Will you let Me wash your feet?
Jesus, I cannot understand you.
Understanding comes from experiencing.
Have you experienced Me?
Yes, Jesus, I thought I did.
Then, why do you still not understand?
Now, will you let Me wash your feet?
Please tell me, what will entails this of me?
I am setting before you a new law of love,
That I am calling you friends and we are equals.
That I wash your feet because I love you and will give my life for you.
Jesus, does this entails me to wash others’ feet?
This is how you experienced me
This is how you experienced the One who sent me
This is also how others will experience you being one with Me.
Jesus, please wash my feet.
Please help me find humility within,
that I may wash others’ feet and not count the cost or reward.
Come then, follow me.
By marvie 7-2001
你讓我洗你的腳嗎？
耶穌，我不明白你。
了解來自經歷 你有沒有經驗的我嗎？
是的，耶穌，我想我做到了。
那麼，為什麼你還不明白？
現在，你讓我洗你的腳？
請告訴我，這將意味著什麼的我嗎？
我之前，先制定一項新的法律的愛，
我招呼你我的朋友和我們是平等的。
我洗你的腳，因為我愛你，並為我的生命為你。
耶穌，這是否意味著需要我洗別人的腳？
這是你經歷了我這是你經歷了一個誰給我寄來
這也是別人的經驗，你會跟我在一起。
耶穌，請洗我的腳。 請幫我找到謙卑內，
這樣我可以洗腳他人，但不能指望成本。
來吧，然後跟我來
由marvie
Friday, August 7, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
The Jesus Code
耶穌 The Jesus Code
Mission Talk – 17th Sun Reading 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15
God takes care of his people. That is the message coming across loud and clear in today’s readings. He feeds them not only with material food ("not on bread alone…") but with everything they need for a fully human life lived in close union with God, the Source and Goal of all life. Eleven years ago, I was sent to Taiwan for my first overseas mission. After two years of Taiwanese language studies, I began to journey with women and men who ended up living in the streets of Taichung City. Just like Jesus asked when he saw so many people following him, tired and hungry, “where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?”, I also asked, “what could possibly done to help the homeless women out of the streets? Where will I get the resources to start a safe place/refuge for them?”
Six years ago, with an initial funding from the United States, the establishment of Good Samaritan Women Center in Taichung, the only all women homeless shelter in Taiwan. During these years the center served more than 200 women. Women came and received services ranging from day shelter where they can come have a shower, do laundry, served meals, and rest for the day. At night, it serves as a 10-bed temporary residency for women who join our 3-month program which help them be reintegrated to a more humane life. Find a regular work and eventually move to her living space. We help one homeless woman at a time. The women are helped to design their own plan of action to change their lives. The task is not easy for the women, neither with our staff and volunteers but we do our best to help each other. I am here to thank you for supporting Maryknoll Sisters and our ministry overseas. Please know that every cent you give goes a long way to improve the lives of those whom we choose to journey on the edge of our societies.
Just like the boy who was found with five small barley loaves and two small fish, who shared what he had so that the crowd was able to eat. I also would like to ask you to help us Maryknoll Sisters, so we can continue serving our brothers and sisters who are in need.
(Alternate ending)When I learned the Chinese characters, the first thing I asked my teacher is to teach me how to write Jesus in Chinese. She showed me and then I found myself asking her to explain to me what is the meaning of the characters. She was surprised and told me, “no one have ever asked me this question”. The next day, she explained to me,
[耶 ] Ye – is composed of 2 characters for ears , for listening;
[穌] Su – is composed of 2 characters for “grains” and “fish” – food – bread, rice, bean and fish.
God, Jesus symbolizes a God who listens and a God who comes in the form of the bread of life, one who extinguishes our hunger. Many homeless people experiences hunger…for food, but for most, hunger to love and be loved, a hunger to be live a more humane life. Someday we can all sit down on the grass and everyone will have their fill. The choice depends to us. Thank you.
Six years ago, with an initial funding from the United States, the establishment of Good Samaritan Women Center in Taichung, the only all women homeless shelter in Taiwan. During these years the center served more than 200 women. Women came and received services ranging from day shelter where they can come have a shower, do laundry, served meals, and rest for the day. At night, it serves as a 10-bed temporary residency for women who join our 3-month program which help them be reintegrated to a more humane life. Find a regular work and eventually move to her living space. We help one homeless woman at a time. The women are helped to design their own plan of action to change their lives. The task is not easy for the women, neither with our staff and volunteers but we do our best to help each other. I am here to thank you for supporting Maryknoll Sisters and our ministry overseas. Please know that every cent you give goes a long way to improve the lives of those whom we choose to journey on the edge of our societies.
Just like the boy who was found with five small barley loaves and two small fish, who shared what he had so that the crowd was able to eat. I also would like to ask you to help us Maryknoll Sisters, so we can continue serving our brothers and sisters who are in need.
(Alternate ending)When I learned the Chinese characters, the first thing I asked my teacher is to teach me how to write Jesus in Chinese. She showed me and then I found myself asking her to explain to me what is the meaning of the characters. She was surprised and told me, “no one have ever asked me this question”. The next day, she explained to me,
[耶 ] Ye – is composed of 2 characters for ears , for listening;
[穌] Su – is composed of 2 characters for “grains” and “fish” – food – bread, rice, bean and fish.
God, Jesus symbolizes a God who listens and a God who comes in the form of the bread of life, one who extinguishes our hunger. Many homeless people experiences hunger…for food, but for most, hunger to love and be loved, a hunger to be live a more humane life. Someday we can all sit down on the grass and everyone will have their fill. The choice depends to us. Thank you.
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