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November 1, 2007
Love Letter from a Father
My Child,
You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…Will you be my child? John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad.
PS: Do you knwo how much ur heavenly Father loves u
You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…Will you be my child? John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad.
PS: Do you knwo how much ur heavenly Father loves u
October 31, 2007
没有老爸的日子：第92天
At this juncture, my thots flittered to my mum.
A strong woman whom i knew as the disciplinarian in the family.
But i saw her often crying in the nights of the funeral when she helps to clean the altar.
i remember her silent tears.
It was those which broke my heart.
These tears that trickle down her cheeks
These tears that got wiped away by those hands
Those hands which brought me up
I was silent... with fear and apprehension
I felt a need to hug her... but i never did it
i felt an immense sense of guilt...
i remembered in my wayward days. I never loved my parents. Though i wouldnt condone wat others would say of my parents but i din love them. I just felt that they were too far apart from me and they did not understand me and all they did was to pass me money.
I remembered one incident vividly, i came home in the afternoon after school to pack my bags and to go stay with my then GF. I never returned home till 1 year later. Thru out these time, my parents would call my pager and leave me voicemails. I never replied. Not 1, not even 1.
I was such a bad kid.
Fast forward to year 2000 , i was gg to come out of army. I had a successful application to go UK for my degree. My parents said no. I was insistent but they came down very hard and said no. That nite i cried very hard... My dad approached me and told me, he knows that if i go, i would never return again. I was appalled at his thot but i kept silent. A rage grew in me. My mum came by and talked to me. She told me of Dad's health and other string of reasons. I was finally convinced to stay for the sake of my father and my mother. I made a choice to spend more time with them.
Going thru the next 5 years was a pain... I grew more and mroe bz at my work. I became a frequent traveller. I became almost an equivalent of my boss at work. I became further away from the very reason i stayed behind in singapore.
I asked myself again why was i doing wat i was doing.
My dad's health took a turn for the worst in 2005-2006. He has to be admitted to a nursing home.
I was devastated and completely helpless.
All these while.. my pillar of support dissappeared slowly and my visit to him increased as my guilt did.
I saw a healthy man turning into a weak feeable old man with sunken cheekbones and loose skin.
The nail in the coffin finally came, my last visit to him, he called out to me to look out for his son to visit him. in his words, "Help me look out for Ah Siong. He's bringing me a Tau Pau"
i cried.
On 31 July at lunch time, my HP rang, seeing my mum's HP, i thot she's gonna ask m if i wanted dinner.. i was tinking to myself, isnt it too early..
Her voice seems shakey ,"Siong, Nursing Home just called. Papa past away"
I was stunned. I just bought my subway and wanted to sit down and eat with my manager and colleague.. I broke the news to them.. i tabaoed my food..wanted to eat on my way there...
The lunch was left behind on my desk.
The memories would never fade.
I would live on for the sake of my mother.
A strong woman whom i knew as the disciplinarian in the family.
But i saw her often crying in the nights of the funeral when she helps to clean the altar.
i remember her silent tears.
It was those which broke my heart.
These tears that trickle down her cheeks
These tears that got wiped away by those hands
Those hands which brought me up
I was silent... with fear and apprehension
I felt a need to hug her... but i never did it
i felt an immense sense of guilt...
i remembered in my wayward days. I never loved my parents. Though i wouldnt condone wat others would say of my parents but i din love them. I just felt that they were too far apart from me and they did not understand me and all they did was to pass me money.
I remembered one incident vividly, i came home in the afternoon after school to pack my bags and to go stay with my then GF. I never returned home till 1 year later. Thru out these time, my parents would call my pager and leave me voicemails. I never replied. Not 1, not even 1.
I was such a bad kid.
Fast forward to year 2000 , i was gg to come out of army. I had a successful application to go UK for my degree. My parents said no. I was insistent but they came down very hard and said no. That nite i cried very hard... My dad approached me and told me, he knows that if i go, i would never return again. I was appalled at his thot but i kept silent. A rage grew in me. My mum came by and talked to me. She told me of Dad's health and other string of reasons. I was finally convinced to stay for the sake of my father and my mother. I made a choice to spend more time with them.
Going thru the next 5 years was a pain... I grew more and mroe bz at my work. I became a frequent traveller. I became almost an equivalent of my boss at work. I became further away from the very reason i stayed behind in singapore.
I asked myself again why was i doing wat i was doing.
My dad's health took a turn for the worst in 2005-2006. He has to be admitted to a nursing home.
I was devastated and completely helpless.
All these while.. my pillar of support dissappeared slowly and my visit to him increased as my guilt did.
I saw a healthy man turning into a weak feeable old man with sunken cheekbones and loose skin.
The nail in the coffin finally came, my last visit to him, he called out to me to look out for his son to visit him. in his words, "Help me look out for Ah Siong. He's bringing me a Tau Pau"
i cried.
On 31 July at lunch time, my HP rang, seeing my mum's HP, i thot she's gonna ask m if i wanted dinner.. i was tinking to myself, isnt it too early..
Her voice seems shakey ,"Siong, Nursing Home just called. Papa past away"
I was stunned. I just bought my subway and wanted to sit down and eat with my manager and colleague.. I broke the news to them.. i tabaoed my food..wanted to eat on my way there...
The lunch was left behind on my desk.
The memories would never fade.
I would live on for the sake of my mother.
October 30, 2007
How it should have ended... ...
Superman
Spiderman
Star Wars
LOTR
BraveHeart (My personal favourite)
For more check out www.howitshouldhaveended.com
Spiderman
Star Wars
LOTR
BraveHeart (My personal favourite)
For more check out www.howitshouldhaveended.com
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