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::: "thanks for your generous words," said mrs. murakami, my language teacher, during our weekly two-hour session at the kobe international community center...
...unlike past weeks, today we didn't even touch our textbook...instead, we talked about family and religion...mrs. murakami was remarkably candid, particularly when it came to her thoughts on taking care of older loved ones and remembering the deceased...
...at one point, with eyes watered, she expressed her sadness about her ailing father, whom she visits every month in hiroshima...i asked if i could pray in jesus' name for her father...yes, she said softly...we closed our eyes...i prayed five simple lines that i've memorized in japanese...God helped me recall and recite fluidly...
...opening our eyes, we both smiled...both of our eyes watered, a connection was made...prayer has a way of lowering our walls and raising our spirits...and because all of us knows suffering, there's always room -- even in unlikely situations -- for...
...unlike past weeks, today we didn't even touch our textbook...instead, we talked about family and religion...mrs. murakami was remarkably candid, particularly when it came to her thoughts on taking care of older loved ones and remembering the deceased...
...at one point, with eyes watered, she expressed her sadness about her ailing father, whom she visits every month in hiroshima...i asked if i could pray in jesus' name for her father...yes, she said softly...we closed our eyes...i prayed five simple lines that i've memorized in japanese...God helped me recall and recite fluidly...
...opening our eyes, we both smiled...both of our eyes watered, a connection was made...prayer has a way of lowering our walls and raising our spirits...and because all of us knows suffering, there's always room -- even in unlikely situations -- for...
...generous words spoken in jesus' name
:::
posted by B & C at
10:28 PM
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taken from a resource called "prayer power" produced by asian access, the five lines are (english translation follows):
Ai suru ten no oto-sama,
Subarashii mina-o agamemasu.
Anata wa subete no mono no tsukuri nushi desu.
Anata ni dekinai koto wa nani mo arimasen.
Douka, Iesu no mina ni yotte, Murakami san wo iyashite kudasai.
Watashi tachi no inori wo kiite kudasatte arigatou gozaimasu.
Iesu Kirisuto no mina ni yotte o-inori itashimasu.
Amen.
Heavenly Father whom we love,
I praise your wonderful name.
You are the Creator of all things.
There is nothing that You cannot do.
Please, in Jesus' Name, heal Mr./Mrs. Murakami.
Thank you that you hear our prayer.
In Jesus' name I/we pray,
Amen.
Bobby that's just really touching! Way to see a need, go beyond studying Japanese and showing Jesus' love to this woman. I will pray that God will truly open her eyes to who He is and His love for her. :) Thanks for sharing Bobby!
that's awesome!
amy
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