posts
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Mom is always sorry
There is a word that my mom constantly tells to me and my sister.
That is the word, ‘sorry.’
She says sorry even if she hasn't done anything wrong.
“Mom,I asked you to wash this clothes for me!”
“I’m sorry, I forgot. I will wash it for you tomorrow. Sorry.”
“Mom,you told me that you’re going to make this for me.”
“I’m sorry. I will surely make that for you tomorrow.”
“Mom,why didn't you come to pick me up!”
“I’m sorry. I’m coming.”
We are the ones to be sorry since we always ask her for things, but my mom always says she is sorry to us.
During puberty, after quarreling with my dad, I packed my suitcase and ran away from home.
At that time, my mom came running without her shoes on and said with tears,
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault, so let’s go home.”
Even when she is sick, she prepares breakfast for us in the early morning.
When she couldn't possibly prepare breakfast by chance, she again apologizes.
When I vent my anger to her because I couldn't find something that carelessly put somewhere in the house, she apologizes for not taking care of it.
My younger sister has troubles getting up in the mornings, so she has a tantrum whenever my mom wakes her up.
Whenever that happens, my mom would apologize.
When my sister gets angry when mom wakes my sister late by chance, my mom would apologize again.
When my mom goes to buy things in the market, she will be relentlessly bargaining.
When she goes to a restaurant she will be meticulous about the dishes.
That would make me embarrass. However, she becomes very weak only in front of her children.
Looking at my mom, it reminds me of Heavenly Mother.
Whenever I watch the Biblical play, ‘Heavenly Mother's Great Sacrifice 1-Heaven,’ there is a part which makes my heart ache so much.
That is when Heavenly Mother drops down and weeps mournfully, after Her children is expelled from Heaven.
Compared to Heavenly Mother’s sorrow, the Heaven is cruelly, expressed so beautifully.
Just for the fact that Her children is expelled, She doesn't see the glorious beautiful Heaven,but laments.
Though I gave true thanks to Heavenly Mother who loved this sinner so much, I hated myself so much for hurting Her.
Writing this, I give thanks for the fact that I am the child receiving God’s love.
God will give up everything to give love for the children.
Now, I will try my best to put that love into action for my Heavenly brothers and sisters.
I truly give thanks to Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother for their infinite love, allowing me to live as their child.
That is the word, ‘sorry.’
She says sorry even if she hasn't done anything wrong.
“Mom,I asked you to wash this clothes for me!”
“I’m sorry, I forgot. I will wash it for you tomorrow. Sorry.”
“Mom,you told me that you’re going to make this for me.”
“I’m sorry. I will surely make that for you tomorrow.”
“Mom,why didn't you come to pick me up!”
“I’m sorry. I’m coming.”
We are the ones to be sorry since we always ask her for things, but my mom always says she is sorry to us.
During puberty, after quarreling with my dad, I packed my suitcase and ran away from home.
At that time, my mom came running without her shoes on and said with tears,
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault, so let’s go home.”
Even when she is sick, she prepares breakfast for us in the early morning.
When she couldn't possibly prepare breakfast by chance, she again apologizes.
When I vent my anger to her because I couldn't find something that carelessly put somewhere in the house, she apologizes for not taking care of it.
My younger sister has troubles getting up in the mornings, so she has a tantrum whenever my mom wakes her up.
Whenever that happens, my mom would apologize.
When my sister gets angry when mom wakes my sister late by chance, my mom would apologize again.
When my mom goes to buy things in the market, she will be relentlessly bargaining.
When she goes to a restaurant she will be meticulous about the dishes.
That would make me embarrass. However, she becomes very weak only in front of her children.
Looking at my mom, it reminds me of Heavenly Mother.
Whenever I watch the Biblical play, ‘Heavenly Mother's Great Sacrifice 1-Heaven,’ there is a part which makes my heart ache so much.
That is when Heavenly Mother drops down and weeps mournfully, after Her children is expelled from Heaven.
Compared to Heavenly Mother’s sorrow, the Heaven is cruelly, expressed so beautifully.
Just for the fact that Her children is expelled, She doesn't see the glorious beautiful Heaven,but laments.
Though I gave true thanks to Heavenly Mother who loved this sinner so much, I hated myself so much for hurting Her.
Writing this, I give thanks for the fact that I am the child receiving God’s love.
God will give up everything to give love for the children.
Now, I will try my best to put that love into action for my Heavenly brothers and sisters.
I truly give thanks to Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother for their infinite love, allowing me to live as their child.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Love for the Sinner
Growing as the only daughter, I only knew how to receive love. Giving love was too unfamiliar to me, which I treated it as if it had nothing to do with me. I didn't even know how to consider the love of my physical parents, which made me difficult to realize Heavenly Mother’s love; and that realization took for quite a while.
Though in Zion, I saw many films containing Heavenly Mother’s sacrifice, I did not understand why She had to choose such a difficult path of sufferings. After I have watched for several times, I just reacted calmly and thought, ‘Yeah, like in the film,Heavenly Mother indeed suffered a lot.’ Without realizing that deep love, I just continued giving pain and scars to Heavenly Mother every day.
Throughout extremely hot weather few days ago, I guess from something that I had ate made me have a stomach ache, and it was burning that I couldn’t bear. I thought I would get better since I took medicine and went to the hospital and had an IV, however I started to have chills, wouldn't move my head because of the headache, which eventually gave me so much pain that I couldn’t even take a step forward. It was my first time being sick like this.
As if I might be ready to collapse, enduring the pain, I finally reached home and collapsed on my bed. Though the weather was hot,having chills, I had to pull over the blanket on me. It was really hot and cold. It was painful which I can’t describe that feeling with words. Then, I started to have high fever, my whole body became hot like a great ball of flame which didn't let me have any energy to even moan, and I couldn’t open my eyes because it hurt so much.
As I gradually fell into a coma, I started to think of Heavenly Mother. She clearly came up in my head just like I have watched on the film. Our Heavenly Mother, who couldn’t even buy medicine because She had no money despite of the high fever and being ill, and She had to endure all the pains throughout the long night in a cold room. Our Heavenly Mother, who had to suffer all alone in a cold room, where even the water jug was all frozen.
I even thought of Heavenly Mother who massaged elaborately of one patient sitting on Her knees. Oh Heavenly Mother! At that moment I realized that Her cartilage was all worn out. Tears welled up my eyes and it fell down my cheeks. It fell continually, like beads falling of its string.
‘Oh Mother! How did You endure the pain hanging between life and death, all alone… What kind of sinner am I! Why did You have to endure that long painful night without medicine for this maggot life; to save me, the sinner? Mother! Why did You have to endure that pain for this invaluable worthless sinner? Mother I am so sorry. I am so sorry, Mother!’
My soul hurt more than my body. It was irresistible to stop my tears, feeling the Mother’s pain that She had to suffer for me. Oh, what kind of sinner am I... For a long time I was heartless, disregarding and ignoring Heavenly Mother’s love… My sinful past came up in my mind like a film and pierced my soul.
I couldn’t say anything but I was sorry... I hated myself so much and I endlessly missed Heavenly Mother. I was sorry and endlessly missing Her... I wanted to come near to Her but I had the mind that I couldn’t possibly get near to the noble Heavenly Mother... At that time, I felt as if She was stroking my head with a benevolent smile. I think through all the pains and regrets I fell asleep.
When I woke up, my whole body and head was stiff with pain, and my blanket was all wet. I thought of Heavenly Mother who smiled and stroke my head. Oh Heavenly Mother! For me, these several hours are so painful as if I am going to die, how did You endure many long painful nights? Because of me, I made You to go through all the sufferings! I was so sorry that I wept and wept...
Thinking that this sinful child might not be saved without realizing Mother’s love, I believe with Her great grace, She made me realize a ten-thousandth of Mother’s love. Now, I will not just stay crying. I will change my sorrows into actions and live a life of repentance.
Mother, please let me scrub off dirt of as a prodigal sinner and wash my filthy soul with Your water of life! Mother, allow me to give this whole body and mind to You! Mother, allow me to give a gift of repentance to You! Mother, allow me to love You so that all Your pains cannot become in vain! Allow me to proclaim Mother’s great sacrifice to the whole world! My Mother, I truly deeply give thanks to You.
Though in Zion, I saw many films containing Heavenly Mother’s sacrifice, I did not understand why She had to choose such a difficult path of sufferings. After I have watched for several times, I just reacted calmly and thought, ‘Yeah, like in the film,Heavenly Mother indeed suffered a lot.’ Without realizing that deep love, I just continued giving pain and scars to Heavenly Mother every day.
Throughout extremely hot weather few days ago, I guess from something that I had ate made me have a stomach ache, and it was burning that I couldn’t bear. I thought I would get better since I took medicine and went to the hospital and had an IV, however I started to have chills, wouldn't move my head because of the headache, which eventually gave me so much pain that I couldn’t even take a step forward. It was my first time being sick like this.
As if I might be ready to collapse, enduring the pain, I finally reached home and collapsed on my bed. Though the weather was hot,having chills, I had to pull over the blanket on me. It was really hot and cold. It was painful which I can’t describe that feeling with words. Then, I started to have high fever, my whole body became hot like a great ball of flame which didn't let me have any energy to even moan, and I couldn’t open my eyes because it hurt so much.
As I gradually fell into a coma, I started to think of Heavenly Mother. She clearly came up in my head just like I have watched on the film. Our Heavenly Mother, who couldn’t even buy medicine because She had no money despite of the high fever and being ill, and She had to endure all the pains throughout the long night in a cold room. Our Heavenly Mother, who had to suffer all alone in a cold room, where even the water jug was all frozen.
I even thought of Heavenly Mother who massaged elaborately of one patient sitting on Her knees. Oh Heavenly Mother! At that moment I realized that Her cartilage was all worn out. Tears welled up my eyes and it fell down my cheeks. It fell continually, like beads falling of its string.
‘Oh Mother! How did You endure the pain hanging between life and death, all alone… What kind of sinner am I! Why did You have to endure that long painful night without medicine for this maggot life; to save me, the sinner? Mother! Why did You have to endure that pain for this invaluable worthless sinner? Mother I am so sorry. I am so sorry, Mother!’
My soul hurt more than my body. It was irresistible to stop my tears, feeling the Mother’s pain that She had to suffer for me. Oh, what kind of sinner am I... For a long time I was heartless, disregarding and ignoring Heavenly Mother’s love… My sinful past came up in my mind like a film and pierced my soul.
I couldn’t say anything but I was sorry... I hated myself so much and I endlessly missed Heavenly Mother. I was sorry and endlessly missing Her... I wanted to come near to Her but I had the mind that I couldn’t possibly get near to the noble Heavenly Mother... At that time, I felt as if She was stroking my head with a benevolent smile. I think through all the pains and regrets I fell asleep.
When I woke up, my whole body and head was stiff with pain, and my blanket was all wet. I thought of Heavenly Mother who smiled and stroke my head. Oh Heavenly Mother! For me, these several hours are so painful as if I am going to die, how did You endure many long painful nights? Because of me, I made You to go through all the sufferings! I was so sorry that I wept and wept...
Thinking that this sinful child might not be saved without realizing Mother’s love, I believe with Her great grace, She made me realize a ten-thousandth of Mother’s love. Now, I will not just stay crying. I will change my sorrows into actions and live a life of repentance.
Mother, please let me scrub off dirt of as a prodigal sinner and wash my filthy soul with Your water of life! Mother, allow me to give this whole body and mind to You! Mother, allow me to give a gift of repentance to You! Mother, allow me to love You so that all Your pains cannot become in vain! Allow me to proclaim Mother’s great sacrifice to the whole world! My Mother, I truly deeply give thanks to You.
Just For the Child - WMSCOG, World Mission Society Church of God, Christ Ahnsahnghong
I miss our God, Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother.
The rest of my mom’s life is shorter than the life she has been living. She goes in and out of the hospital as if it is her home.
Since she repeats being hospitalized and getting discharged because of constant fainting and tripling,I always had to hear the news from my elder sisters.
Being the sixth of the seven children, I lived in Chicago and all the rest of my family lived in Indiana.
I thought she was fainting because of vertigo, but after knowing that it happened because of her blurry sight, I returned to Chicago.
After having a checkup in a hospital, she had the result that she has lost almost all of her sight of one of her eyes.
She was also diagnosed that her other eye was on the primary stage of macular degeneration.
The doctor said that if she leaves her other eye without operation, she will lose all of her sight.
Being the youngest, after setting the date of operation, I decided to be with her.
Living a life only for her children,she endured the pain all alone without saying that she was ill, worrying that the children might worry about her.
I was thankful having the time with my mom.
Meanwhile, she was delivered to Zion, into Heavenly Mother’s arms.
She got rid of the idols that she had been worshiping for a long time; out of her heart.
Taking her to the hospital,nursing, and preparing warm meals for her,
I was so thankful for having the opportunity to serve my mo
m.
My heavy heart became light as a feather.
Reminiscing about my mom’s life, which was only for her children, I realized a bit of Heavenly Mother’s great love and sacrifice.
Though She is hurt, She wouldn't say, though She is tired, She wouldn't say.
I give eternal thanks for Heavenly Mother’s love, the love of looking only after Her children.
Now, I want to be a good daughter for my Heavenly Mother.
Elohim God,has given us the true life and blessings of eternal life for these souls living a life in vain.
With God’s love coming from my heart,
I realize that the only opportunity to repay for their grace is to preach the gospel.
I truly thank Heavenly Mother who is still delivering the message of love for these children who are sinners.
The rest of my mom’s life is shorter than the life she has been living. She goes in and out of the hospital as if it is her home.
Since she repeats being hospitalized and getting discharged because of constant fainting and tripling,I always had to hear the news from my elder sisters.
Being the sixth of the seven children, I lived in Chicago and all the rest of my family lived in Indiana.
I thought she was fainting because of vertigo, but after knowing that it happened because of her blurry sight, I returned to Chicago.
After having a checkup in a hospital, she had the result that she has lost almost all of her sight of one of her eyes.
She was also diagnosed that her other eye was on the primary stage of macular degeneration.
The doctor said that if she leaves her other eye without operation, she will lose all of her sight.
Being the youngest, after setting the date of operation, I decided to be with her.
Living a life only for her children,she endured the pain all alone without saying that she was ill, worrying that the children might worry about her.
I was thankful having the time with my mom.
Meanwhile, she was delivered to Zion, into Heavenly Mother’s arms.
She got rid of the idols that she had been worshiping for a long time; out of her heart.
Taking her to the hospital,nursing, and preparing warm meals for her,
I was so thankful for having the opportunity to serve my mo
m.
My heavy heart became light as a feather.
Reminiscing about my mom’s life, which was only for her children, I realized a bit of Heavenly Mother’s great love and sacrifice.
Though She is hurt, She wouldn't say, though She is tired, She wouldn't say.
I give eternal thanks for Heavenly Mother’s love, the love of looking only after Her children.
Now, I want to be a good daughter for my Heavenly Mother.
Elohim God,has given us the true life and blessings of eternal life for these souls living a life in vain.
With God’s love coming from my heart,
I realize that the only opportunity to repay for their grace is to preach the gospel.
I truly thank Heavenly Mother who is still delivering the message of love for these children who are sinners.
Monday, 28 April 2014
A School on the Knees[World Mission Society Church of God]
Didn’t have no homework,
Nor desks,
Nor punishments.
When it rained and snowed,
When it was windy and hot,
Despite of all that,
It was a school that was all comfy.
In this school I realized,
What are the most important things in my life.
A school on the knees...
Yes, that’s my school on my mother’s knees...
The very first school that went,
Where only love existed...
-From “Thinking of my Heavenly mother, I shed tears” -
Heavenly Mother’s prayers for Her children doesn’t last.
There’s no rest.
She had forgotten Her sleep long time ago.
Heavenly Mother knelt down for us...
And we gain rest lying on Her knees.
Friday, 25 April 2014
Church Volunteers Remove Sandy Debris From The Bay_Good deeds in WMSCOG
Church Volunteers Remove Sandy Debris From The Bay
More than 200 Church of God volunteers join Don Riepe, Cathy Sohn and other American Littoral Society members for a day long cleanup of the Jamaica Bay shoreline. Photo by Dan Guarino
More than two hundred volunteers from the World Mission Society Church of God in New York joined the American Littoral Society on Sunday, September 22nd, to remove roughly ten tons of debris left on the coastline since Hurricane Sandy’s damage to Broad Channel and the Rockaways last October.
Director of the Northeast Chapter of Littoral Society Don Riepe was on hand to shoulder part of the work and direct activities for the day long project.
Volunteers formed an assembly line of about a quarter-mile in Broad Channel to efficiently pick up and pass along planks, trash, boat wreckage, bottles, decks and other sometimes huge pieces of debris, among other environmental hazards.
This human chain, passing items from gloved hand to gloved hand, stretched from the Jamaica Bay shoreline to the American Legion parking lot off Cross Bay Boulevard.
“The area was completely flooded by Sandy. [It was] really destroyed,” said Cathy Sohn of the American Littoral Society. "It's great that these guys were able to help us in this area because a lot of the debris tossed up was from Sandy. And here we are, almost a year later and it was still sitting there."
“Because we believe in God the Father and God the Mother,” one of the Church of God volunteers said, “we put their teachings into practice by volunteering in our community through service activities like today.
That's why we want to help out in any way we can to make the world a better place."
The Church has been working with the American Littoral Society over the past five years to help restore Jamaica Bay.
This past spring, the volunteers helped plant salt marshes to prevent future floods like those caused by Superstorm Sandy.
The Church of God has especially been helping Broad Channel and the Rockaways rebuild after the storm. Fifteen days immediately after Sandy, hundreds of volunteers cleaned out flooded homes for families and, also helped restore their peace of mind and give them hope for the future.
As the rebuilding continues, the Church looks forward to being an on-call service body to provide help where it is needed.
The World Mission Society Church of God is a faith-based, international nonprofit organization. Within four decades, it has established approximately 2,200 churches, or regions, in more than 150 different countries.
But the greatest of these is love_teachings of Elohim God
For Christians, the ultimate goal of faith is salvation. To achieve this goal, the hope of the kingdom of heaven and faith based on such hope are needed. In addition, the practice of faith is the love toward God and neighbors. Therefore, love is possible only when there are the hope of the kingdom of heaven and faith behind it. God considered love as the greatest virtue of believers.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
(1 Corinthians 13:13)
Then, can those who have love only achieve the goal of salvation? The answer is ‘No.’ The Apostle John emphasized faith as of the most importance to get salvation.
… that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. (John 3:15)
However, it’s hard to reach salvation with faith alone. Today’s Christians fall in this error. An expression of faith requires the hope of the kingdom of heaven.
so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7)
That is, we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven without having the hope of eternal life. ‘The greatest of these are love,’ ‘whoever believes in him may have eternal life,’ ‘we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life’: Among these words, what should we follow to get salvation? Since the greatest is love, is it enough to have love alone? Or, is it okay to have only faith since it’s written, ‘whoever believes in him may have eternal life’?
We must think about organic combination among faith, hope and love. If faith and hope are missing from love, it’s not different from the one who eats sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) after separating salt (NaCl) into each element (Na and Cl.) When edible salt is divided into sodium and chlorine, they become harmful materials. Therefore, we can achieve the goal of salvation by practicing love based on faith and hope.
In addition, there is one thing we should remember: Love toward God must be go first with regard to the practice of love. Loving neighbors based on such love is the whole duty of Christians.
Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:37-40)
Are there any Christians who do not love God? However, love with lips only is not love which loves God.
If you love me, you will obey what I command. (John 14:15)
Salvation begins with obeying God’s commandments. Obeying what God commanded enables us to love Him and is the top priority of believers who wish to enter the kingdom of heaven.
God’s commandments are like a eternal tonic. For our own lives, to obey God’s commandments is very important. And this is the way to love God~:)
Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother wait for us till coming back to kingdom of heaven and prepare eternal joy for us~:) Thanks to Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother who allow us know true saviors.
Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother wait for us till coming back to kingdom of heaven and prepare eternal joy for us~:) Thanks to Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother who allow us know true saviors.
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Volunteers clear debris with the love of heavenly Mother
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