Westminster Carol

The chancel choir will lift "Westminster Carol" for this week anthem.
I will be in Indiana with my family to attend a graduation assessment during this weekend even though Jason and I have one more thing to complete the degree. The school allows doctorate students who passed all those qualifying exam to walk at the ceremony.

Gracefully, Sally Reeves will lead the music during the services. Thank you Sally!!

Here is the text of the carol. Let's praise with the choir on Sunday!

Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o'er the plains.
And the mountains in reply, Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo. Shepherds why this jubilee, Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be which inspire this heavenly song.
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come adore on bended knee Christ the Lord the newborn King.
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Child of God

This week anthem is "Child of God" written in American Folk Tune. I love this song singing during Advent or Christmas. The song made me sure my identity which is the happiest truth. Let's praise Him and tell people
"I am a Child of God!".

Child of God

If you anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am. If anybody asks you who I am, tell them I'm child of God.
Peace on Earth and Mary rocking the cradle, rocking the cradle, rocking the cradle,
Peace on Earth and Mary rocking the cradle, Christ Child was born in glory.
If anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am, If anybody asks you who I am, tell them I'm a child of God.
The little cradle rocks tonight in glory, tonight in glory tonight in glory, the little cradle rocks tonight in glory,
Christ Child was born in glory.
If anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am,
If anybody asks you who I am, Tell them I am a child of God.
DO you believe, a He was born in a stable, born in a stable, born in a stable, would you believe, He was
born in a stable, Christ Child was born in glory.
If anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am.
If anybody asks you who I am, tell them I'm a child of God.
If anybody asks you who I am, who I am, who I am.
If anybody asks you who I am! Tell them I'm a Child of God, Oh YEAH~!

Lessons and Carols~!

Let's praise Jesus and hear miracle story about Him at the Lessons and carols!!
You don't want to miss it!

a Advent song

Advent has started last week. It is very important to have a period time preparing our hearts before Christmas. We think that Christmas comes back every single year but I would like to have a new Christmas in every year. I have asked myself how many times I have had "real Christmas" in my life. I could count a few but now many. It is also the busiest time of a year always. It makes harder to focus on our heart toward Jesus.
The chancel choir will lift up this beautiful advent song "waiting for a king" as anthem this week. And the adult handbell will praise " in the bleak winter" as an offertory. Both has beautiful text. I pray that we have a desire to have our Lord, Jesus in our heart and give ourselves as offering to Him. The last verse of "in the bleak winter" is my favorite. This week is also our consecration Sunday. I hope everyone bring their hearts to the Lord. He doesn't need anything because He already has everything. but, He wants our hearts. Don't you think?
Here are two songs' text.

Waiting for the King
Waiting for a king; when will he come? Waiting for a king; God's holy one.
Will the world be ready?Is his advent near?
Waiting for a king. When will he appear?
Waiting for a king; when will he come?
Waiting for a king; God's only Son.Will the world receive him? will he stand alone?
Waiting for a king to come and take his throne.
In the fullness of time the Prince of Peace will come,
The promised Messiah, God's chosen One.
For those who are righteous, hope will be restored.
Their eyes will be opened, eyes will be opened, eyes will be opened, they will know the Lord.
Waiting for a king, ruling in might. Waiting for a king to shine in our night.
Will the world be ready when he comes to stay?
Waiting for a king. will this be the day?

In the bleak winter
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,

In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;

Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

Enough for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.

Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.

What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.

A Song of Thanksgiving

I would like to share one of my favorite songs for the Thanksgiving. The choir will not have a chance to share with you this year but I would love to share about the song. It is originally from Swedish hymn. The poem was written by August L. Storm who served in the Salvation Army for whole his life. August suffered a back injury that crippled him for life and yet he continued to serve his Salvation Army duties until his death. This poem was written among those suffering years but he did not stop thanks to the Lord with whole his hearts. Here is the poem for you all. I pray that we all can lift the poem to the Lord at the Thanksgiving.
Thanks to God for my Redeemer, thanks for all that you provide.
Thanks for times now but a memory, thanks for Jesus by my side.
Thanks for pleasant balmy springtime, thanks for dark and dreary fall.
Thanks for tears by now forgotten, thanks for peace within my soul.
Thanks for prayers that you have answered, thanks for what you have denied.
Thanks for storms that we have weathered, thanks for all you have supplied.
Thanks for pain and thanks for pleasure, thanks for comfort in despair.
Thanks for grace that none can measure, thanks for love beyond compare.
Thanks for roses by the wayside, thanks for thorns their stems contain.
Thanks for homes and thanks for fireside, thanks for hope, that sweet refrain.
Thanks for joy and thanks for sorrow, thanks for heaven’s peaceful shore.
Thanks for hope in the tomorrow, thanks go God forever more.

Thanksgiving Sunday!

This Sunday is our Thanksgiving Sunday! We will lift our heart with " Rejoice, Give thanks and Sing!" to the Lord. The youth ensemble will join the chancel choir to make the song more beautiful . Please encourage and give your support to the youth ensemble!!
Let's count blessings and give thanks to the Lord!!
Also, there will be a community Thanksgiving service at St. Anne. Anyone is interested in singing with the choir, please come at 5:50 on Sunday afternoon.
You are more than welcome!!

Precious Lord, take my hand!

We are running toward the busiest season of a year, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Especially, our church has an annual Barbecue next weekend. For the event, people spent most of their free time in the church to prepare it such as cutting woods, cleaning the grills, making the barbecue sauce, and so on. It is an enormous effort to make it happen.

I have chosen "Precious Lord, take my hand" as our anthem of this week. Physically, or emotionally, we all sometimes get tired and feel that we even couldn't move a one more step. Some people might feel that way in the Sunday morning. Let's call our Precious Lord, and ask Him to take our hands. From Psalms 37: 24,"though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand." We all stumble in some point but we will not fall because the Lord holds with His hand. What a comforting message! I have prayed that we all confess that we stumble and need His hand. Here is the text.

Precious Lord, take my hand Lead me on, let me stand I"m tired, I"m weak, I"m lone Through the storm, through the night Lead me on to the light Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home.

This week and beyond.

I am sorry that I haven't been writing lately anything. I did not have much time staying with the computer. One of my home computers has been out of function for several days. All made me not to update much. I went to Indiana to attend one of my teachers memorial service the first part of November. Now, my husband is in Indiana to prepare for his final project and it means I have to take care of my girls 24 hour a day by myself. It makes me also busier than usual.

However, the choirs have been doing as normal. All the rehearsals are held as usual. However, next week, there will be no rehearsal for the youth handbell, and children's choir on Wed. night next week due to the barbecue. But the chancel choir will still meet on Wed. night.
There will be a community Thanksgiving service at St. Anne on Sunday 23rd at 7:00. Anyone is interested in singing with people as a choir, please come at 5:50!! We will rehearse a song for the special anthem.

The youth handbell did a wonderful job last Sunday at both services! The youth ensemble will meet on Sunday at 4:30 and play with the chancel choir on 23rd with " Rejoice, Sing and Thanksgiving" at both service.

Dec. 14th will be the Lessons and carols!! Please mark that day afternoon from 4:00-6:00!

The children's choir will sing on this Sunday with "Hymn of Promise". Please wear white top and dark bottom and be there tomorrow rehearsal as well as 8:30 on Sunday.

The adult handbell will have a rehearsal as normal and play the first Sunday on Dec. with O come o come Emmanuel.

Let's have a wonderful week!

Feed Me Lord.

I don't know why... but I have found an interesting matter related to death. People are born somewhere in the world every day and also they die every day somewhere. However, I have felt that there are some favorite period of time to be born and passed away. Don't you agree? during this week, I heard several people passed away. In fact, I went to play piano for some one's memorial service this morning and will be out of town to attend my dear teacher's memorial service in Indiana. I don't know why... but it seems that God calls people home in certain time.

This week is All Saints and communion sunday. The chancel choir will lift " Feed me Lord" up to the Lord as the anthem of this week. The main melody is from Dvorak's New world symphony and arranger combined with Amazing grace. Karen Kotz will play solo flute with the choir. I pray that you all feel God's indescribable peace through this service especially this music. Jason, my husband, will lead music at the services.

Here is the text.

Feed me, Lord, feed me Lord, give me peace restored.
Cleanse my soul, make me whole, Lamb of God adored.
Feed me Lord, feed me Lord, from above, come to me. The living bread now sets me free with God's eternal love.
Amazing Grace come down to me, a gift from God above. Feed me Lord, feed me with God's eternal love. Amazing grace removes my pain; the cup I long to share.

Feed me, Lord. feed me. I live within Your care.
O Lord Your Spirit shall remain. feed me Lord, feed me Lord. Lamb of God adored.

The majesty and glory of Your name

The Majesty and Glory of Your name
I love autumn. I grew up in Seoul that has clear four seasons. Also, I stayed in Bloomington, IN where also has four seasons for eleven years. I love each season but autumn is my most favorite season of all. Colorful leaves, crispy blue sky, brighter stars at night, and chilly early morning and night and so on. I sometimes amaze and could not describe how beautiful God’s creations are. The chancel choir will lift a beautiful anthem up this week. It is based on a poem from Psalm 8. When the prayer walk team walked the Manor this Monday, the sky was just perfect as an example of this poem. I could not stop praising the Lord with this song. It seems everything makes people worried and timid in our world. However, it would be a great time to look up the sky and enjoy how beautiful God’s creations are and He is the one who reigns the world, universe, and He is the Alpha and Omega. Let’s praise Him. Here is the text.

The Majesty and Glory of Your name.
When I gaze in to the night skies and see the work of Your fingers. The moon and stars suspended in space. Oh, what is man that You are mindful of him? You have given man a crown of glory and honor, and have made him a little lower than the angels. You have put him in charge of all creation. The beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea. But what is man, Oh, what is man that You are mindful of him. O Lord, our God, the majesty and glory of Your name. Transcends the earth and fills the heaven. O Lord, our God, little children praise You perfectly, And so would we. Alleluja! The Majesty and glory of Your name. Alleluja!

God's word

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. "
A gospel John starts with this phrase. What does it mean exactly?

I would like to share my mom's story related to the Word of God. She has told me that God's word(the bible) is the light, and the source of strength throughout her life. I remembered that she literally copied the whole bible in the blank note in Korean from Genesis to Revolution twice. And she copied in English from Psalm, Proverb, and the new testament. Whenever she has some time, she starts writing the bible. According to her, the bible becomes real "source of strength" when she faces to really difficult situations. Her total set of bible finished during my dad's serious illness time.
I remembered clearly that whenever my dad was in dialysis, she was sitting next him reading and coping the bible with her neat handwriting. At sleepless painful nights, she did again. She said, when we read bible, our thoughts sometimes go off to somewhere but when we try to write, we have to focus on each word. So, it becomes really living words to her. I dare to try to copy the bible yet however, I have started to read loudly.
I have to stop several places to figure hard vocabularies out during reading, but I enjoy a lot hearing myself God's word. It is a blessing and privilege to read the bible freely out loud.
Our church has started the reading bible ministry to everyone during the office hour. I pray that we have a presence of the Lord while we read the bible through the ministry and the Holy Spirit may fill us!!

Get All Excited to See the King~!

We will praise "Get all excited to see the king" as our anthem this week. Lately, the economy has been a big issue in the world. I would like to proclaim that Jesus is the King and the solution of the world. Our God is the living God. Let's praise and worship the King!

Here is the text. Enjoy!

Get all excited, go tell everybody that Jesus Christ is King.(x3) Jesus Christ is still the King of kings, King of kings.

Well, you talk about people, you talk about things that really aren't important at all. You talk about weather, you talk about problems we have here at home and abroad. But friend, I'm excited about a solution for the world; I'm gonna shout and sing. It's "Jesus Christ is still the King of kings."

Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King.(x3)Hallelujah, Hallelujah, we're going to see the King.

It is time to PRAY!

We had two new members of our prayer walk on last Monday. They go to another church but they read about our prayer walk especially this week for the middle school and high school.
I was very grateful that new people joined to pray together for the schools especially.
Coming week, we will pray for our government workers in our town, police officers, firefighters, public service personnel, a mayor and so on. So, we will meet at the police department parking lot at 6:00!
Also, our prayer conference is this Saturday. It will be a wonderful opportunity for everyone. I know, lots of people already made their minds to go to somewhere else. HOWEVER, it is not late to change your minds. As we all see and feel about our economic situation, it is the time to pray!
If you say, prayer does not work in the economy. No way. Prayer works in everywhere because God is the one who reigns all the world. We can't see that really but if you try hard enough, you will find out who has the real power. Let's give up one Saturday for the football or pumpkin patch or family trips. The opportunity does not come often. If it does, we will not call it "opportunity" or "chance". Life is full of choices. That is one of beauties in our lives however, it can be painful too due to our choices. Let's pray. It is time to pray. not tomorrow or next week.

Come Share the Lord

October is already here!!

We will have a communion service on this Sunday.
The chancel choir will sing " Come share the Lord" as our anthem and the youth ensemble will play "Holy, Holy, Holy" and " Open my eyes and hearts O Lord" at their first time.
Please support the music ministries by your prayers.
Here is the text.
We gather here in Jesus' name, His Love is burning in our hearts like living flame.
For through His loving Son, the Father makes us on. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.
We'll gather soon where angels sing, we'll see the glory of our Lord and coming King.
Now we anticipate the feast for which we wait. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.
For He will feed us with His presence here, this bread and wine will do us good.
Our deepest hungers He will satisfy, for He is life and peace and rest and drink and food.
He joins us here. He breaks the bread. The Lord who pours the cup is risen from the dead.
The one we love the most is now our gracious host. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.


No one is a stranger here. Everyone be longs. Finding our forgiveness here, we in turn forgive
all wrongs. We are now the family of which the Lord is head. Though unseen He meets us here in the breaking of the bread.


We gather here in Jesus' name, His love is burning in our hearts like living flame. For through His Loving Son, the Father makes us one. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.
We'll gather soon where angels sing, we'll see the glory of our Lord and coming King.
Now we anticipate the feast for which we wait. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.

This week and beyond

This week, the chancel choir has our annual retreat on Friday and Saturday at the new Ebenezer retreat center. We will have ultimate rehearsals for two days to sing and read new music.

This Sunday, the children's choir will lift their songs up during services. The chancel choir will sing "He is Jehovah" as our anthem. The anthem is based on "Israelite folk tune".

Here is the text. Enjoy!

He is Jehovah

He is Jehovah, God of creation. He is Jehovah, Lord God Almighty, the balm of Gilead, the rock of ages. He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

He is great I am, the God of Abraham, Jehovah Shalom, the God of peace I am, the God of Israel, the Everlasting One, He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

Sing Hallelujah, Sing Hallelujah! He is Jehovah, Lord God Almighty, He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

He is your Provider, Jehova Jireh, God of Salvation, God of Messiah.

The Son He sent to you and testified of Him. He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

This week for Prayer walk

We will walk and pray near "Main street" subdivision this week. We will meet at 5:55 in front of the Primary School. We will pray for the schools, students, teacher and the neighborhood.

So, please don't be shy! come and join us to pray and walk on Monday morning!

With All My Heart

This week anthem is "With All My Heart". It is one of my favorites. The Youth choir will join at the second service to sing with the chancel choir. Also, the adult handbell will play "Shalom, my friends" as a musical offering.
This anthem text is especially very intimate to the Lord. I pray that we all praise Him with all our heart in one say "We love You, Lord". Here is the text.

With All My heart by Babbie Mason

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus 'tis now.
In this quiet place with You I bow before Your throne. I bare the deepest part of me to You and You alone. I keep no secrets for there is no thought You have not known.
I bring my best and all the rest to You and lay them down.

With all my heart I want to love You, Lord, and live my life each day to know You more.
All that is in me is Your completely, I'll serve You only with all my heart.

You faithfully supply my needs according to Your plan, so help me Lord, to seek Your face before I seek Your hand. And trust You know what's best for me when I don't understand, then follow in obedience in every circumstance.

With all my heart I want to love You, Lord, and live my life each day to know You more.
All that is in me is Your completely, I'll serve You only with all my heart.

Sing to the Lord a new song

This week, the chancel choir will sing a joyful anthem " Sing to the Lord a new song" as an anthem and the youth who went to Lake Junaluska this Summer will play handbell with "Gospel train" at 11:00 service.

Also, prayer walk will start on this coming Monday at 6:00 AM from our church parking knot.
We will pray and walk for 45 minutes.
We are going to walk the main street subdivision next Monday at the same time. We will meet at the primary school parking knot.
Anyone who wants to pray and walk at the first in the morning, please come and join!!

This week anthem and beyond

This Sunday is the first Sunday of September and we will have a communion.

The chancel choir will praise " As we break the bread" as our anthem. Because of the storm Hanna we unfortunately cancelled the Romanian choir concert on Thursday night.

The Youth choir started last Sunday. So, for youth, please come at 4:30 on Sunday to the Sanctuary. If you play any instruments, please let me know too.

Praying that everyone remembers Him during this week especially the communion.

As We Break the Bread

As we break the bread, as we drink the wine,

All our strength will be supplied, Lord Jesus will provide, And may it ever be.

As we break the bread, as we drink the wine,

in this blessed, holy place we will know the tender grace of Jesus Christ, who said,

"Remember me."

This is the body broken; this, our daily bread.

This is the blood of the covenant; with it we are fed.

As we break the bread, as we drink the wine, we remember Jesus said, " I will rise up from the dead." In His death we shall be free from all sin eternally, for our Lord and Savior said,

" Remember me."

As we break the bread, as we drink the wine,

We remember Him.

Be Thou My Vision

This week, we are going to sing " Be Thou My vision" as our anthem.

It is well known and favorite among people.

I pray that God shows His love and grace throughout the song.

Enjoy!

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart. Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art Thou my best thought by day or by night Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom and Thou my true word. I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;Thou my great Father, I , Thy true son Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not nor man's emptly praise. Thou mine inheritance, now and always;Thou and thou only first in my heart.

High King of heaven, my treasure Thou are High King of heaven my victory won. May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun Heart of my own heart whatever befall. Still be my vision O Ruler of all.

Very Personal

We praise together while we are singing hymns and anthems. However, I have thought “praise” itself is very personal thing. We can sing together with same hymn but our hearts would reponse differently depends on each person. Also, some people like to raise their hands when they praise or some people claps. Sometimes, we just kneel down completely to express our gratefulness to the Lord. I remembered that I used to dance at my small room to praise the Lord. My dad was very worried that I was involved some kinds of strange religious group. However, I enjoyed dance to the Lord while I was praising the Lord. As we all know from the bible, David loved also dance to the Lord as well as playing a harp or singing. How about you? Do you feel shy when you praise the Lord with other people? I am honestly shy too. Like last Sunday while we were praising “Spirit of the Living God”, I really wanted to lift my two arms and hands but I was too shy to do that. I confessed to the Lord that I was thinking about what people think first. I think we should be free to express our hearts to the Lord at least during the worship. I know it is not easy but let’s try to think about Him only! He would love to see us praising Him freely.

In Christ Alone

This week, we will sing "In Christ Alone" for an anthem. As we all know, this song is very popular and many people's favorite. As I read some stories related to the song, there are many people experiencing miracles and presence of God with the song. The text is powerful as well as the melody. I pray that we all can feel God's presence through this song.
Here is the text.

In Christ alone my hope is found,He is my light, my strength, my song;this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,firm through the fiercest drought and storm.What heights of love, what depths of peace,when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!My Comforter, my All in All,here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ alone! who took on flesh. Fullness of God in helpless babe!This gift of love and righteousness. Scorned by the ones he came to save:Till on that cross as Jesus died,The wrath of God was satisfied -For every sin on Him was laid;Here in the death of Christ I live.
There in the ground His body lay. Light of the world by darkness slain:Then bursting forth in glorious Day Up from the grave he rose again!And as He stands in victory. Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,For I am His and He is mine -Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
No guilt in life, no fear in death,This is the power of Christ in me;From life's first cry to final breath.Jesus commands my destiny.No power of hell, no scheme of man,Can ever pluck me from His hand;Till He returns or calls me home,Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.

Hallelujah!!

Abide with me

This week anthem is "Abide with me", a famouse hymn arrangement.

Here is the text.

Abide with me, fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens: Lord, with me abide!
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
help of the helpless, O, abide with me.

I need thy presence every passing hour;
what but thy grace can foil the tempter's powers?
who like thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

Hold thou my cross before my closing eyes; shine through the gloom and point me to the skies:
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me, abide with me.

New semester, new rehesrsal schedules for the choirs

I know you all are very anxious when our choirs start. We will start rehearsals on Wed. 27th.

As usual, the youth hand bell will start at 5:00 on Wed. Please, come at 4:40 to set the tables and bells. The chimers also will start that day with Ms. Sarah at the yellow door room at 5:00 on Wed. The children's choir will be at 6:15 in the chapel!

The chancel choir's rehearsal will be 7:15 at the Sanctuary as normal. On Thursday at5:30, the adult handbell will meet at the sanctuary.

The Youth choir will meet on August 24th, 4:30 in the Sanctuary. Please bring your instruments if you play any.

I am very excited to start a new semester with all those choirs. I am already planning for Christmas music.

If you or your children are interested in joining any of the choirs, please contact me!! I am a nice person. ^^ Don't hesitate to talk about it.

Looking forward to seeing y'all soon! YEAH!

How to praise?

I will start a new Sunday school class at my office from August 24th with a book "Let us praise" by Judson Cornwell. I read when I was trained in a missionary group in Korea. The missionary group does mission through "worship and praise". Jason was there as a staff for several years but I was only for two years. I learned and experienced many things in new and variety ways. It was amazing how God works through the worship and praise service among the people. Every time before the service, there is a prayer meeting for the service for an hour. And there is a staff prayer meeting everyday for two hours. I honestly lost my voice because of the prayers and ended up couldn't sing anymore. However, God used the team to save, heal, and touch countless people through the worship. I believe that God still presents in our worship and praise especially works through the music. The music makes soften people's hearts to open to the Lord directly. Most of all, our God needs to be praised! In this book, the author tells many different ways to praise God. If you are interested in, please contact me or buy a book and come to the class on 24th between the services. Let's Praise the Lord!!

Give me Jesus,

Here is our anthem this week. I am totally agree "you can have all this world, but give me Jesus!" Let's testify it.

In the morning when I rise, in the morning when I rise, give me Jesus!

And when I am alone, and when I am alone, give me Jesus!

Give me Jesus, give me Jesus!

You can have all this world, but give me Jesus!

And when I come to die, and when I come to die, give me Jesus.

And when the trumpet sounds, when the trumpet sounds, give me Jesus!

Give me Jesus, give me Jesus!

You can have all this world, but give me JESUS!!

Let us talents and tongues employ

This Sunday is the first Sunday of August! We will have a communion service.

I have chosen Jamaican folk melody based anthem, "Let us talents and tongues employ."

Here is the text. Enjoy!

1. Let us talents and tongues employ, reaching out with a shout of joy:

bread is broken, the wine is poured, Christ is spoken and seen and heard.

Refrain:

Jesus lives again earth can breathe again pass the word around: loaves abound!

2. Christ is able to make us one, at the table he sets the tone.

Teaching people to live to bless, love in word and indeed express.

3. Jesus calls us in, sends us out. Bearing fruit in a world of doubt, gives us love to tell,

bread to share: God Immanuel every where.

Your Grace is enough for me!

My family and I have been looking for two things lately; house and a pet. I can tell you that to find both of them is not easy at all. Both of them are very important to be chosen because after we choose to be with, we need to be with it at least for several years. I have been worn out to look both! and started complaining and being whinny. How come someone has everything not me. I know all things has started again from "comparison". Honestly, I have had a pretty good life so far. I have wonderful super parents, family, husband, kids, and been given so much to enjoy. How can I be so whinny with those matter? On the way to work, there was a song from His radio "Your grace is enough for me". How about that! His endless love, grace, and Himself! All from Him is enough for me. I decided not to be whinny anymore instead, I will look to the Cross to remind myself how blessed I am from Jesus!! His grace and love.

'Ohana means...

My Summer Vacation in “Hawaiian way”
It is almost at the end of our summer break. I couldn’t go to any “vacation” with my family this summer. However, we have watched many movies at our home theatre. Because I envy one of choir members who went to Hawaii for her family vacation, I would like to share a movie which has a background of Hawaii. I especially would like to share a Hawaiian word, ‘ohana’. Here is a defination from Wikipedia. ‘Ohana means family in an extended sense of the term including blood-related, adoptive or intentional. It emphasizes that family and friends are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one another. If you have seen the movie, you would say what means and particular phrase after the characters say the word. ‘Ohana means family. Family means nobody get left behind or forgotten. It amazes me how they determine “family” itself. And the added following phrase has made me think a little bit deeper. We call ourselves “family in Christ”. However, I sometimes make definition the family as only blood-related or even smaller only my direct family, among Korean, or only RHUMC. Also, I even didn’t think about someone get left behind or forgotten among even small family. So, first, I decided to contact my family members to find out anyone gets left behind through phone calls and e-mail. As you know, most of my relatives are in Korea. It is not easy to contact them. However, I found couple of my cousins who have felt left behind. Second, I have started searching for anyone in our church family who get left behind or forgotten? And realized that if you want to find out who get left behind or forgotten, you should know them pretty well. So, I have started looking within church family whom I know well enough. I think I found what my vacation will be. I will send letters, cards, e-mail, or phone calls to find out who are missing in my ‘Ohana. Do you want to try it with me? Aloha! (Its original means affection, love, peace, compassion, and mercy in Hawaiian language.)

Beach Party, the VBS!

The VBS started yesterday! My muscle has soared with dancing. ^^

Are we ready? VBS!

Our church VBS starts tomorrow at 9:00 AM to 12:30!! This year's theme is "Beach Party".
I will help "the music waves" with three youth helpers. Please keep in your prayer that the young souls can meet our Lord, and accept Jesus as their Savior throughout the VBS. One soul is worthier than the whole world to our God!!

Heart of the farmer

I did have my first own grown tomatos in the U.S. recently. When I was young, one of my chores at home was watering plants in my parents’ house. We didn’t have any spring cooler system, so, I had to carry liturally the bucket to give the plants every time. Also, I had to say good words to the plants. My grandma taught me that the plants could hear and grow better with good words. So, I used to talk to the plants. Anyway, thirty years later now, I bought the self tomato kit from the walmart in the beginning of this spring and planted the seeds. I had to change pots for three times but I enjoyed a lot. I give water twice a day if it is hot. When storm came at the early stage of my plants, I got worried about the plants and moved them inside.However, after the plants got bigger, I let them be outside to deal with the storm themselves, even though I picked my window to observe closely. I don’t think my tomatoes are tastier than others from any groceries. However, they are meaningful to me. Of course, I talked to them again. And I even bought “miracle grow” to boost the plants. I think I am a pretty good farmer. Don’t you think?
Whenever I read the parable scripture of seeds, I could feel how Jesus as a farmer loves His plants. In Matthew 13, He let the plants grow with other weeds for good reason. I may not be able to understand God’s providence that He let the evil in the world among us. However, I could feel how much He thinks and loves about us to survive and grow among the weeds. Also, I believe that there must have been clear reasons. The life in the world never gets easy but I deteremined that I will keep growing and bearing good fruits because I have a good Farmer behind me.

I give my song

I remembered the question I got for my baptism when I was sixteen. “What is the purpose of men?” and the booklet already had an answer as “to glorify the Lord”. Also, I answered as written. Of course, I passed the question and got baptized. However, I have thought about the answer for a while. Is it the right answer? Does God need to be glorified by people? He is already “the one”, “GOD”. I have thought, of course, we worship and praise Him to glorify Him. However, I think what He really wants to have from us is “relationship”; living relationship, active relationship. Please, understand me. I am not an ordained minister and I am just sharing my thought. He is our living God. I would like to lift up our song to express our love to the Lord this week. Here is the anthem text. Let’s be alive, and active to show our love to the Lord.

“I give my song” by Joseph Martin
What can I give to God my Creator? What can I do to show my love?
What can I give to my Lord and my Savior? What can I bring? What can I bring?
What can I give to the Lord of Creation? What do I have that;s worthy of Him? What can I bring Lord High Prince of heaven? What can I bring? What can I bring?

I can sing Alleluia, Lord. I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You. Lord, I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You.
He fills my mouth with the joy of music, He fills my hear with the sounds of His love.
He fills my life with the peace of His Spirit. Now I can sing, now I can sing.

I can sing Alleluia, Lord. I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You. Lord, I adore You. All my days I can sing Your praise. I can give my song to You.

Kneeling

I noticed that kneeling is hard among big people who have longer legs. However, among Korean, we kneel a lot especially when we seriously pray. I love to kneel. Whenever I kneel, I feel giving up everything before my God. I am humble when I kneel. I want to start my new week with a kneeling prayer. I found out myself that I have started making excuses not kneeling to pray lately. I know, it is not matter of how we pray but when I kneel, I can hear better and pour out my heart to the Lord more. Lord, I am kneeling right now to confess that I am nothing, but you are everything.

This week anthem text

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Refrain:

All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful: the Lord God made them all.

1. Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.

2. The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them every one.

3. He gave us eyes to see them. And lips that we might tell.

How great is God Almighty, who has made all things well.

First song of this Month.

"Spirit of the Living God, fall a fresh on me. Spirit of the Living God, fall a fresh on me. Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Spirit of the Living God, fall a fresh on me. "

It is a first day of new month, July. I lift my hands and pray that Spirit of the Living God fall a fresh on us, melt us, mold us, fill us, and use us. I want to be a living person in His Spirit. If we believe in the Living God, we are living too. What does "living" mean? I really do believe that our God is the Living God among us right now.

The Handbell Concert II!

Aren't they beautiful!!

the Handbell concert!

They did their best!

The Youth band!

The Youth band!! They did so great! I am so proud of you!

Picutres from yesterday performance!

first, the children's choir had a performance. My Christine and Joanne are in the choir. One of the pictures is the youth band one.