R.I.P. my aunt

I just learned the news when I woke up this morning that my aunt had passed away yesterday in HK. She’s a very dear aunt to me because she took care of me when I was alone in HK when I was 19. We knew that this is coming about a month ago and this incidence just reminded me how short and fleeting life is. Although we don’t have control of time, I was reminded to seize every opportunity to live my life to the fullest each day.

It’s never too late to love, to forgive, to work and to find the job of your dream that resonate with the calling of life. I learned to see what’s important. Love never ceases and mercies remain. The kindness my aunt had once shown me inspired me to care about others who have other needs.

Jesus walked with me in the course that I took and through daily devotion as He prepares me to learn what death is…

Jesus Mourns

Jesus, the Blessed One, mourns. Jesus mourns when his friend Lazarus dies (see John 11:33-36); he mourns when he overlooks the city of Jerusalem, soon to be destroyed (see Luke 19:41-44). Jesus mourns over all losses and devastations that fill the human heart with pain. He grieves with those who grieve and sheds tears with those who cry.

The violence, greed, lust, and so many other evils that have distorted the face of the earth and its people causes the Beloved Son of God to mourn. We too have to mourn if we hope to experience God's consolation.