IT'S A LONG LONG JOURNEY

 

It's a long, long journey
Till I know where I'm supposed to be
It's a long, long journey
and I don't know if I can believe
When shadows fall and block my eyes
I am lost and know that I must hide
It's a long, long journey
Till I find my way home to You
Many days I've spent
Drifting on through empty shores
Wondering what's my purpose
Wondering how to make me strong
I know I will falter
I know I will cry
I know You'll be standing by my side
It's a long, long journey
And I need to be close to You
Sometimes it seems no one understands
I don't even know why
I do the things I do
When pride builds me up till I can't see my soul
Will You break down these walls and pull me through?
'Cause it's a long, long journey
Till I feel that I am worth the price
You paid for me on calvary
Beneath those stormy skies
When Satan mocks and friends turn to foes
It feels like everything is out to make me lose control
It's a long, long journey
Till I find my way home to You

FRENCH IS NOT BELONG TO YOU, IT'S BELONG TO GOD. SAID JOAN DE ARC TO CHARLES KING OF FRANCE JOAN WAS BURNT IN 1431 CANONIZED IN 1920 BY BENEDICT XV

 

Joan of Arc (1412– 30 May 1431) also known as "the Maid of Orleans," was a 15th century Catholic saint, and national heroine of France. A peasant girl born in Eastern France, Joan led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of King Charles VII. She was captured by the English, tried by an ecclesiastical court and burned at the stake when she was nineteen years old.

ON THE WINE YARD LITTLE RIVER WINERY AT SWAN VALLEY , WA

picture by Ina Yorendra

 

"I am the true vine, and My Father is the Vine-dresser. Every branch in Me that bears no fruit He will take away; and every branch that bears fruit He will cleanse, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the Word I have spoken to you. Abide in Me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it remain on the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I AM THE VINE AND YOU ARE THE BRANCHES. He who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; FOR WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING." John 15:1-5

THE LIGHT FROM YOU LORD - TO TEACH ME THE WAY , THE GROTTO OF SANCTUARIES LOURDES

a self potrait , picture by myself

 

I pray we'll find your light
and hold it in our hearts
let this be our prayer
when shadow fill our day
lead us to place
guide us with your grace
give us faith
so we'll be
safewe ask that life be kind
and watch us from above
let this be our prayer ( The Prayer)

ARAULEN BOTANICAL GARDEN WA , A LITTLE ANGGEL BEHIND US

picture by Ina Yorendra

 

God was standing by our side ,
and God is with us in our storms as well.
He may not necessarily send an angel.
We may not necessarily hear an audible voice.
But if we pay attention,
we can hear the still, small voice of God.
And certainly, He will speak to us through His Word.
We can reassure others that the Lord is in control.

A PRAYER

candles at St Mary Cathedral Jakarta

 

Lord,
this candle that I have lit
may it be light from You
to lighten my way
through difficulties and decisions

May it be from You
to burn up my selfishness , my pride
and all that is impure in me

May it be Flame from You
to warm my heart
and teach me
to love

VIAM DOLOROSA CIRCUMCIVI AT STAGE 14 , SANCTUARIES LOURDES

 

THE SINNER WOMAN AND PHARISEAN

 

suatu waktu
datanglah orang-orang Pharisi
ketengah masa
menyeret seorang perempuan
yang dikatakannya pelacur
Yesus melihat perempuan itu
Ia meletakkan tanganNya
pada dahi perempuan itu
menatap matanya dalam-dalam
dan berpaling kepada mereka -mereka
dan lama memandang mereka
kemudian Ia menunduk dan menulis
nama-nama-mereka
dan dosa mereka masing-masing
ketika Ia menulis
mereka beringsut mengundurkan diri
karena malu
sebelum selesai menulis
tinggallah perempuan itu
lalu Yesus menatap mata perempuan itu
"engkau terlalu banyak bercinta,
mereka yang menyeretmu hanya sedikit mempunyai cinta,
pergilah dalam damai"

hanya yang berdiri tegak dapat menopang yang tersandung

(Kahlil Gibran dalam Yesus Sang Anak Manusia)
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IS MARY MAGDALENE THE ADULTEREES

Jesus with Mary (John 20:11-18), in a fresco painted by Fra Angelico in the convent of Saint Mark in Florence, between 1438 and 1446.
aku seorang perempuan
yang telah menceraikan jiwanya
mereka memanggilku perempuan sundal
dan seorang perempuan
yang memelihara 7 setan
hari itu matahari yang tenggelam dimataNya
telah membunuh naga dalam diriku
ketika fajar dimataNya menatap mataku
semua bintang di malam-malamku meredup
aku menjadi Maria dari Magdala
aku menjadi seorang perempuan
seorang perempuan
yang hilang dari dunia lama
dan menemukan diri di tempat yang baru
aku mohon kepadaNya
datanglah kerumahku
berbagi roti dan anggur
aku punya dupa
yang akan kubakar untuk Mu
dan bejana perak untuk membasuhMu
aku memohon dengan sangat kepadaMu
datanglah kerumahku

aku teringat tatkala Ia berjalan menempuh malam
bukan , Ia tidak berjalan Ia sendiri adalah Jalan
Jalan dibalik jalanan itu
(Kahlil Gibran dalam Yesus Sang Anak Manusia)

Tidak pernah disebut dalam injil Yohanes 7 bahwa Maria Magdalena adalah perempuan yang berzinah dan perempuan berdosa yang mengurapi kaki Yesus dengan minyak wangi mahal dan kemudian membasuhnya dengan air mata dan rambutnya. Para penafsir KS berbeda-beda dalam menyampaikan pendapatnya. Lukas hanya menyebutnya sebagai salah satu perempuan yang mengikuti Yesus yang dibebaskan dari 7 roh jahat dan sebagai perempuan yang bersama perempuan - perempuan lainnya menyertai perjalanan Yesus. Tidak kurang Kahlil Gibranpun menulis Maria dari Magdala adalah saudara Marta dan Lazarus di Bethania adalah Sebagai Maria Magdalena yang berpraktek di Caesaria, sebuah kota pelabuhan. Injil Gnostics bahkan ada yang menulis Maria Magdalena sebagai isteri Yesus. Ensiklopedi Katolik - pun tak pernah mengidentifikasikan Maria Magdalena adalah Maria dari Bethania.

COMPASSIONATE - THE GOOD SAMARITAN

  The Christian Bible's Second Epistle to the Corinthians is but one place where God is spoken of as the "Father of compassion" and the "God of all comfort" (1.3). The life of Jesus embodies for Christians the very essence of compassion. Christ's example challenges Christians to forsake their own desires and to act compassionately towards others, particularly those in need or distress[7].
Jesus assures his listeners in the Sermon on the Mount that, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." In the parable of The Good Samaritan he holds up to his followers the ideal of compassionate conduct.
The heritage within Western Christendom of compassion as the principle of charity has resulted in recent times in the growth of remarkable charitable phenomena such as Oxfam, Médecins sans Frontières and Live Aid with global reach and budgets of millions of dollars. True Christian compassion, say the Gospels, should extend to all, even to the extent of loving one's enemies. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassionate)

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG - CIKANYERE 1988

 

He LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want
He maketh me to lie down
in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters
Yea, though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

ARAULEN TULIP BOTANICAL GARDEN IN SPRING TO SUMMER WEST AUSTRALIA

 

The desert will sing
and rejoice
and flowers will bloom

CITY OF PERTH PICTURED FROM THE YARD OF ST MOLUCA'S CHURCH SOUTH PERTH

 

picture by hendra boeniardi
In the silence
between the spaces
we can hear
sounds,
thoughts,
pictures,
so clear
(Alexander Simpkins in Easy Lessons for Spiritual Growth , Turttle Publishing , Boston , 2003 )

ANOTHER SPOT OF AMSTERDAM CITY OF THOUSAND CANALS

 

picture by hendra boeniardi
Silence
simple richness
rich simplicity

THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD THE BEAUTY OF CREATION

 

picture by hendra boeniardi
ON THE WAY TO LOURDES FROM NICE VIA GENOA ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND THEN THROUGH BLUE MOUNTAINS

Simple lessons for spiritual growth :
develop a sense of calm and confidence through meditation
find inspiration in the Words
understand our creative self through contemplation
nurture a path of mindfulness and transform our life
( Alexander Simpkins , Easy Lesson For Spiritual Growth , Turttle Publishing , Boston , 2003 )

LONELINESS DRIVEN US TO RELATIONSHIP

 

picture by hendra boeniardi
AMSTERDAM CITY OF THOUSAND CANALS

perhaps
loneliness
is a human sensation
a human feeling
a human emotion
given to us
to drive us
into relationship
as hunger
driven us to food
in this sense
it is a beautiful gift
is an amazing grace
for without loneliness
to make us hurt
and then
by my loneliness
life opens to me again
( hendra , adopted from Loneliness , 2008 )

VOLUNTERS PREPARE TO HELP THE SICKS AND DISABLES FOR THE CANDLES PROCESSION AT SANCTUARIES LOURDES

 

I myself will look after
and tend my sheep,
The lost I will seek out,
the strayed I will bring back,
the injured I will bind up,
the sick I will heal.

NOTRE DAME SANCTUARIES LOURDES

 

MONTE CARLO AT MONACO , CITY AND STATE OF MILLIONAIRES

 

PISA AT FLORENCE , ONE OF SEVEN WONDER IN THE WORLD , BUILT IN THE YEAR OF 1173 AND COMPLETED IN 1350

 

ON THE BATEAUX MOUCHES CRUISE AT SEINE RIVER - PARIS

 

God grant us
the serenity to accept
the things
we can not change
courage to change
the things
we can
and
wisdom to know the difference
(Robert J. Furrey in Psychology of Humility)

ME AT ST GILDARD - NEVERS ROAD TO PARIS WHERE BERNADETTE SERVES IN SISTERS OF CHARITY

 

ON THE YARD IN THE FRONT OF ST BERNADETTE'S GRAVE (EMPTY). HER INCORRUPTIBLE BODY LIES INSIDE THE CHURCH
Only in love can I find You, my God.
In love the gates of my soul spring open,
allowing me to breath a new air of freedom
and forget my own petty self.
In love my whole being streams
forth out of the rigid confines
of narrowness and anxious self-assertion,
which make me a prisoner
of my own poverty and emptiness.
In love all the powers of my soul
flow out toward You, wanting never more to return,
but to lose themselves completely in You,
since by Your love
You are the inmost center of my heart,
closer to me than I am to myself.

(Karl Rahner, Encounters with Silence)

MARVELOUS LOUVRE THE RICHEST MUSEUM IN THE WORLD

 

PARIS OH MAMA MIA EVERYTHING IS BEAUTYpicture by hendra boeniardi

NOTRE DAME PARIS MOTHER OF CHURCH DIOCESE OF PARIS - 1ST STONE WAS LAID BY POPE ALEXANDER III

 

picture by hendra boeniardi