off campus unwinding

there's a dude here practicing his rhapsody in blue... repeating bits and pieces, stopping every once in a while to sigh and talk to the la-day next to him about... ?? who knows. grown up stuff. ... i'm supposed to be doing work, anyways >>... :P

now he's playing oldies (as time goes by)... oooo :D

such a refreshing atmosphere...

romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

something really different about living with three christian girls who are actively involved in on-campus ministry is that i'll find random scripture lying around from the various other small groups that take place in our common room. while waiting on our couch for a suite dinner the other night, i happened upon a printout of romans 3 and as a result, received a satisfying 'meal'. :P good stuff. i don't think i thought much about opening my bible that night, so that moment was a good one. makes me kind of wonder how subtle we can be with bringing up reminders of scripture in peoples' lives... heh heh >=)

jk.

have you ever gotten involved in a situation with one goal in mind and lost sight of it in the thick? when you look at the big picture, it seems impossible to lose sight of God... but i am so forgetful that only constant renewal and reminder can continue drawing me back. my lack of sufficient trust and understanding of God's omnipotence consistently pulls me away from the urgency of the condition of my own faith and its strength, penetrance into the world around it. my love for instant gratification lulls me into a cycle of complacency and comfort when people look happy and devastates me when i feel unsure of the unobservable conditions of others. there are so many aspects to myself i want to change, that i am so unsatisfied with that i can't keep track of it all and fail fail FAIL so much... yet when i self-diagnose, i only scratch the surface of a deep problem.

and to think that God loves this body... along with the other six billion in this world?... so fearfully and wonderfully made, so carefully crafted that attention has been paid to even each hair on our heads? i looked up the structure... God is a BEAST. and to think that God has considered EVERY detail of our lives and intertwines it with the complicated details of those other six billion... such attention. such love. i'm so thankful God is so much greater than our petty problems.

this world is so confusing.

jin
i am so happy contact you and your family. yes! she's my cute daughter. she's born in 2007.10.06. your monther give me so many cute clothing to her. long time no see. i miss you and your borther. if you have time come to china.

ge ge



Jin,

The weather is change. And do not forget to wear coat to go out. Jinnn.....
How's school going? sent Mom your classes list. we are going to see you on sunday.

Mon


hehe :) family forays into the modern world always provide joy... perhaps the only parallel to how i treasure these emails is how my parents still hold onto those letters charley and i would leave them... always poorly penned in chinese.

and a huge parallel to our communications to God.