Read The Bible

 

 

 

 

THE BIBLE contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you.

It is the traveler's map, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword, and the Christian's charter. Here Paradise is restored, Heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed

CHRIST is its grand subject, our good the design, and the glory of God its end.

It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully. It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure. It is given you in life, will be opened at the judgment, and be remembered forever. It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the greatest labor, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents.

Excerpt from: The Gideons International

New Testament - Bible Book 

 

"It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure." 

 

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 I am The Pen😊

The same writer, author and creator.

 

November starts the Round Two of 

The Writer Series (R2)

The series will continue! 

 

I thank all those who have been with me in the 

Round One. It was experimental, but satisfying enough for me. I have readers! 😍 

The extra story, THE DEEP BLUE SEA, especially, has received appreciations from special people in my life.  As I have said before that I may not be special to this world, but this world has special people to me. 

And you, my readers, became part of those people. I thank you for being there.

So stay tuned for more, if you're interested enough to go on with me.

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Who is the greatest? (Intermission 13)

 

 

The Good Book Says

"Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked,

"Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

2 He called a little child and had him stand among them.

3 And he said,

"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children,  you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.

6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to sin! Such thing must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!"

Matthew 18: 1 -7

10 See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell  you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven."

Matthew 18:10

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How to get eternal life? (Intermission 12)

 

 

The Good Book Says

 

   "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"

16  Now a man came up to Jesus and asked,

"Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"

17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. 

"There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."

18"Which ones?" the man inquired. Jesus replied,

     "Do not murder, 

do not commit adultery, 

do not steal, 

do not give false testimony,  

19    honor your father and mother, 

and love your neighbor 

as yourself."

20    "All these I have kept,"the young man said. "What do I still lack?"

21    Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. 

Then come, follow me."

Matthew 19: 16 - 21

 

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Intermission 11

 

 

 What's Coming in The Pen next month?

Round Two is about to start

 

I am The Pen😊

The same writer, author and creator.

Here is the start of the Round Two of 

The Writer Series. Well, the series will continue!

Shaken 2

 

 The lights from the match sticks went higher. They settled themselves in the air, high enough for humans on the darkened earth not to reach them.

 

Dreamed 2

 

 As he came closer to other people on the streets, they were not many, he realized they were all like zombies. They were like walking dead. They were looking past him as if he was not existing at all. 

 

Done 2

 

"So where is that boy now?"

He look at his paper and there the answer was already written.

And more! Just stay tuned! 😉 

Acknowledgement

 

 

 In addition to my first list of Acknowledgement is my appreciation to below app in giving a better presentation of the images I use for  The Deep Blue sea.

 

 

Another app having the three main elements I needed to portray to its best the message of my written materials. It is simple, easy and functional. And of course, user friendly.

 

 

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Story Last Chapter

 

 Later on, some mother fishes came around me. Nobody said a word but just stayed and danced as if trying to entertain me until finally they made me laugh,

Under the sea we had days and nights. 

During the days, we did nothing but enjoy them,

During the nights, we had no choice but to endure them.

Life had been like that since you left us.

Our children had never asked me again where you were. The friendly big fish had always appeared to distract them. They came back telling me they had played with dad.

One year passed, then another, then another and yet, we still preferred to be under the sea.

Then one day, we reached the top of the water.

As we had our head out of the blue water, we looked around and just noticed the bright sun in the clear blue sky. It brought us hope and joys. Not even a single boat. Nobody. Nothing but the three of us with the bright sun on top of us and the birds flying high and low.

The seashore wasn't too far. I told our children to swim towards it. We did happily. We reached the shore and started to feel the white sand, danced and lived again!

 

 💓💓THE END💓💓

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Story Chapter 4

 

I saw your eyes closing definitely and just when your head fell hung on your mother's arms, I felt myself giving a very loud cry and that was all I remembered.

Then I opened my eyes and I saw myself standing in the middle of an empty street and alone.

"Where am I?"

I looked around and all I saw were cement walls on both sides.

In front of me, I saw a tall man, thin and lonely standing in front of an open white gate, tall and bright. The gate was just ten meters away. The man was looking on the other side of the street. I walked towards him. As I came closer, he turned around. It was you!

"My señora!"

Those were the words you had said. I recognized your voice and ran into your arms.

We hugged and kissed as if we had never ever kissed each other before. Slowly, the faces of our children had crossed my mind.

"No! My children!"

With all my strength still left on me, I pulled myself away from your arms and opened my eyes.

I realized that I had been dreaming!

Still, my hands were held by our children. We were still under the sea but moving upward. This time, our children were leading me to reach the top of the water.

"We see some lights up there mommy. It looks like the sun!"

Our son was saying them to me as the brightness of the sun crosses the deepness of the sea.

"What a sleep you have had mommy!"

Our daughter added those words to wake me up more.

Little by little, I was coming back to myself. I asked myself then what had happened. I looked around and saw nothing but just the three of us. I looked down below and saw nothing but deeper blue colored water.

Suddenly we heard several voices coming from the top of us.

"Swim and take yourself out of the water!"

One said to me, I guessed.

"Get out of there and hold my hand."

Another one said so.

"Remember your children. You are all they have from now on. Wake up!"

One more shouted.

We looked up and we could not see anybody.

"Mommy, where is daddy?"

Our son asked a question.

Before I could open my mouth to speak, our daughter shouted.

"Hey, look!"

We followed her finger.

Our children said that it was a beautiful big fish passing by and waving with its fins. I could not see any big fish but just small ones.

"Where?"

I asked them, but our children started to laugh and let my hand go. They went to play with the small fishes and the "big fish" as they said. They were so happy.

Slowly, more and more fishes were coming to join them. I was just there watching them.

Later on, some mother fishes came around me. Nobody said a word but just stayed and danced as if trying to entertain me until finally they made me laugh.

 To be continued 😊

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Story Chapter 3

 

The shark came and bit you. You turned to me with a question in your face. You told me that you did not understand why the shark came back. I could not answer. Neither did I know why.

This time the bite was really big. It left you five holes that made the water run through them and with the bites full of venom, they consumed your whole body. Still, you fought to be by my side. You had asked me not to leave you because you would never ever leave me. 

I was getting far  from you. All those times that the shark was taking you away, I had felt myself being taken away too. 

My eyes were full of tears that I could not see clearly anymore. My heart was full of wounds feeling the drops of blood coming from your own. I felt my body totally paralyzed. I could not move. I could not even turn my eyes to anything else but fixed on how the shark was taking you away from us.

Finally, I could not see anything anymore. I closed my eyes and opened them again.

You were there lying at the bottom of the sea. You were saying something but I could not hear it. It was the mother of fishes seated beside your body who had heard that and told me.

She had seen you being dragged away by the shark down to the bottom of the sea. She had turned to me and said, "My son said you tell the children to use their imagination and he would surely be there with all of you again."

On my sides were our children. They were holding my hands firmly. I had tried my best not to show them my tears, so as not to call their attention to where my eyes were looking. 

I had told them to look at the beautiful fishes playing around us, because their father has turned into a fish just like the ones around us. They were so entertained that they did not bother themselves to look down below them. I succeeded. Thanks God!

I saw your eyes closing definitely and just when your head fell hung on your mother's arms, I felt myself giving a very loud cry and that was all I remembered. 

 

 To be continued 😊

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Story Chapter 2

 

 

 

While your body was recuperating from the attack, our lives were blessed again with another child. This time it was a boy. Your clone as you had always said. He was really you!

In almost everything, he was your copy. You were so, so proud of him. Once again, I could not forget that happiness and pride you had in your face. Another trophy!

That time had changed me too. I had set aside my fears, my confusions and all the other things that had been occupying my thoughts before. I had confidence again in life. Happiness and contentment filled me up again like before.

We were complete then. We had our girl, our boy, and ourselves. We were a complete happy family. We had love, the most important thing we had cared about. All we had been doing was enjoying our lives together.

We started each day with a big smile and "I love you."

We spent each day hugging, teasing, working, kissing, fighting, reconciling, joking and most of all, forgiving each other before we called it a good night.

We used to say "someone is missing" each time when there were just three of us hugging each other. The other one missing had always been running to come and join the others, leaving whatever one had been doing by then. The children and I had always been fighting for a space in your big hugs. Luckily, you had big arms enough to cover us all.

Suddenly from nowhere, the big shark came back again!

Nobody but me had seen it!

You had not realized it coming. You didn't care about anything else, but us. You had just concentrated on nothing else but to try to make us three happy. It had been your aim everyday. You only wanted joy for your children and your wife. You did not even look back. Never!

You never believed the shark would ever come back again. I had seen it. I had been aware of it coming back. I tried all possible means to warn you, but you had set your mind already that the shark attack had been over. Or would it had been only a self-denial? I couldn't be sure then.

A member of the family of fishes had seen it too. He had been the one, more than anybody else, who knew the whole truth of the sharks return. He had assured you that everything had been under control. He had accompanied you with your belief that the shark would never come back again. He succeeded to gain your confidence. He had claimed that your destiny had already been marked eversince and all he would ever wanted to do was to help you live the rest of your life in what he called "a better quality of life" for somebody with such kind of destiny.

All I had in mind was confusion. I had never been that lost in my life ever. I had never known what to do, what to say, what to think and most of all, what to believe. All I knew then was God's presence. I hanged on my belief and trust in Him. All I could do was leave everything in His hands.

I had tried my best not to show my fears, worries and tears. I had to hide every time. I could not stop my tears. I was alone! Alone inside my own world!

The shark came and bit you. You turned to me with a question on your face. You told me that you did not understand why the shark came back. I could not answer. Neither did I know why. 

 

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Story Chapter I

 

 

I remembered you.

 We met on a ship. They called it a love boat. We fell in love. We made love. We danced our lives together. Everything seemed to be wonderful. Oh yes! It was so beautiful the things that we shared. Finally, the deep blue sea called us.

We looked at the sea, it was marvelous! 

From the ship, it looked so promising. The water was blue, transparent, so clear and most of all, inviting!

We looked at each other's eyes full of love and affection.

"Are we going to accept the invitation?"

We asked each other silently. We nodded and we jumped hand in hand.

We were happy spending our lives at the sea. Despite of just having each other and no one else, we didn't care as long as we had each other's hand. 

We went a little bit deeper into the sea. We saw a family of fishes crossing our path. From the way they looked at me, it gave me the impression that they didn't like me at all. Anyway, we went on and what you have said gave a relief into my heart.

"Call 1-800-who-cares."

So we went on with our travels and ignored them. 

We went deeper again to discover more. This time we were blessed.

The first fruit of our love was born. It was a baby girl. Happiness filled our lives more than ever. I saw it in your eyes when you held her in your arms. You could not believe such a beautiful creature. I could not forget such a captivating scene. 

There was a big fiesta around us. Some fishes came by to congratulate us. They were happy for us.

We went on going further deep into the sea. That time we were three. It was more enjoyable. We laughed, we cried, we played, we rested and very few times we fought.We passed all the trials and conflicts that came across our lives.

There were times when I almost wanted to give up when disappointments, deceits and disapproval came my way for being with you. I had survived because of you. You never let my hand go. You were always there for me.

The family of fishes came and went passing in front of us, on our sides, and on our back. They looked at you with kindness, while giving me the opposite. Everytime I see them on your side talking to you, I have thought about all kinds of unpleasant things that they could be trying to tell you to let go off my hand. They had come to mind after sensing your indifference once they left your side. I used to ask myself what they could have said to make you turn to me like that. After a while, you were back to yourself again. You travelled down below the sea with me and our daughter, happily as usual. Then I calmed down again.

As we were going down, we met a shark on our way. You were its target. It went straight to you and wanted to take the whole of you. 

You fought bravely. I was shocked, scared and trembling. 

We let the hand of our daughter go and she went playing with the other fishes. They came to entertain her. She did not realize what was going on. I let her go playing without losing sight of her. 

Full of tears, I shouted to God not to let the shark win the fight. I had called all the angels, all the souls and all the saints to help me plead God for your life.

The response was almost impossible. You were already half attacked by the shark. Your chance of living was just fifty per cent. I panicked!

I shouted the loudest I could to call help. 

This time, I had called on the soul of my mother to do the pleading on my behalf just in case God could not hear me. She did! She came to tell me your time had actually came but God had heard my call.

I saw the shark leaving you alone.

Oh, my poor darling!

You were almost dead! You opened your eyes, smiled, grabbed my hand, called our daughter and led us on. We went deeper into the sea as if nothing had happened.

Once in a while I looked at your way after sensing your worries. Every time I do so, I could not ever catch other expressions from your face but happiness and contentment just holding my hand and our daughters'.

Since then, I have lived in halves of everything. While I had been contented deep inside, all I could show outside was discontent. All my feelings had been divided in two. I deeply trusted you while I kept on telling you that you're not telling me the truth. I had been afraid since then of what's coming next.

While your body was recuperating from the attack, our lives were blessed again with another child.  

 

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