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Friday, May 13, 2005



Tears and goldfish eyes

I woke up with goldfish eyes yesterday, u know those swollen eyelids that you get from crying the night before. I really have to stop the habit of reading stuff that will make me cry just before bed lest I want to look horrible the next day.

The book I was reading is called, In The Presence of My Enemies. Sounds familiar, well its a phrase taken from Psalm 23. The book is an account of the kidnapping of Martin and Gracia Burnham, American missionaries and their year of terror in the Philippine jungle, written by the latter herself. It was written in a simple, honest manner that I like and what made me borrow this book from the library is this quote found at the back of the book,

"The issue... is not why an all-powerful God might choose to subject a man to evil, but how a man, with God's help, responds to evil..."

This quote impressed me so much, I decided to read the book and was taken thru a year in captivity and the constant feeling of not knowing what happens next. The couple was taken by the Abu Sayyaf during a once-in-a-lifetime anniversary getaway and was held in captivity for a year until they were rescue. However, during the rescue mission, both were shot and Martin Burnham died.

Its amazing how his wife, recovered from the incident and lived to tell a story of pain, struggle and self discovery and at the same time learning not to blame God but to trust in Him and be thankful for every little thing, not just the good things.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is brave enough to look into oneself and see the ugliness of the human heart.

Lydea blogged at 3:46 PM

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