You are the apple of my eyes
You are the apple of my eyes
Another song the inmates taught me ...
It's a song spoken by the Lord to each one of us. Granted, I'm usually not someone who feels comfortable with songs of this nature as I felt that God should be the focus and not mankind, but in this case, I'm somehow so drawn by the song - especially when I'm reminded of the people who have taught me this song ...
The inmates that I ministered to are a bunch who are receiving their due punishment for breaking the law. No matter how confident they are in our presence, within them the inferiority complex and feelings of unworthiness are just waiting to erupt ... very simply, if they encounter one unkind word, or one unkind act. Very often, they felt that their lives had been messed up, their future seems so marred. Sometimes just a short prayer for them, a little hug, or some words of encouragement would be sufficient to lift up their spirits, and that's when I find songs of this nature so apt to be learnt by them.
While we were learning to sing the song, the song leader (an inmate) suggests we changed the pronoun from "you" to "I", affirming before God how precious indeed we all are before Him. I could see the feelings in them - that of being loved - when they sang it in this way.
My personal feel is that our society has become more and more self-absorbed, more and more selfish, less and less accepting and considerate - especially when we think about the recent situation (refer to my previous blog entries a week or so ago ...), and even to our very own countryman but those who are considered to be on the fringe, or the inmates, etc - we are no less "mean" as compared to our treatment of foreigners.
One of the building I drove by has this banner: Ex-offenders face a second prison - our prejudice. How true, but yet how heartbreaking!
Another song the inmates taught me ...
You are the apple of my eyes
You are so precious in my sight
You are the diamond that I long for
You are the pearl of great price
You are the crowns in my hands
You are the jewel in my sight
You are the bride that I long for
You are my joy, my delight
I love you (x4)
It's a song spoken by the Lord to each one of us. Granted, I'm usually not someone who feels comfortable with songs of this nature as I felt that God should be the focus and not mankind, but in this case, I'm somehow so drawn by the song - especially when I'm reminded of the people who have taught me this song ...
The inmates that I ministered to are a bunch who are receiving their due punishment for breaking the law. No matter how confident they are in our presence, within them the inferiority complex and feelings of unworthiness are just waiting to erupt ... very simply, if they encounter one unkind word, or one unkind act. Very often, they felt that their lives had been messed up, their future seems so marred. Sometimes just a short prayer for them, a little hug, or some words of encouragement would be sufficient to lift up their spirits, and that's when I find songs of this nature so apt to be learnt by them.
While we were learning to sing the song, the song leader (an inmate) suggests we changed the pronoun from "you" to "I", affirming before God how precious indeed we all are before Him. I could see the feelings in them - that of being loved - when they sang it in this way.
My personal feel is that our society has become more and more self-absorbed, more and more selfish, less and less accepting and considerate - especially when we think about the recent situation (refer to my previous blog entries a week or so ago ...), and even to our very own countryman but those who are considered to be on the fringe, or the inmates, etc - we are no less "mean" as compared to our treatment of foreigners.
One of the building I drove by has this banner: Ex-offenders face a second prison - our prejudice. How true, but yet how heartbreaking!
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