Funny Incident

I was at Kh's house yesterday and we spotted this message in the pool. Some people used large pebbles to form the words,"We miss weekend". LOL. =D



P/s: Sorry if you can't see the words clearly. It was 15 storeys high, and I took it with my lousy 1.3 megapix camera phone and had it zoom to the max already. Well, at least to show you guys that it was there. T.T

A beautiful love song

I usually blog out of inspiration, and today, I'm inspired to blog about my choice of song for today. It's the Phantom of the Opera theme song, "All I Ask of You". I've always thought of it as a very beautiful love song. But today, I've learnt to see it in a different light.

Pastor Wendy played this song in church today. Well, it's not the first time she's played secular music in church. It's a little controversial, but I think it doesn't matter, because she did it for a good reason. This song ministered to her and it ministered to me as well. Suddenly, it dawned on me that it wasn't just a love song. It was much more than that.

I always enjoy her sermons because they really touch my heart. She didn't need funny jokes or witty parables to get her point across. She merely spoke from her heart, and I think it was all pretty much unrehearsed.

Her reason for playing this song is that it depicts God's love and purpose for us. In this song, we have the lead characters, Christine and Raoul doing a duet.

Christine represents us, human beings. She sang of a great desire to be loved and cared for, to feel safe and secure, and to be free. There has been so much turmoil and unrest going on in the world right now, and all we really need and want, as human beings, is love. Love overcomes everything. If only people could see the inner beauty in that deformed boy, he wouldn't have to retreat into the dungeons of the theatre and live in shame and bitterness. See, it wasn't that deformed face that made him the Phantom. It was the actions of the people who mocked him. Things wouldn't have turned out this way if humans knew how to love each other as oneself.

Raoul, represents God. Raoul sang of unconditional love and a strong desire to be accepted by Christine. Similarly, God loves us unconditionally. A love so perfect, so deep, that no one else in the world can love us like He does. He wants to be by our side every moment of our lives, and He understands all our needs and wants to be our comforter, our strength and our provider, if only we would allow Him into our hearts. Indeed, there is no greater love in the world.

I've listened to this song many times and I did not feel much about it. Today, I listened to this again with a different perspective, and it really touched my heart. I was getting a little teary at the end of it.

Here's the lyrics for the song. Click on the "play" button to play it. Read the lyrics as you listen to it. To my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, I hope this song ministers to you too. =)

No more talk of darkness
Forget these wide-eyed fears
I'm here, nothing can harm you
My words will warm and calm you

Let me be your freedom
Let daylight dry your tears
I'm here, with you, beside you
To guard you and to guide you

Say you love me every waking moment
Turn my head with talk of summertime
Say you need me with you now and always
Promise me that all you say is true
That's all I ask of you

Let me be your shelter
Let me be your light
You're safe
No one will find you
Your fears are far behind you

All I want is freedom
A world with no more night
And you always beside me
To hold me and to hide me

Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime
Let me lead you from your solitude
Say you need me here, beside you
Anywhere you go, let me go too
That's all I ask of you

Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime
Say the word and I will follow you
Share each day with me, each night, each morning
Say you love me

You know I do

Love me, that's all I ask of you