Sometimes I fear it is too good to be true...
It is too good to be true that I can meet you and have a platonic relationship with you
It seems too good to be true that you appear so simple that I think maybe this is it
It is too good to be true that I can be with you without any sexual context
IT IS definately too good to be true that i have found you....
It is true that I can chill with you
It is true that I feel my guards down around you
It is true that I feel we share a connection
It is true that I was almost falling for you....
It is not true that I cant do without you
It is not true that my life revolves around you
It is not true that I feel a need to please you
It IS true though.... that I am sad maybe over loosing you.....
Friday, 28 November 2008
Friday, 21 November 2008
chapter 23, my thoughts
on 14/11/08 i had written a couple of thoughts re: the state of division within our faiths.
What i had been singing along was for us all to sit and start to reason, start to question how one large community can suddenly be split into different factions, with each side not willing to try to reconcile or try to learn from each other.
In all accounts by and large, i personally feel that there is soooooooo much to learn from all religions and i adopt this convinction based on my reading of the Quran: where it conforms to saying regularly that the scriptures given to Abraham,Moses, Jesus and also to David contained guidance and light from God.....
These scriptures I believe to be Old testament- Moses, Gospel - Jesus, Psalm - David. I am still trying to find (if i can) info RE: scripture for Abraham... but even if i do not..it doesn't matter because everything is from God and God will guide me to His words...
However much of the scripture- probably due to translation issues- may have been omitted or added to, I strongly identify with all scriptures because they are from my God.
The theme for me, leafing through these scriptures is how our congregation related with God then trying to see how our congregation relates to God now.
You can notice how I use the word congregation, because in all reality we ARE one congregation... we have all come from one source.... ultimately that source is God.
This month i am per chanced to be reading Surah Al-Mumimun chapter 23, and in this surah me eyes were yet again opened to the state of our congregation and what we have become....
Really i should not be bothering about it, but for the person I am which is - one with strong ties to family and strong belief in togetherness of kin and public alike - I like to ponder such things and maybe in my delusion of - trying to heal our congregation - I feel a spark can be started GW that starts us all thinking for OURSELVES and then letting us look all these organised religions and organised worship and start to question why and how we have deviated soooooooooooooooooo much from the word of God.
Ultimately it is each individual for themselves in the sight of God, as we all have to account for our actions in this life. God guide us to the straight path and the right path....and grant us a good position at His side.
Though the theme in this Surah is also echoed throughout the Quran, in that I feel it gives us a glimpse into the history of messengers of afore time.... ( this is where i feel i can make a distinction in the scriptures that we have now which were given to Moses/David/Jesus, in that for me, i feel the Quran seeks to confirm and to correct whatever mis-construsions/additions we may have got due to human interference)
It also talks to us, i feel as individuals, as worshippers seeking to be believers.... in any case i always feel whenever i read the Quran that it talks to me as an individual. I always relate it to my life and my circumstances and my sins and seek for God to always enlighten and inspire me to the right meaning and application.
Anyhooooo,
The surah begins with traits of believers.... while reading this, I am intrigued when it mentions believers... it makes no mention of whether believers are Muslim/christian/Jews or whatever... which i can link to another part of the scripture Surah Al-Baqrah 2:62 which reads
I seek refuge with God, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful
"Surely those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts: anyone who believes in God and believes in the last day and leads a righteous life will receive their recompense from their Lord.. They will have nothing to fear nor will they grieve..."
The same verse can also be seen in Surah Al-Maedah 5:69, however slightly organised differently...
anyhow this is just a slight observation... but if i may dwell on it a wee bit longer... it is very easy that we are all saying only Muslims will get to paradise or only Christians will get to paradise or only Jews will get to paradise... the above verse squashes it for you...
my understanding of a believer according to the scripture is one who believes in God.. first status, then they are people who also believe in the last Day and also lead a righteous life... so unfortunately peeps, for some of us that think in order to get to heaven we have to die as muslims/christians/jews.. sorry nothing for you!!! ( well.... i don't really know that) being muslim/christians/jews is just lip service... we are still joined to lead righteous life and may God almghty help us with this fete.
The surah gives some traits of believers, Verse 1-11.
Believers are reverent during prayer and observe payers regularly.. ( on this note, i must add that prayer or Salat which ever you want to call it, was given to all messengers... we are all joined to observe prayer to God and during prayer bowing and prostrating is one of the actions of prayer... so whether you is jewish/christian or muslim or whatever, prayer to God involves actions of bowing and prostrating)
Believers avoid vain talk, they maintain their chastity, they are trustworthy.. these are some of the traits of believers who will inherit Paradise.
Verse 12-22 the goes on to talk of the human being and our creation, it makes us realise how fortunate we are to be in receipt of Gods blessings... Water, Food.. Transport. God is indeed most kind to the people
Verse 23-30 mentions Noah and his situation asking people to believe in God but some people dis not listen to him so God visited on them retribution for their disbelief... Noah was sent to his people asking them to worship God because we have no other god beside Him... This message when reading the quran is echoed by other messengers and found in other chapters.. so first question that pops out at me is,, if we 3 main faiths all share Noah in our history where did the deviation come from???
Verse 31-42.. God established another generation after he wiped out Noah's disbelieving people and another messenger went to them with the message " you shall worship God as You have no other god beside Him... but just like the previous generation, they too disbelieved in the messenger... God then visited on them retribution for their disbelief.... God again substituted another generation after them....
Verse 43-44.. lets us examine Gods system.... Annihilation after disbelieving in God when the messenger was sent to remind you to worship God...indeed for our generation, we should be thanking God he has not annihilated us yet....
Verse 45-50 briefly mentions Moses and Aaron.. some of their peoples disbelief also earned them annihilation... likewise it mentions Jesus, son of Mary....
verse 52 onwards is the one which peaked my interest....
23:52
Such is your congregation - one congregation - and I am your Lord; you shall reverence Me.
23:53
But they tore themselves into disputing factions; each party happy with what they have.
23:54
Therefore, just leave them in their confusion, for awhile.
23:55
Do they think that, since we provided them with money and children,
23:56
we must be showering them with blessings? Indeed, they have no idea.
23:57
Surely, those who are reverently conscious of their Lord,
23:58
And who believe in the revelations of their Lord,
23:59
And who never set up any idols beside their Lord,
23:60
As they give their charities, their hearts are fully reverent. For they recognize that they will be summoned before their Lord,
23:61
They are eager to do righteous works; they compete in doing them.
23:62
We never burden any soul beyond its means, and we keep a record that utters the truth. No one will suffer injustice.
23:63
Because their minds are oblivious to this, they commit works that do not conform with this; their works are evil.
23:64
Then, when we requite their leaders with retribution, they complain.
23:65
Do not complain now; you have given up all help from us.
23:66
My proofs have been presented to you, but you turned back on your heels.
23:67
You were too arrogant to accept them, and you defiantly disregarded them.
23:68
Why do they not reflect upon this scripture? Do they not realize that they have received something never attained by their ancestors?
23:69
Have they failed to recognize their messenger? Is this why they are disregarding him?
23:70
Have they decided that he is crazy? Indeed, he has brought the truth to them, but most of them hate the truth.
23:71
Indeed, if the truth conformed to their wishes, there would be chaos in the heavens and the earth; everything in them would be corrupted. We have given them their proof, but they are disregarding their proof.
23:72
Are you asking them for a wage? Your Lord's wage is far better. He is the best Provider.
23:73
Most assuredly, you are inviting them to a straight path.
23:74
Those who disbelieve in the Hereafter will surely deviate from the right path.
23:75
Even when we showered them with mercy, and relieved their problems, they plunged deeper into transgression, and continued to blunder.
23:76
Even when we afflicted them with retribution, they never turned to their Lord imploring.
23:77
Subsequently, when we requited them with the severe retribution they had incurred, they were shocked.
23:78
He is the One who granted you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brains. Rarely are you appreciative.
23:79
He is the One who established you on earth, and before Him you will be summoned.
23:80
He is the One who controls life and death, and He is the One who alternates the night and day. Do you not understand?
23:81
They said what their ancestors said.
23:82
They said, "After we die and become dust and bones, we get resurrected?
23:83
"Such promises were given to us and to our parents in the past. These are no more than tales from the past."
This lead me to start thinking.. we ARE one congregation...and yes, we HAVE tore ourselves into different opposing disputing factions...and yes Some people think that when God gifts us with money and children that He is blessing us with them...
Isn't it ironic....................
You know, the worst punishment for me is thinking that you are guided that you are doing the right thing but only to find out that what you have is nothing but JACK..... hmmm. God please do not visit such a fate on me....
God HAS given us the hearing... to listen to His words when they are recited... God HAS given us the eyesight... to see for ourselves those who walk in Gods ways and not.... God HAS given us the brain ... with which to do some thinking and reasoning..... God guide us to His path by His will....
For me i feel it is not enough just doing what your parents told you to do... it is the human non-chalant attitude that makes us this way... we all need to start to think for ourselves... decide for ourselves......my parents have nowt to do with my salvation, neither do they have nowt to do with my guidance or direction... God is the source of my salvation and guidance.....
Verse
23:84
Say, "To whom belongs the earth and everyone on it, if you know?"
23:85
They will say, "To GOD." Say, "Why then do you not take heed?"
23:86
Say, "Who is the Lord of the seven universes; the Lord of the great dominion?"
23:87
They will say, "GOD." Say, "Why then do you not turn righteous?"
23:88
Say, "In whose hand is all sovereignty over all things, and He is the only one who can provide help, but needs no help, if you know?"
23:89
They will say, "GOD." Say, "Where did you go wrong?"
23:90
We have given them the truth, while they are liars.
23:91
GOD has never begotten a son. Nor was there ever any other god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have declared independence with his creations, and they would have competed with each other for dominance. GOD be glorified; far above their claims.
23:92
The Knower of all secrets and declarations; be He exalted, far above having a partner.
Translations from http://www.submission.org/quran/webqt.php enter the chapter number and compare different translations
Interesting... when we are asked who is our Master, we do say God... who is our creator... we say God.... but do we all work righteous?? nah we don't... but listen up guys we all need to.... God help us along....
and yes! peeps, God is only one God, the absolute God. neither did He begget nor was He beggotten.. and no one equals Him...
God is the One Lord of the heaven and earth.. He is too High, too Superior to be associated with anything or anyone.. he does not need allies not does he need partners....
this includes those who insist upon associating God with certain prophets/messengers/leaders.... let us realise that this practice has to stop...
I am quite sure that even in the time of the prophet himself, would anyone have the effrontery of saying God plus messenger.... because even logic defies it itself.... so why are we saying it now......... what has happened to us and our congregation us Jews / Christians / Muslims who have all descended from the same progeny but here we all are attacking and killing EACH OTHER
We don't have a second chance... this is our on last stop....
Worshiping God is not about being Christian / Muslim / Jewish... because honestly that is taking us nowhere... it is BELIEVING IN ONE GOD... which for me means... ONE God.... no son, no trinity, no special messenger divinity.. no prophet intercession..... it means direct relationship with God only.... We all came from this ONE God so don't it make sense to worship that same One God.
As usual may God guide us to His path.. the right path and may He forgive us, redeem us, direct us to and keep us in righteousness.....
What i had been singing along was for us all to sit and start to reason, start to question how one large community can suddenly be split into different factions, with each side not willing to try to reconcile or try to learn from each other.
In all accounts by and large, i personally feel that there is soooooooo much to learn from all religions and i adopt this convinction based on my reading of the Quran: where it conforms to saying regularly that the scriptures given to Abraham,Moses, Jesus and also to David contained guidance and light from God.....
These scriptures I believe to be Old testament- Moses, Gospel - Jesus, Psalm - David. I am still trying to find (if i can) info RE: scripture for Abraham... but even if i do not..it doesn't matter because everything is from God and God will guide me to His words...
However much of the scripture- probably due to translation issues- may have been omitted or added to, I strongly identify with all scriptures because they are from my God.
The theme for me, leafing through these scriptures is how our congregation related with God then trying to see how our congregation relates to God now.
You can notice how I use the word congregation, because in all reality we ARE one congregation... we have all come from one source.... ultimately that source is God.
This month i am per chanced to be reading Surah Al-Mumimun chapter 23, and in this surah me eyes were yet again opened to the state of our congregation and what we have become....
Really i should not be bothering about it, but for the person I am which is - one with strong ties to family and strong belief in togetherness of kin and public alike - I like to ponder such things and maybe in my delusion of - trying to heal our congregation - I feel a spark can be started GW that starts us all thinking for OURSELVES and then letting us look all these organised religions and organised worship and start to question why and how we have deviated soooooooooooooooooo much from the word of God.
Ultimately it is each individual for themselves in the sight of God, as we all have to account for our actions in this life. God guide us to the straight path and the right path....and grant us a good position at His side.
Though the theme in this Surah is also echoed throughout the Quran, in that I feel it gives us a glimpse into the history of messengers of afore time.... ( this is where i feel i can make a distinction in the scriptures that we have now which were given to Moses/David/Jesus, in that for me, i feel the Quran seeks to confirm and to correct whatever mis-construsions/additions we may have got due to human interference)
It also talks to us, i feel as individuals, as worshippers seeking to be believers.... in any case i always feel whenever i read the Quran that it talks to me as an individual. I always relate it to my life and my circumstances and my sins and seek for God to always enlighten and inspire me to the right meaning and application.
Anyhooooo,
The surah begins with traits of believers.... while reading this, I am intrigued when it mentions believers... it makes no mention of whether believers are Muslim/christian/Jews or whatever... which i can link to another part of the scripture Surah Al-Baqrah 2:62 which reads
I seek refuge with God, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful
"Surely those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts: anyone who believes in God and believes in the last day and leads a righteous life will receive their recompense from their Lord.. They will have nothing to fear nor will they grieve..."
The same verse can also be seen in Surah Al-Maedah 5:69, however slightly organised differently...
anyhow this is just a slight observation... but if i may dwell on it a wee bit longer... it is very easy that we are all saying only Muslims will get to paradise or only Christians will get to paradise or only Jews will get to paradise... the above verse squashes it for you...
my understanding of a believer according to the scripture is one who believes in God.. first status, then they are people who also believe in the last Day and also lead a righteous life... so unfortunately peeps, for some of us that think in order to get to heaven we have to die as muslims/christians/jews.. sorry nothing for you!!! ( well.... i don't really know that) being muslim/christians/jews is just lip service... we are still joined to lead righteous life and may God almghty help us with this fete.
The surah gives some traits of believers, Verse 1-11.
Believers are reverent during prayer and observe payers regularly.. ( on this note, i must add that prayer or Salat which ever you want to call it, was given to all messengers... we are all joined to observe prayer to God and during prayer bowing and prostrating is one of the actions of prayer... so whether you is jewish/christian or muslim or whatever, prayer to God involves actions of bowing and prostrating)
Believers avoid vain talk, they maintain their chastity, they are trustworthy.. these are some of the traits of believers who will inherit Paradise.
Verse 12-22 the goes on to talk of the human being and our creation, it makes us realise how fortunate we are to be in receipt of Gods blessings... Water, Food.. Transport. God is indeed most kind to the people
Verse 23-30 mentions Noah and his situation asking people to believe in God but some people dis not listen to him so God visited on them retribution for their disbelief... Noah was sent to his people asking them to worship God because we have no other god beside Him... This message when reading the quran is echoed by other messengers and found in other chapters.. so first question that pops out at me is,, if we 3 main faiths all share Noah in our history where did the deviation come from???
Verse 31-42.. God established another generation after he wiped out Noah's disbelieving people and another messenger went to them with the message " you shall worship God as You have no other god beside Him... but just like the previous generation, they too disbelieved in the messenger... God then visited on them retribution for their disbelief.... God again substituted another generation after them....
Verse 43-44.. lets us examine Gods system.... Annihilation after disbelieving in God when the messenger was sent to remind you to worship God...indeed for our generation, we should be thanking God he has not annihilated us yet....
Verse 45-50 briefly mentions Moses and Aaron.. some of their peoples disbelief also earned them annihilation... likewise it mentions Jesus, son of Mary....
verse 52 onwards is the one which peaked my interest....
23:52
Such is your congregation - one congregation - and I am your Lord; you shall reverence Me.
23:53
But they tore themselves into disputing factions; each party happy with what they have.
23:54
Therefore, just leave them in their confusion, for awhile.
23:55
Do they think that, since we provided them with money and children,
23:56
we must be showering them with blessings? Indeed, they have no idea.
23:57
Surely, those who are reverently conscious of their Lord,
23:58
And who believe in the revelations of their Lord,
23:59
And who never set up any idols beside their Lord,
23:60
As they give their charities, their hearts are fully reverent. For they recognize that they will be summoned before their Lord,
23:61
They are eager to do righteous works; they compete in doing them.
23:62
We never burden any soul beyond its means, and we keep a record that utters the truth. No one will suffer injustice.
23:63
Because their minds are oblivious to this, they commit works that do not conform with this; their works are evil.
23:64
Then, when we requite their leaders with retribution, they complain.
23:65
Do not complain now; you have given up all help from us.
23:66
My proofs have been presented to you, but you turned back on your heels.
23:67
You were too arrogant to accept them, and you defiantly disregarded them.
23:68
Why do they not reflect upon this scripture? Do they not realize that they have received something never attained by their ancestors?
23:69
Have they failed to recognize their messenger? Is this why they are disregarding him?
23:70
Have they decided that he is crazy? Indeed, he has brought the truth to them, but most of them hate the truth.
23:71
Indeed, if the truth conformed to their wishes, there would be chaos in the heavens and the earth; everything in them would be corrupted. We have given them their proof, but they are disregarding their proof.
23:72
Are you asking them for a wage? Your Lord's wage is far better. He is the best Provider.
23:73
Most assuredly, you are inviting them to a straight path.
23:74
Those who disbelieve in the Hereafter will surely deviate from the right path.
23:75
Even when we showered them with mercy, and relieved their problems, they plunged deeper into transgression, and continued to blunder.
23:76
Even when we afflicted them with retribution, they never turned to their Lord imploring.
23:77
Subsequently, when we requited them with the severe retribution they had incurred, they were shocked.
23:78
He is the One who granted you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brains. Rarely are you appreciative.
23:79
He is the One who established you on earth, and before Him you will be summoned.
23:80
He is the One who controls life and death, and He is the One who alternates the night and day. Do you not understand?
23:81
They said what their ancestors said.
23:82
They said, "After we die and become dust and bones, we get resurrected?
23:83
"Such promises were given to us and to our parents in the past. These are no more than tales from the past."
This lead me to start thinking.. we ARE one congregation...and yes, we HAVE tore ourselves into different opposing disputing factions...and yes Some people think that when God gifts us with money and children that He is blessing us with them...
Isn't it ironic....................
You know, the worst punishment for me is thinking that you are guided that you are doing the right thing but only to find out that what you have is nothing but JACK..... hmmm. God please do not visit such a fate on me....
God HAS given us the hearing... to listen to His words when they are recited... God HAS given us the eyesight... to see for ourselves those who walk in Gods ways and not.... God HAS given us the brain ... with which to do some thinking and reasoning..... God guide us to His path by His will....
For me i feel it is not enough just doing what your parents told you to do... it is the human non-chalant attitude that makes us this way... we all need to start to think for ourselves... decide for ourselves......my parents have nowt to do with my salvation, neither do they have nowt to do with my guidance or direction... God is the source of my salvation and guidance.....
Verse
23:84
Say, "To whom belongs the earth and everyone on it, if you know?"
23:85
They will say, "To GOD." Say, "Why then do you not take heed?"
23:86
Say, "Who is the Lord of the seven universes; the Lord of the great dominion?"
23:87
They will say, "GOD." Say, "Why then do you not turn righteous?"
23:88
Say, "In whose hand is all sovereignty over all things, and He is the only one who can provide help, but needs no help, if you know?"
23:89
They will say, "GOD." Say, "Where did you go wrong?"
23:90
We have given them the truth, while they are liars.
23:91
GOD has never begotten a son. Nor was there ever any other god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have declared independence with his creations, and they would have competed with each other for dominance. GOD be glorified; far above their claims.
23:92
The Knower of all secrets and declarations; be He exalted, far above having a partner.
Translations from http://www.submission.org/quran/webqt.php enter the chapter number and compare different translations
Interesting... when we are asked who is our Master, we do say God... who is our creator... we say God.... but do we all work righteous?? nah we don't... but listen up guys we all need to.... God help us along....
and yes! peeps, God is only one God, the absolute God. neither did He begget nor was He beggotten.. and no one equals Him...
God is the One Lord of the heaven and earth.. He is too High, too Superior to be associated with anything or anyone.. he does not need allies not does he need partners....
this includes those who insist upon associating God with certain prophets/messengers/leaders.... let us realise that this practice has to stop...
I am quite sure that even in the time of the prophet himself, would anyone have the effrontery of saying God plus messenger.... because even logic defies it itself.... so why are we saying it now......... what has happened to us and our congregation us Jews / Christians / Muslims who have all descended from the same progeny but here we all are attacking and killing EACH OTHER
We don't have a second chance... this is our on last stop....
Worshiping God is not about being Christian / Muslim / Jewish... because honestly that is taking us nowhere... it is BELIEVING IN ONE GOD... which for me means... ONE God.... no son, no trinity, no special messenger divinity.. no prophet intercession..... it means direct relationship with God only.... We all came from this ONE God so don't it make sense to worship that same One God.
As usual may God guide us to His path.. the right path and may He forgive us, redeem us, direct us to and keep us in righteousness.....
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Ages ago , I was inspred by these words
All Dignity belongs to God. Most Exalted is God, the One who controls all things in the heaven and on earth. Possessor of all Authourity, The Most Homourable Lord
All Power belongs to God. The Great One. With Him is control over all things. He is the Ultimate Rules. Does of whatever He wills.
All Power belongs to God. The Great One. With Him is control over all things. He is the Ultimate Rules. Does of whatever He wills.
Friday, 14 November 2008
14/11/08
today while searching for somewhere called Bacca/Baca or however way it is spelt,
i came accross a site with these words
"Every human being experiences suffering at one time of life or another. Even though Christians know that God cares about our suffering, many wonder why God allows it. The Bible speaks of this is many places. It also provides the answers to our questions. Of course He knows. Of course He cares. He is omnipotent, and sovereign; He has a plan for everything He allows under Heaven. It is when we put our trust in Him, and stop asking questions, that God gives us the spirit of peace.
* Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! And thou sayest, "How doth God know?" Job 22:12,13a
* Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Prov. 3:5
* Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Job 22:21
* Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ... who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them. Psa 84:5a,6,7a
This is what i am always saying...
we are so similar...
look at the old testament. is all bout God, God, God, this same old testment that jews, chrstians and muslims hold to.
its all about God! God!.
This same old testament where we find stories about our prophet that we all have in common - Abraham, Moses,David, Solomon...
and now somewhere along the line we have all turned apart from the word of God by holding onto each of our prophets...
The jews hold onto Moses, the Christians.... Jesus and the Muslims... Mohammed....
Why oh Why...
I still maintain, worshiping God is about God alone as is evidenced in the scripture, the old testment and the Quran... its all about God.
Worship God alone, Focus on God alone and leave these prophets to be.. they have been and they have gone,, God our creator is the only one still here...
It should not be said " in the name of " anyotherperson" unless its is in the name of the Most Gracious- "the name of God our creator".. neither should it be said... "There is only one God and "one prophet is his messenger" because God is only one God. Any other statement other than one to affirm this is for me blasphemy... because to the dis-inclusion of other prophets of God who have been before who God according to the Quram were given scripture, format for prayer and duties for charity giving.
With God I find strenght, With God i know i will not fail...
May God guide me to his path..
i came accross a site with these words
"Every human being experiences suffering at one time of life or another. Even though Christians know that God cares about our suffering, many wonder why God allows it. The Bible speaks of this is many places. It also provides the answers to our questions. Of course He knows. Of course He cares. He is omnipotent, and sovereign; He has a plan for everything He allows under Heaven. It is when we put our trust in Him, and stop asking questions, that God gives us the spirit of peace.
* Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! And thou sayest, "How doth God know?" Job 22:12,13a
* Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Prov. 3:5
* Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. Job 22:21
* Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ... who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them. Psa 84:5a,6,7a
This is what i am always saying...
we are so similar...
look at the old testament. is all bout God, God, God, this same old testment that jews, chrstians and muslims hold to.
its all about God! God!.
This same old testament where we find stories about our prophet that we all have in common - Abraham, Moses,David, Solomon...
and now somewhere along the line we have all turned apart from the word of God by holding onto each of our prophets...
The jews hold onto Moses, the Christians.... Jesus and the Muslims... Mohammed....
Why oh Why...
I still maintain, worshiping God is about God alone as is evidenced in the scripture, the old testment and the Quran... its all about God.
Worship God alone, Focus on God alone and leave these prophets to be.. they have been and they have gone,, God our creator is the only one still here...
It should not be said " in the name of " anyotherperson" unless its is in the name of the Most Gracious- "the name of God our creator".. neither should it be said... "There is only one God and "one prophet is his messenger" because God is only one God. Any other statement other than one to affirm this is for me blasphemy... because to the dis-inclusion of other prophets of God who have been before who God according to the Quram were given scripture, format for prayer and duties for charity giving.
With God I find strenght, With God i know i will not fail...
May God guide me to his path..
Thursday, 13 November 2008
BIG issues
yes! yes! yes!!!
Today I have a big rant and moan!!
I have just admitted to myself that I have BIG ISSUES!!
Issues relating with other members of the public.
Especially females in the toilet?
One thing that seems to evade my faculties is why women like to talk to each other when they go into the rest rooms?
why! why!! why!!
I find this weird....
for me, rest rooms are place where u go in, do the business and leave...
what's is with all this chitty chatty gossip talk?
its bad enough that I have to enter a cubicle knowing that there is someone else in another cubicle close by...
its bad enough that I may have to occupy the only cubicle available
its even worse when I go in alone and then someone then enters the rest room at the same time that I am there... ARRRGHHHHH!!!
Not fair....
Its then even worse that I still haven't mastered the art of silent pee, so when I pee its like a waterfall crescendo... while everyone else, you wont even hear the slightest noise except for the loo roll when they go to take a swig..
Today I was in a cubicle, me myself and I alone in the rest room, dutifully minding my own business, then another person walked in....Now what got me was that of all the 8 cubicles that were there and with me occupying the last one, she had to take the one next to me... Crime NO 1
Then again, she went about doing her business and there was no noise from her end.. Crime NO 2
and here was poor old me,, swishing about for the whole of Glasgow Crime NO 3
Its not fair I say...
Then again, why is it that when I want to use the rest room, lo! and behold there you find is a group of cackling women, chit chatting away... fixing bra's and make-ups... someone tell me why...
what is wrong with going into rest room, doing your biz and leaving the rest room, when u get out of it, you can then chit chat. as long as you like eh tell me what is wrong with that?
All this preening and pruning, in front if a glass mirror, as if people don't have glass mirrors in their own homes to prune before coming out???
honestly I have big Issues
Today I have a big rant and moan!!
I have just admitted to myself that I have BIG ISSUES!!
Issues relating with other members of the public.
Especially females in the toilet?
One thing that seems to evade my faculties is why women like to talk to each other when they go into the rest rooms?
why! why!! why!!
I find this weird....
for me, rest rooms are place where u go in, do the business and leave...
what's is with all this chitty chatty gossip talk?
its bad enough that I have to enter a cubicle knowing that there is someone else in another cubicle close by...
its bad enough that I may have to occupy the only cubicle available
its even worse when I go in alone and then someone then enters the rest room at the same time that I am there... ARRRGHHHHH!!!
Not fair....
Its then even worse that I still haven't mastered the art of silent pee, so when I pee its like a waterfall crescendo... while everyone else, you wont even hear the slightest noise except for the loo roll when they go to take a swig..
Today I was in a cubicle, me myself and I alone in the rest room, dutifully minding my own business, then another person walked in....Now what got me was that of all the 8 cubicles that were there and with me occupying the last one, she had to take the one next to me... Crime NO 1
Then again, she went about doing her business and there was no noise from her end.. Crime NO 2
and here was poor old me,, swishing about for the whole of Glasgow Crime NO 3
Its not fair I say...
Then again, why is it that when I want to use the rest room, lo! and behold there you find is a group of cackling women, chit chatting away... fixing bra's and make-ups... someone tell me why...
what is wrong with going into rest room, doing your biz and leaving the rest room, when u get out of it, you can then chit chat. as long as you like eh tell me what is wrong with that?
All this preening and pruning, in front if a glass mirror, as if people don't have glass mirrors in their own homes to prune before coming out???
honestly I have big Issues
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
free as a bird.....
i want to be free. i feel i am free... i want to live free....
free to sing........ free to run...... free to dance.... free to laugh..... free to be me
i went running today and i felt the moves, i felt the grooves and i could nto control myself...
so i started to move.. little by little by body started to groove...
it felt so liberating, it felt so exhilerating...
it has been a long time... long long time coming...
Thank you God, Most gracious.
on to another matter, is there any correlation between your toes and prayer?
why does it seem during prayer that my toes keep getting longer and longer extending outwards?
it is either a figment of my imagination or i am running mad ( that has already been confirmed anyways) but i have been mulling it over aand i think there is correlation? he he he he he
i am full of life this evening...
free to sing........ free to run...... free to dance.... free to laugh..... free to be me
i went running today and i felt the moves, i felt the grooves and i could nto control myself...
so i started to move.. little by little by body started to groove...
it felt so liberating, it felt so exhilerating...
it has been a long time... long long time coming...
Thank you God, Most gracious.
on to another matter, is there any correlation between your toes and prayer?
why does it seem during prayer that my toes keep getting longer and longer extending outwards?
it is either a figment of my imagination or i am running mad ( that has already been confirmed anyways) but i have been mulling it over aand i think there is correlation? he he he he he
i am full of life this evening...
Sunday, 9 November 2008
Thank you God, the Most Gracious
i had a dream.. the other time.....
this dream brought tears to my eyes.. this dream brought a smile to my heart, it culminated in the words Thank you Lord, The Most Gracious..
i dont understand this dream....
the other time i had a call from someone i know... the call shook me a bit....... the call stood me still .......
the other time i met my friend... our conversation made me think... our conversation pondered in my head....
i am not a supersticious nor am i 'deja vu' inclined... but these co-incidences... make me worry and make me think... these things make me wonder and make me dream...
the question on my lips is .........Is it the same?...... Is it linked?
nevertheless, the words still remain....... Thank you God, The Most Gracious....
this dream brought tears to my eyes.. this dream brought a smile to my heart, it culminated in the words Thank you Lord, The Most Gracious..
i dont understand this dream....
the other time i had a call from someone i know... the call shook me a bit....... the call stood me still .......
the other time i met my friend... our conversation made me think... our conversation pondered in my head....
i am not a supersticious nor am i 'deja vu' inclined... but these co-incidences... make me worry and make me think... these things make me wonder and make me dream...
the question on my lips is .........Is it the same?...... Is it linked?
nevertheless, the words still remain....... Thank you God, The Most Gracious....
the world is not is not do disimilar you know....
this evening, i was faced with a situation that seemed like a de ja vu but knowing fully well that it was not. it is what i like to call a lesson in humanism, a lesson in human thought and direction...
as usual i was surfing the web for some stuff.. and i saw a post regarding the origin of the religious place Bakkah, Baca, Bekkah etc ( different spellings) when i saw a post by someone else and the guy asked the same questions that i was thinking. nothing funny there, ..only that he asked it in the way i would have asked it...
that shook me slightly and it brought to mind the part in the scripture where i read something akin to " being careful about seeking information about things not in the scripture and asking about them...otherpeople have asked about them before.. i am not the first neither will i be the last... but with the asking one has to be careful lest seeking something that will turn their mind away from the path of God..." something like that... when i remember tha part of the scripture i will add the verse... gw
anyway i felt like i am not the only one in the world that thinks like me, and that was spooky... that i punched at the screen and laughed out loud...
it made me human again... brought me back to reality and to life and in a way made me appreciate all the faculties that i have...
like i am saying now...it is gradual process, towards my Lord... crawling, then
baby steps, then walking tall then full blown 100meters race... gw
as usual i was surfing the web for some stuff.. and i saw a post regarding the origin of the religious place Bakkah, Baca, Bekkah etc ( different spellings) when i saw a post by someone else and the guy asked the same questions that i was thinking. nothing funny there, ..only that he asked it in the way i would have asked it...
that shook me slightly and it brought to mind the part in the scripture where i read something akin to " being careful about seeking information about things not in the scripture and asking about them...otherpeople have asked about them before.. i am not the first neither will i be the last... but with the asking one has to be careful lest seeking something that will turn their mind away from the path of God..." something like that... when i remember tha part of the scripture i will add the verse... gw
anyway i felt like i am not the only one in the world that thinks like me, and that was spooky... that i punched at the screen and laughed out loud...
it made me human again... brought me back to reality and to life and in a way made me appreciate all the faculties that i have...
like i am saying now...it is gradual process, towards my Lord... crawling, then
baby steps, then walking tall then full blown 100meters race... gw
Thursday, 6 November 2008
songs brewing up inside of me....
on the 31st of October my heart went up to my Lord.
I was at work and i was feeling particularly frail and grateful,
a song rose from my soul to my lips...
I will call to thee O Lord
For you are my only Lord
Unto thee I set my soul
Unto thee my praise shall go
I will call to thee O Lord
Lord accept my humble plea
Lord accept this wandering heart
Guide it straight onto thy path
Lord accept this soul who sings
Searching for thy ways my Lord
Please accept this single heart
Guide it straight Lord in thy path
Morning noon and every night
Lord be near, remember me
Let my heart not wander free
Except to praise thee everly...
Then what i decided to do was to record the tune of my glass shattering/croaky voice on my phone... it brought tears to my eyes...
maybe its the winter time that makes me more emotional more heartfelt and bla bla... but its a part of me that i feel time after time...but anyways I am thankful to God that i can feel like this...
I was at work and i was feeling particularly frail and grateful,
a song rose from my soul to my lips...
I will call to thee O Lord
For you are my only Lord
Unto thee I set my soul
Unto thee my praise shall go
I will call to thee O Lord
Lord accept my humble plea
Lord accept this wandering heart
Guide it straight onto thy path
Lord accept this soul who sings
Searching for thy ways my Lord
Please accept this single heart
Guide it straight Lord in thy path
Morning noon and every night
Lord be near, remember me
Let my heart not wander free
Except to praise thee everly...
Then what i decided to do was to record the tune of my glass shattering/croaky voice on my phone... it brought tears to my eyes...
maybe its the winter time that makes me more emotional more heartfelt and bla bla... but its a part of me that i feel time after time...but anyways I am thankful to God that i can feel like this...
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