(Week 15) Say I Love You Now

• This week the slogan outside the church on my way home says: “Hidden in every loss and grief is a seed of new life.”
• “Just like death always comes too early, and regret often comes too late, most of the ‘I love you’ was said either too early, or too late.” (死亡總是來得太早，而懊悔卻往往來得太遲，大部分的「我愛你」不是說得太早，就是太遲。─ 張小嫻)  Sometimes saying “I love you” might not be easy, but we could not afford to take the risk of saying it too late.
• My friend told me that last time when she was feeling very sad, one of the little girls in our church came to hold her face with both hands and said to her: “I love you.”  It melted her saddened heart away.
• To love is to be humble before the ones you love.  I’m still learning how to be humble, so that I would not give up.
• Only when we can see what God is doing in our lives and believe in God’s promises for us, we could overcome all the disappointments and discouragements, and see the love, light and hope that we have in Him.
• Tuesday afternoon I have learned sign language for the first time!  One of the board members of our organization came to join us for staff meeting.  After sharing Psalm 121 with us, he taught us the sign language for the chorus of a Chinese worship song.  I was amazed by the sign language of “Jesus”, which means He nailed on the cross for us.  I also like the sign language of “forever”, which is a never-ending circle, just like a ring.  One of the lines that really touched me was “Forever You are with me.” (你永遠與我同在)  While I was doing the sign language of this line, I felt like the everlasting presence of God is with me.  It is so perfect and beautiful.  Forever God is with us, this is the eternal hope that we can hold onto in the Kingdom of God. 
• My friend and I have just received the news that some of the people around us got connected together for some big projects.  We were amazed by and excited for what God is doing.  And we are looking forward to seeing God’s plans to be unfolded.  We praise God for all the divine connections and the coming open doors!