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    Tong Ngo
    Mon, Feb 21 at 2:24 PM
     
     

    True Intimacy

    21 | February | 2018

    Human relationships easily become possessive.

    Our hearts so much desire to be loved that we are inclined to cling to the person who offers us love, affection, friendship, care, or support. Once we have seen or felt a hint of love, we want more of it. That explains why lovers so often bicker with each other. Lovers’ quarrels are quarrels between people who want more of each other than they are able or willing to give.

    It is very hard for love not to become possessive because our hearts look for perfect love and no human being is capable of that. Only God can offer perfect love. Therefore, the art of loving includes the art of giving one another space. When we invade one another’s space and do not allow the other to be his or her own free person, we cause great suffering in our relationships. But when we give another space to move and share our gifts, true intimacy becomes possible.

    "And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, and that you may be able to discern what is best..." - Ephesians 1: 9, 10 (NIV)

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    MỖI NGÀY MỘT CÂU KINH THÁNH:

    "NGƯỜI CHO TA DƯỢC BIẾT THIÊN Ý NHIỆM MẦU: THIÊN Ý NÀY LÀ KẾ HOACH YÊU THƯƠNG NGƯỜI ĐÃ ĐỊNH TỪ TRƯỚC TRONG ĐỨC KITO" .

    (EPHEXO 1, 9)

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    The Nonpossessive Life

    20 | February | 2018

    To be able to enjoy fully the many good things the world has to offer, we must be detached from them.

    To be detached does not mean to be indifferent or uninterested. It means to be nonpossessive. Life is a gift to be grateful for and not a property to cling to.

    A nonpossessive life is a free life. But such freedom is only possible when we have a deep sense of belonging. To whom then do we belong? We belong to God, and the God to whom we belong has sent us into the world to proclaim in his Name that all of creation is created in and by love and calls us to gratitude and joy.

    That is what the “detached” life is all about. It is a life in which we are free to offer praise and thanksgiving.

     

     

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NGƯỜI TÍN HỮU TRƯỞNG THÀNH - TÒNG NGÔ

 

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    Tong Ngo
     
    Fri, Feb 18 at 8:28 AM
     
     

    Creating Beautiful Memories

    18 | February | 2018

     

    What happens during meals shapes a large part of our memories.

    As we grow older we forget many things, but we mostly remember the Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners in our families. We remember them with joy and gratitude or with sadness and anger. They remind us of the peace that existed in our homes or the conflicts that never seemed to get resolved. These special moments around the table stand out as vivid reminders of the quality of our lives together.

    Today fast-food services and TV dinners have made common meals less and less central. But what will there be to remember when we no longer come together around the table to share a meal? Maybe we will have fewer painful memories, but will we have any joyful ones?

    Can we make the table a hospitable place, inviting us to kindness, gentleness, joy, and peace and creating beautiful memories?

     

     

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NGƯỜI TÍN HỮU TRƯỞNG THÀNH - TÒNG NGÔ

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    Sat, Feb 19 at 7:08 AM
     
     

    Nền Tảng Sự An Toàn

    Nền tảng sự an toàn của chúng ta là gì? Khi suy nghĩ câu hỏi này, có thể có nhiều câu trả lời: sự thành công, tiền bạc, bạn hữu, tài sản, danh tiếng, gia đình, giao tế, bảo hiểm, v.v.

    Có thể chúng ta không luôn luôn nghĩ rằng những điều này làm nền tảng cho sự an toàn của chúng ta, nhưng hành động hay tâm tình của chúng ta nói lên điều đó. Khi chúng ta mất tiền, mất bạn, hay mất tiếng tăm, sự lo lắng của chúng ta cho thấy cảm nhận an toàn của chúng ta đã bén rễ trong những điều này.

    Ðời sống tinh thần là một đời sống mà sự an toàn không dựa trên bất cứ tạo vật nào, dù có tốt cách mấy, nhưng dựa vào Thiên Chúa, là tình yêu muôn thuở. Có lẽ không thể nào chúng ta hoàn toàn không lệ thuộc vào thế gian, nhưng nếu chúng ta muốn sống trong thế gian một cách thực sự tự do, tốt hơn chúng ta không nên lệ thuộc vào nó.

    Anh em không thể vừa làm tôi Thiên Chúa, vừa làm tôi tiền bạc được” (Luca 16:13)

    Henry Nouwen

     

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    The Intimacy of the Table

    16 | February | 2018

     

    The table is one of the most intimate places in our lives. It is there that we give ourselves to one another.

    When we say, “Take some more, let me serve you another plate, let me pour you another glass, don’t be shy, enjoy it,” we say a lot more than our words express. We invite our friends to become part of our lives. We want them to be nurtured by the same food and drink that nurture us. We desire communion. That is why a refusal to eat and drink what a host offers is so offensive. It feels like a rejection of an invitation to intimacy.

     

    Strange as it may sound, the table is the place where we want to become food for one another. Every breakfast, lunch, or dinner can become a time of growing communion with one another.

     

    The Intimate Personality of the Dining Table

     

    The dining table is one of the most intimate places in our lives. That's where we give each other who we are.

     

     

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