Interesting Green

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 31, "Rats!", Page 147.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

PHOTO: May I, composed like them
Of Eros (erotic love) and of dust,
Beleaguered (besieged) by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
- W. H. Auden, "September 1, 1939"

I have a friend who has a barn on her farm in which she stores a large quantity of grain. The barn is a handsome structure, well-built, immaculately maintained - and infested with rats! You don't see the beasts in the daylight because they hide, but in the dark they came out to feed and spoil the grain. Turn on the lights suddenly and step into the room and you see them clearly - just before they scamper away to their holes.

C. S. Lewis takes a lesson from the same observation: "If there are rats in a cellar you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats: it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way the suddenness of provocation does not make me an ill-tempered man; it only shows what an ill-tempered man I am. The rats are always there in the cellar, but if you go in shouting and noisily they will have taken cover before you switch on the light."

In other words, my behavior, when caught off guard, is the best evidence of the sort of person I am. That being the case, I should never excuse my bad behavior simply because I'm suddenly prodded or provoked. What I am under unexpected pressure is what I am. There's no way around it.

It occurs to me that I would be a much better person - or at least would appear to be better - if I could control all my circumstances, or if my circumstances always favored me. But I live in a world that cannot be ruled or controlled, and surprise is the name of the game. Someone or something always jars me unexpectedly and I find myself to be a curmudgeon (a bad-tempered person, especially an old one).

Of all my sins - and they are legion - it's these autonomic (unconscious) sins that bother me most. Just when I think I'm making progress, some embarrassing display makes me believe I've made little or no progress at all. "It's enough to get a body down," as my mother used to say.

What I need to remember is that my sins, even those over which I seem to have no control, no matter how"Augean,"are abundantly forgiven, washed away by the blood of the Lamb. They'll never be held against me.

Some years ago I read the myth of Augeas and discovered the derivation of that word "Augean." I knew it meant disgustingly filthy and difficult to cleanse, but I never knew its origin.

Augeas, according to the myth, was the king of Elis, a city-state on the west coast of Peloponnesus, the peninsula forming the southern part of Greece. He owned a stable that contained 3,000 oxen whose stalls hadn't been cleaned for 30 years. Imagine the filth and the smell!

As the legend goes, Hercules, who had to atone for the murder of his wife and children, was forced to perform ten labors, one of which was to clean the Augean stables in a single day. "If you don't complete the task," he was warned, "you will live in the stables and clean them for the rest of your life." Since Hercules was immortal, he was looking at a long stretch of mucking out.

When Hercules saw the stables he was dismayed by the size, filthiness, and stench. But then he noticed that the stables were located between two large rivers. He put his great strength to work and diverted the courses of the rivers so that they flowed through the stables. Within moments they were swept clean.

The story is a myth, of course, but myths by their nature preserve the yearnings of the cultures that embrace and perpetuate them. And the Augean stables offer a reflection of our own longing for someone to wash from our lives the accumulated waste and filth of the years, the memory . . .

Of all that we have done, and been; the shame
Of motives late revealed, and the awareness
Of things ill done and done to others; harm . . .

"What can wash away my sin?" asks the hymn writer. "Nothing but the blood of Jesus."No defilement, however Augean, can withstand it. When sin is humbly confessed, our Savior is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us form all unrighteousness.

But, I ask myself, must I still be saddled with sinful outbursts to the end of my days? No, there will be change, though it will not come swiftly or easily.

For myself, I find the business of sanctification confusing and chaotic rather than a straight line of progress. "Sometimes I'm up; sometimes I'm down," I lament with the spiritual. You would think after almost seventy-five years of being Christians I'd finally get things right, but there are still"rats"that hide in the darkness of my unfinished soul. Yet it's at times of greatest failure that I find it most consoling to realize that change is certain - God has promised it - even though it will always be slow, and partial, and there will be times when I appear to be slipping back. This humbles me and keeps me utterly dependent and clinging to God - which, in the end, may be more important to God than earthly perfection.

Only one thing is necessary, and that's faith - the faith to believe that not even my worst behavior can sever me from God's tenacious love. For God is a master workman who never abandons His projects or leaves them unfinished.

Our work is to long for holiness and to pray for it. God's work is to perfect us at His own pace and in His own way. And He will not give up on any of us until His work is done.

Almighty and most merciful Father, whose clemency I now presume to implore, after a long life of carelessness and wickedness, have mercy upon me. I have committed many trespasses; I have neglected many duties. I have done what Thou hast forbidden, and left undone what Thou hast commanded. Forgive, merciful Lord, my sins, negligences, and ignorances, and enable me, by the Holy Spirit, to amend my life according to thy Holy Word, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
- From Doctor Johnson's Prayers
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May I, composed like them
Of Eros (erotic love) and of dust,
Beleaguered (besieged) by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
- W. H. Auden, "September 1, 1939"

PHOTO: May I, composed like them of Eros (erotic love) and of dust, beleaguered (besieged) by the same negation and despair, show an affirming flame. - W. H. Auden, "September 1, 1939"
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I have a friend who has a barn on her farm in which she stores a large quantity of grain. The barn is a handsome structure, well-built, immaculately maintained - and infested with rats! You don't see the beasts in the daylight because they hide, but in the dark they came out to feed and spoil the grain. Turn on the lights suddenly and step into the room and you see them clearly - just before they scamper away to their holes.

PHOTO: You don't see rats in the daylight because they hide, but in the dark they came out to feed and spoil the grain. Turn on the lights suddenly and step into the room and you see them clearly - just before they scamper away to their holes.
But the suddenness does not create the rats: it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way the suddenness of provocation does not make me an ill-tempered man; it only shows what an ill-tempered man I am.
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C. S. Lewis takes a lesson from the same observation: "If there are rats in a cellar you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats: it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way the suddenness of provocation does not make me an ill-tempered man; it only shows what an ill-tempered man I am. The rats are always there in the cellar, but if you go in shouting and noisily they will have taken cover before you switch on the light."[159]

PHOTO: C. S. Lewis takes a lesson from the same observation: "If there are rats in a cellar you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats: it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way the suddenness of provocation does not make me an ill-tempered man; it only shows what an ill-tempered man I am.
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In other words, my behavior, when caught off guard, is the best evidence of the sort of person I am. That being the case, I should never excuse my bad behavior simply because I'm suddenly prodded or provoked. What I am under unexpected pressure is what I am. There's no way around it.

PHOTO: My behavior, when caught off guard, is the best evidence of the sort of person I am. That being the case, I should never excuse my bad behavior simply because I'm suddenly prodded or provoked. What I am under unexpected pressure is what I am. There's no way around it.
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It occurs to me that I would be a much better person - or at least would appear to be better - if I could control all my circumstances, or if my circumstances always favored me. But I live in a world that cannot be ruled or controlled, and surprise is the name of the game. Someone or something always jars me unexpectedly and I find myself to be a curmudgeon (a bad-tempered person, especially an old one).

PHOTO: It occurs to me that I would be a much better person - or at least would appear to be better - if I could control all my circumstances, or if my circumstances always favored me. But I live in a world that cannot be ruled or controlled, and surprise is the name of the game. Someone or something always jars me unexpectedly and I find myself to be a curmudgeon.
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Of all my sins - and they are legion - it's these autonomic (unconscious) sins that bother me most. Just when I think I'm making progress, some embarrassing display makes me believe I've made little or no progress at all. "It's enough to get a body down," as my mother used to say.

What I need to remember is that my sins, even those over which I seem to have no control, no matter how"Augean,"are abundantly forgiven, washed away by the blood of the Lamb. They'll never be held against me.

PHOTO: What I need to remember is that my sins, even those over which I seem to have no control, no matter how"Augean,"are abundantly forgiven, washed away by the blood of the Lamb. They'll never be held against me.
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Some years ago I read the myth of Augeas and discovered the derivation of that word "Augean." I knew it meant disgustingly filthy and difficult to cleanse, but I never knew its origin.

Augeas, according to the myth, was the king of Elis, a city-state on the west coast of Peloponnesus, the peninsula forming the southern part of Greece. He owned a stable that contained 3,000 oxen whose stalls hadn't been cleaned for 30 years. Imagine the filth and the smell!

As the legend goes, Hercules, who had to atone for the murder of his wife and children, was forced to perform ten labors, one of which was to clean the Augean stables in a single day. "If you don't complete the task," he was warned, "you will live in the stables and clean them for the rest of your life." Since Hercules was immortal, he was looking at a long stretch of mucking out.

PHOTO: Hercules, who had to atone for the murder of his wife and children, was forced to perform ten labors, one of which was to clean the Augean stables in a single day."If you don't complete the task,"he was warned, "you will live in the stables and clean them for the rest of your life."Since Hercules was immortal, he was looking at a long stretch of mucking out.
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When Hercules saw the stables he was dismayed by the size, filthiness, and stench. But then he noticed that the stables were located between two large rivers. He put his great strength to work and diverted the courses of the rivers so that they flowed through the stables. Within moments they were swept clean.

PHOTO: When Hercules saw the stables he was dismayed by the size, filthiness, and stench. But then he noticed that the stables were located between two large rivers. He put his great strength to work and diverted the courses of the rivers so that they flowed through the stables. Within moments they were swept clean.
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The story is a myth, of course, but myths by their nature preserve the yearnings of the cultures that embrace and perpetuate them. And the Augean stables offer a reflection of our own longing for someone to wash from our lives the accumulated waste and filth of the years, the memory . . .

Of all that we have done, and been; the shame
Of motives late revealed, and the awareness
Of things ill done and done to others; harm . . . [160]

"What can wash away my sin?" asks the hymn writer. "Nothing but the blood of Jesus."No defilement, however Augean, can withstand it. When sin is humbly confessed, our Savior is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us form all unrighteousness.

PHOTO: "What can wash away my sin?"asks the hymn writer. "Nothing but the blood of Jesus."No defilement, however Augean, can withstand it. When sin is humbly confessed, our Savior is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us form all unrighteousness.
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But, I ask myself, must I still be saddled with sinful outbursts to the end of my days? No, there will be change, though it will not come swiftly or easily.

PHOTO: But, I ask myself, must I still be saddled with sinful outbursts to the end of my days? No, there will be change, though it will not come swiftly or easily.
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For myself, I find the business of sanctification confusing and chaotic rather than a straight line of progress. "Sometimes I'm up; sometimes I'm down," I lament with the spiritual. You would think after almost seventy-five years of being Christians I'd finally get things right, but there are still"rats"that hide in the darkness of my unfinished soul. Yet it's at times of greatest failure that I find it most consoling to realize that change is certain - God has promised it - even though it will always be slow, and partial, and there will be times when I appear to be slipping back. This humbles me and keeps me utterly dependent and clinging to God - which, in the end, may be more important to God than earthly perfection.

PHOTO: Change is certain - God has promised it - even though it will always be slow, and partial, and there will be times when I appear to be slipping back. This humbles me and keeps me utterly dependent and clinging to God - which, in the end, may be more important to God than earthly perfection.
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Only one thing is necessary, and that's faith - the faith to believe that not even my worst behavior can sever me from God's tenacious love. For God is a master workman who never abandons His projects or leaves them unfinished.

Our work is to long for holiness and to pray for it. God's work is to perfect us at His own pace and in His own way. And He will not give up on any of us until His work is done.

PHOTO: Only one thing is necessary, and that's faith - the faith to believe that not even my worst behavior can sever me from God's tenacious love. For God is a master workman who never abandons His projects or leaves them unfinished.
Our work is to long for holiness and to pray for it. God's work is to perfect us at His own pace and in His own way. And He will not give up on any of us until His work is done.
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Almighty and most merciful Father, whose clemency I now presume to implore, after a long life of carelessness and wickedness, have mercy upon me. I have committed many trespasses; I have neglected many duties. I have done what Thou hast forbidden, and left undone what Thou hast commanded. Forgive, merciful Lord, my sins, negligences, and ignorances, and enable me, by the Holy Spirit, to amend my life according to thy Holy Word, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.
- From Doctor Johnson's Prayers

PHOTO: Almighty and most merciful Father, whose clemency I now presume to implore, after a long life of carelessness and wickedness, have mercy upon me. I have committed many trespasses; I have neglected many duties. I have done what Thou hast forbidden, and left undone what Thou hast commanded. Forgive, merciful Lord, my sins, negligences, and ignorances, and enable me, by the Holy Spirit, to amend my life according to thy Holy Word, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. - From Doctor Johnson's Prayers
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we noticed that we don't see the rats in the daylight because they hide, but in the dark they came out to feed and spoil the grain. Turn on the lights suddenly and step into the room and we see them clearly - just before they scamper away to their holes.

If there are rats in a cellar we are most likely to see them if we go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats: it only prevents them from hiding. In the same way the suddenness of provocation does not make me an ill-tempered man; it only shows what an ill-tempered man I am. The rats are always there in the cellar, but if we go in shouting and noisily they will have taken cover before we switch on the light.

Lord, my behaviour, when caught off guard, is the best evidence of the sort of person I am. That being the case, I should never excuse my bad behaviour simply because I'm suddenly prodded or provoked. What I am under unexpected pressure is what I am. There's no way around it.

It occurs to me that I would be a much better person - or at least would appear to be better - if I could control all my circumstances, or if my circumstances always favoured me. But I live in a world that cannot be ruled or controlled, and surprise is the name of the game. Someone or something always jars me unexpectedly and I find myself to be a curmudgeon.

Lord, I pray for Your help with my sins. They are legion - it's these autonomic sins that bother me most. Just when I think I'm making progress, some embarrassing display makes me believe I've made little or no progress at all.

Lord, thank You for having us need to remember that our sins, even those over which we seem to have no control, no matter how ‘Augean,’ are abundantly forgiven, washed away by the blood of the Lamb. They'll never be held against me.

Just like Hercules, we long for someone to wash from our lives the accumulated waste and filth of the years, the memory of all that we have done, and been; the shame of motives late revealed, and the awareness of things ill done and done to others; harm . . .

Lord, thank You for providing the blood of Jesus to wash away our sins. No defilement, however Augean, can withstand it. When sin is humbly confessed, our Saviour is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us form all unrighteousness. Also, there will be change and we will not be saddled with sinful outbursts to the end of our days.

However sanctification is confusing and chaotic rather than a straight line of progress. Sometimes we’re up; sometimes we’re down. There are still ‘rats’ that hide in the darkness of our unfinished soul.

At times of greatest failure, we may find it most consoling to realize that change is certain - You have promised it - even though it will always be slow, and partial, and there will be times when we appear to be slipping back. This humbles us and keeps us utterly dependent and clinging to You - which, in the end, may be more important to You than earthly perfection.

Lord, we pray for that one thing that is necessary, and that's faith - the faith to believe that not even our worst behaviour can sever us from Your tenacious love. For You are a master workman who never abandons Your projects or leaves them unfinished.

Lord, may our work be to long for holiness and to pray for it. Your work is to perfect us at Your own pace and in His own way. And You will not give up on any of us until Your work is done.

We pray: Almighty and most merciful Father, whose clemency I now presume to implore, after a long life of carelessness and wickedness, have mercy upon me. I have committed many trespasses; I have neglected many duties. I have done what Thou hast forbidden, and left undone what Thou hast commanded. Forgive, merciful Lord, my sins, negligences, and ignorances, and enable me, by the Holy Spirit, to amend my life according to thy Holy Word, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen!”
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Reflection - Number Our Days - Rats!
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 31, "Rats!", Page 147.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

Other Books

"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html

"Finding rest for the soul"Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html

"God in Pursuit"Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html

"God in Pursuit"Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html

"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Reference

[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 31, "Rats!", Page 147-152.

[159] Lewis, More Christianity, 192.

[160] T. S. Eilot, "Quartet 4: Little Gidding," in Four Quartets.

Links

Other Books - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/reflection-books-links.html

Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 32, "Things I Do Not Know", Page 153.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

PHOTO: Satan has the intention of detaining us with
unnecessary things and thus keeping us from those
that are necessary. Once he has gained an opening
in you of a handbreadth, he will force in his whole
body together with sacks full of useless questions.
- Martin Luther, Instruction from
The Saints to The Church in Erfurt (1522)

I was looking at some of the clever, wonderful unused books on my library shelves the other day and thinking back to a time when, as a much younger man, I envisioned myself spending twenty years or so of my life ramping up my theological knowledge, and then another twenty getting that knowledge organised. The demonstrable, the provable, the definable loomed large in my mind.

As I've gotten older, however, I've learned to be more comfortable with what I don't know and will never know until I get to heaven. Like Israel's poet, I no longer "concern myself with . . . things too wonderful for me." (Psalm 131:1) I find myself more open to mystery and uncertainty these days; I'm able to embrace more ambiguity. My questions are rarely true or false, but multiple choice. I believe more ardently now than ever before, but in fewer and fewer things.

There are things I believe with all my heart - the Apostles' Creed wraps up most of them - but other, more remote aspects of theology that once dominated my thoughts don't weigh on my mind any more. G. K. Chesterton said that angels fly because they take themselves lightly. I'm trying to learn how to fly.

The main thing for me now is not to know all the answers, but to know God, made real and personal in Jesus. I pray for David's spirit, his quiet soul. (Psalm 131:2) I find that few things are necessary now, really"only one." (Luke 10:42)

A by-product of this shift is that I no longer have the urge to mold people to my theological presuppositions. I can be more tolerant of those that disagree with me; I can let them be. I also find myself more open to Christians who are not exactly my kind. It's with "all the saints" that we know all the dimensions of God's love, Paul reminds us. (Ephesians 3:18) I can learn from all of them.

Something happened to me some years ago that reinforced my thinking along these lines. I was a student then at the Graduate Theological Union, a consortium of seminaries in Berkeley, California. One of the schools was a seminary in which Jesuit priests are prepared. Though not Roman Catholic, I took most of my classes there.

One winter I enrolled in a tutorial with Dr. John Huesman, a Jesuit priest and ranking Hebrew scholar. I expected to learn from Fr. Huesman, but I learned a good deal more than I expected.

One cold, windy afternoon we were sitting at the kitchen table in his tiny apartment reading Isaiah 53. As I began to read the text, I looked into the good doctor's eyes, saw them glisten and tears begin to flow. He was weeping, not over my translation (which doubtlessly grieved him), but over the text.

"David," I said to myself, "you've read these words many times, but not once have you wept over them. You have much to learn from this man."

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Every man I meet is in some way my superior; in that I can learn from him." This is especially true of those whom God calls His own. I can learn from them, even if they're not exactly my kind.

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Satan has the intention of detaining us with
unnecessary things and thus keeping us from those
that are necessary. Once he has gained an opening
in you of a handbreadth, he will force in his whole
body together with sacks full of useless questions.
- Martin Luther, Instruction from
The Saints to The Church in Erfurt (1522)

I was looking at some of the clever, wonderful unused books on my library shelves the other day and thinking back to a time when, as a much younger man, I envisioned myself spending twenty years or so of my life ramping up my theological knowledge, and then another twenty getting that knowledge organised. The demonstrable, the provable, the definable loomed large in my mind.

As I've gotten older, however, I've learned to be more comfortable with what I don't know and will never know until I get to heaven. Like Israel's poet, I no longer "concern myself with . . . things too wonderful for me." (Psalm 131:1) [161] I find myself more open to mystery and uncertainty these days; I'm able to embrace more ambiguity. [162] My questions are rarely true or false, but multiple choice. I believe more ardently now than ever before, but in fewer and fewer things.

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There are things I believe with all my heart - the Apostles' Creed wraps up most of them - but other, more remote aspects of theology that once dominated my thoughts don't weigh on my mind any more. G. K. Chesterton said that angels fly because they take themselves lightly. I'm trying to learn how to fly.

PHOTO: There are things I believe with all my heart - the Apostles' Creed wraps up most of them - but other, more remote aspects of theology that once dominated my thoughts don't weigh on my mind any more. G. K. Chesterton said that angels fly because they take themselves lightly. I'm trying to learn how to fly.
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The main thing for me now is not to know all the answers, but to know God, made real and personal in Jesus. I pray for David's spirit, his quiet soul. (Psalm 131:2) [163] I find that few things are necessary now, really"only one." (Luke 10:42) [164]

PHOTO: The main thing for me now is not to know all the answers, but to know God, made real and personal in Jesus. I pray for David's spirit, his quiet soul. (Psalm 131:2) I find that few things are necessary now, really "only one." (Luke 10:42)
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A by-product of this shift is that I no longer have the urge to mold people to my theological presuppositions. I can be more tolerant of those that disagree with me; I can let them be. [165] I also find myself more open to Christians who are not exactly my kind. It's with "all the saints" that we know all the dimensions of God's love, Paul reminds us. (Ephesians 3:18) [166] I can learn from all of them.

PHOTO: I no longer have the urge to mold people to my theological presuppositions. I can be more tolerant of those that disagree with me; I can let them be. I also find myself more open to Christians who are not exactly my kind. It's with "all the saints"that we know all the dimensions of God's love, Paul reminds us.(Ephesians 3:18) We can learn from all of them.
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Something happened to me some years ago that reinforced my thinking along these lines. I was a student then at the Graduate Theological Union, a consortium of seminaries in Berkeley, California. One of the schools was a seminary in which Jesuit priests are prepared. Though not Roman Catholic, I took most of my classes there.

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One winter I enrolled in a tutorial with Dr. John Huesman, a Jesuit priest and ranking Hebrew scholar. I expected to learn from Fr. Huesman, but I learned a good deal more than I expected.

One cold, windy afternoon we were sitting at the kitchen table in his tiny apartment reading Isaiah 53. As I began to read the text, I looked into the good doctor's eyes, saw them glisten and tears begin to flow. He was weeping, not over my translation (which doubtlessly grieved him), but over the text.

PHOTO: Our translation which doubtlessly grieved him but we can learn a good deal more than we expected. We learn from our Creator
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"David," I said to myself, "you've read these words many times, but not once have you wept over them. You have much to learn from this man."

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Every man I meet is in some way my superior; in that I can learn from him." This is especially true of those whom God calls His own. I can learn from them, even if they're not exactly my kind.

PHOTO: Ralph Waldo Emerson said,"Every man I meet is in some way my superior; in that I can learn from him."This is especially true of those whom God calls His own. I can learn from them, even if they're not exactly my kind.
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we learn from Martin Luther that Satan has the intention of detaining us with unnecessary things and thus keeping us from those that are necessary. Once he has gained an opening in you of a handbreadth, he will force in his whole body together with sacks full of useless questions.

We also learn that angels fly because they take themselves lightly. We’re trying to learn how to fly.

Thank You Lord, for letting realise that the main thing for us now is not to know all the answers, but to know You, made real and personal in Jesus. We pray for David's spirit, his quiet soul. Few things are necessary now, really ‘only one.’

Lord, we pray that we no longer have the urge to mould people to our theological presuppositions. May we be more tolerant of those that disagree with us; and we can let them be. May we be more open to Christians who are not exactly our kind. It's with "all the saints" that we know all the dimensions of Your love, as Paul reminds us. And we can learn from all of them.

May every man we meet is in some way our superior; in that we can learn from him, especially those whom You calls Your own. May we learn from them, even if they're not exactly our kind.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"

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Reflection - Number Our Days - Things I Do Not Know
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 32, "Things I Do Not Know", Page 153.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

Other Books

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Reference

[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 32,"Things I Do Not Know", Page 153-155.

[161]Psalm 131:1. The Hebrew word translated "wonderful" means "transcendent," and "includes the recognition of the limits of one's own power to conceptualize and comprehend." See Jenni and Westerman, Theological Lexion of the Old Testament (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997).

[162] The church father, Ireneaus, pointed out that the chief difference between orthodoxy and heresay is that orthodoxy is rooted in paradox and mystery while heresay is usually rooted in clarity and precision.

[163] Psalm 131:2

[164]Luke 10:42

[165] I'm using "tolerance" here in its original meaning of "forbearance." Today, "tolerance" has a whole new set of meanings. It means, among other things, that we must tolerate every action or belief no matter how absurd or obscene it may be. We cannot be principled, nor can we have informed moral convictions these days. To do so is to be declared "intolerant," out of touch, phobic and above all, mean-spirited.

[166]Ephesians 3:18

Links
Other Books - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/reflection-books-links.html

Ephesians 3:18 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+3%3A18&version=NIV

Luke 4:1-13 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A1-13&version=NIV

Luke 10:42 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10%3A42&version=NIV

Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV

Psalm 131:1 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+131%3A1&version=NIV

Psalm 131:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+131%3A2&version=NIV

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Source Website: https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/psle-math-question-has-singaporeans-memeing-what-ivan-and-helen-should-do-their-coins
By Amierul Rashid, amierul@asiaone.com, AsiaOne, 04 October 2021 at 12:17 pm

PHOTO: The PSLE maths question went viral on social media on Friday (Oct 1) after parents lamented the tears their children shed over the extra difficult questions.
Question: Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins. Helen had a number of 50-cent coins and 64 20-cent coins. Helen's coins had a total mass of 1.134kg. Ivan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins.
(a) Who has more money in coins and by how much? (2)
(b) Given that each 50-cent coin is 2.7g more heavier than a 20-cent coin, what is the mass of Ivan's coins in kilograms? (2)
Photo: FB screengrab/Wake Up Singapore
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Only in Singapore can a math question from a national examination go viral.

The question in the PSLE math paper was so challenging, it left pupils in tears and parents speechless on Oct 1.

Their reactions aren't too surprising given how 12-year-olds here are being put under so much pressure, thinking this one exam can either make or break their future careers.

PHOTO: How to solve the PSLE Maths question
The question graphically - by means of visual image.
The difficulty here is getting caught up with trying to frame the question using algebra
If you keep in mind the fact that Ivan has 40 more 20c coins but must have 40 less 50c coins, the problem becomes easier as you can solve for differences instead of absolutes
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PHOTO: How to solve the PSLE Maths question - Answer to first question
Image source: Ming Siu
(a)Helen. She has (104-64) x (0.5-0.2) = ＄12 more than Ivan
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PHOTO: How to solve the PSLE Maths question - Answer to second question
(b) 2.7 g x 40 = 108 g (0.108 kg)
1.134 kg - 0.108kg = 1.026 kg
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What stumped the kids? A question involving Helen and Ivan and over a kilogram of coins.

While there's isn't a need for that many coins on hand in our increasingly cashless society, the pair's solid coin game has sent the nation into a frenzy over the weekend, sparking a flurry of memes.

It isn't only netizens who are in on the act, institutions are also jumping on the trend.

PHOTO:"Why are we learning how to count money by weight?"
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Plenty of memes featuring the exam question were also minted, one referencing the life-and-death drama of South Korean TV series Squid Game, now streaming on Netflix.

PHOTO:"Ma, my classmate just vomited."
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Singapore is overflowing today with memes and even marketing cashing in on a tough exam question that caused much distress to students.

Ever since complaints about a particularly difficult math question from Friday’s Primary School Leaving Examination surfaced, people have seized on a confusing question about two people carrying a lot of coins to promote everything from borrowing books to philanthropy.

“It doesn’t matter who has more money because borrowing books from the library is free. You can even do it from home on the NLB Mobile app (and it’ll be 0kg). The end,” Singapore’s Public Libraries wrote yesterday, seizing on the public puzzler for a little PSA (Public Service Announcement).

PHOTO: "Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins. Helen had a number of 50-cent coins and 64 20-cent coins. Helen’s coins had a total mass of 1.134kg. Ivan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins.
It doesn’t matter who has more money because borrowing books from the library is free. You can even do it from home on the NLB Mobile app (and it'll be 0kg). The end."
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The question, meant for 12-year-old students, asked them to determine the weight and value of 50- and 20-cent coins carried by “Helen and Ivan.”

Hospitals and nonprofits also took the chance to urge followers to practice cleanliness or donate the hypothetical money instead of bothering with the problem. Others like banks and food establishments promoted their services and food.

“They both washed their hands thoroughly with soap after they finished counting the coins. Be like Helen and Ivan,” Singapore General Hospital wrote Saturday.

PHOTO:"Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins. Helen had a number of 50-cent coins and 64 20-cent coins. These coins had a mass of 1.134 kg. Ivan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins.
They both washed their hands thoroughly with soap after they finished counting the coins.
Be like Helen and Ivan."
Texts posted on Saturday, 02 October 2021 at 04:12 pm
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“It didn’t matter to them who had more money and how much their coins weighed. Helen and Ivan had big hearts and donated their money to Singapore Red Cross, to help uplift the vulnerable at home and abroad,” Singapore Red Cross wrote on Saturday.

PHOTO: "Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins. Helen had a number of 50-cent coins and 64 20-cent coins. Helen's coins had a total mass of 1.134kg. Ivan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins.
It didn’t matter to them who had more money and how much their coins weighed. Helen and Ivan had big hearts and donated their money to Singapore Red Cross, to help uplift the vulnerable at home and abroad.
Helen and Ivan are #passionpeople who got #togetherforhumanity 🥰 Be like #HelenIvan."
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Banks and food establishments promoted their services and food.

PHOTO:"Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins. Helen had a number of 50-cent coins, and 64 20-cent coins. These coins had a mass of 1.134kg. Ivan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins.
As they were counting their coins, Jacob bought the last chicken wing using DBS PayLah!." - DBS on 02 October 2021 at 00:27 am
"Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins. Helen had a number of 50-cent coins and 64 20-cent coins. Helen's coins had a total mass of 1.134kg. Ivan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins. They brought their coins to an OCBC New ATM and banked them in for free.
The End." - OCBC Bank on Saturday, 02 October 2021 at 12:27 pm
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PHOTO: "Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins. Helen had a number of 50- cent coins and 64 20-cent coins. Ivan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins.
They were promised a 500% increase in their coins by transferring them into a stranger's account. Calculate the number of coins Helen and Ivan will get for doing that."
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PHOTO: The PSLE Math problem that got everyone calculating – and asking: Why do Helen and Ivan have so much change when everyone's gone cashless?
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PHOTO: "i'm fighting for my life over here."
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PHOTO: Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins.
Since Ivan has 40 more 20c coins, he must have 40 less 50c coins.
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By Amierul Rashid, amierul@asiaone.com, AsiaOne, 04 October 2021 at 12:17 pm

Cosplay (Links)

Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)

Japanese Samba Carnival (links)

Asakusa Samba Carnival (links)

Brazilian Samba Carnival (links)

Scandinavian Samba Carnival (links)

Other stories

Nursing stories

Healthcare stories (links)

Movie (Links)

Strange thing (Links)

Reference

[1] Amierul Rashid, amierul@asiaone.com, AsiaOne, PSLE math question has Singaporeans memeing what Ivan and Helen should do with their coins, posted on 04 October 2021 at 12:17 pm, https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/psle-math-question-has-singaporeans-memeing-what-ivan-and-helen-should-do-their-coins

Links
pupils in tears and parents speechless - https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/speechless-some-parents-kids-claim-tough-psle-maths-paper-left-them-tears

increasingly cashless society - https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/guide-understanding-e-wallets-singapore

Cosplay (Links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/cosplay-links.html

Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/09/busan-international-film-festival-biff.html

Japanese Samba Carnival (links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/japanese-samba-carnival-links.html

Asakusa Samba Carnival (links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/asakusa-samba-carnival.html

Brazilian Samba Carnival - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/brazilian-samba-carnival-links.html

Scandinavian Samba Carnival (links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/scandinavian-samba-carnival-links.html

Other stories - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/05/other-stories.html

Nursing stories - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/09/nursing-stories.html

Healthcare stories (links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/01/healthcare-stories-links.html

Movie (Links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/11/movie-links.html

Strange thing (Links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/strange-things-links.html

https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/psle-math-question-has-singaporeans-memeing-what-ivan-and-helen-should-do-their-coins

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Source Website: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/covid-19-antibody-cocktail-treatment-to-arrive-in-singapore-in-october?utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ST_Newsletter_PM&utm_term=Covid-19+antibody+cocktail+treatment+to+arrive+in+Singapore+in+October&utm_content=30%2F09%2F2021
By Clara Chong, The Straits Times, 30 September 2021 at 12:00 pm SGT

PHOTO: A vial of Regeneron monoclonal antibody. Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that act like antibodies in helping the body to fight off infection.
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SINGAPORE - More treatments are now available here for Covid-19 patients, as Singapore continues to battle against a rising number of coronavirus infections.

The latest addition to this arsenal of treatment options is a Covid-19 antibody cocktail, which was developed by Regeneron and Roche. It is expected to arrive here next month or so, the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) said on Tuesday evening (Sept 28) in response to queries from The Straits Times.

This monoclonal antibody treatment can be used to treat patients who are mildly sick but at risk of severe illness.

PHOTO: The latest addition to this arsenal of treatment options is a Covid-19 antibody cocktail, which was developed by Regeneron and Roche.
This monoclonal antibody treatment can be used to treat patients who are mildly sick but at risk of severe illness.
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It was granted interim authorisation to be used for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) by Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Sept 21.

HSA said on its website that infectious diseases specialists will be able to use this therapy for those aged 18 and older, who do not require oxygen supplementation and are at risk for progression to severe Covid-19.

An ongoing phase three study that HSA reviewed has found that this antibody treatment cut the relative risk of Covid-19 disease progression to requiring acute treatment in hospital or death by 70 per cent, compared with the placebo group.

Symptoms also cleared up an average of four days earlier compared with the placebo group.

On Sept 24, a World Health Organisation panel also recommended the use of this antibody cocktail for patients at high risk of hospitalisation and those severely ill who had no natural antibodies.

The treatment was granted US emergency use authorisation in November last year, having gained attention when used to treat former president Donald Trump's Covid-19 illness last year. Europe is reviewing the therapy, while Britain approved it last month.

Apart from this antibody cocktail treatment, there are four other drugs in use to treat Covid-19 here.

Antibody drug sotrovimab
As at Sept 22, 64 NCID patients here have been on sotrovimab. The drug was made available to healthcare institutions from this month.

Sotrovimab is a single-dose monoclonal antibody drug administered through intravenous infusion.

Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that act like antibodies in helping the body to fight off infection.

PHOTO: Antibody drug sotrovimab
The drug, developed by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology, was granted interim authorisation under the PSAR by HSA on June 30. Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that act like antibodies in helping the body to fight off infection.
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It can be used to treat patients who do not require oxygen supplementation and have mild to moderate Covid-19 disease but are at risk of progressing to more serious illness.

The drug, developed by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology, was granted interim authorisation under the PSAR by HSA on June 30.

Arthritis drug tocilizumab and steroid dexamethasone
As at Sept 22, 60 NCID patients have been on tocilizumab and approximately another 290 on dexamethasone.

Manufactured by Swiss drugmaker Roche, tocilizumab is an intravenous anti-inflammatory monoclonal antibody used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

It has been reported to reduce the risk of death in hospitalised patients with severe Covid-19, especially when combined with the steroid dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid used to reduce inflammation in other diseases.

PHOTO: Arthritis drug tocilizumab and steroid dexamethasone
Manufactured by Swiss drugmaker Roche, tocilizumab is an intravenous anti-inflammatory monoclonal antibody used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
Patients treated with tocilizumab, along with a cheap steroid already routinely given.
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These drugs are given to patients in intensive care with hyper-inflammation and have been shown to decrease mortality, Dr Shawn Vasoo, clinical director of NCID, said.

Researchers in Britain have also found that the drug also shortened patients' length of stay in hospitals and reduced the need for a ventilator.

The study was part of the Recovery trial, an international clinical trial that has been testing a range of potential treatments for Covid-19 since March last year.

Antiviral drug remdesivir

PHOTO: Remdesivir is developed by US drugmaker Gilead Sciences.
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As at Sept 22, 580 NCID patients have been treated with remdesivir.

Administered in the early stage of Covid-19 illness, it hastens time to recovery.

Remdesivir, developed by United States drugmaker Gilead Sciences, received conditional approval from HSA to be used outside of clinical trials in June last year.

There are also some repurposed drugs that have not proven useful for Covid-19 treatment.

Dr Vasoo said that while some of these drugs may have demonstrated activity against the virus in a lab setting, their results in real-life clinical studies still remain to be seen.

The definitive way to assess a drug's efficacy is through a double-blind randomised controlled trial in which at least two groups of patients get the drug or placebo or receive standard care, and neither the investigators nor the patients are aware of what treatment was given.

Some of these drugs include:

Ivermectin, a medication used to treat parasitic infections

While many have called for ivermectin to be used as part of an outpatient treatment plan for Covid-19, data regarding it has been fraught with inconsistencies, Dr Vasoo said.

At least two trials claiming its use showed serious flaws, with one being retracted for possible plagiarism and data flaws.

PHOTO: Ivermectin, a medication used to treat parasitic infections
While many have called for ivermectin to be used as part of an outpatient treatment plan for Covid-19, data regarding it has been fraught with inconsistencies, Dr Vasoo said.
At least two trials claiming its use showed serious flaws, with one being retracted for possible plagiarism and data flaws.
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Other more robust randomised controlled trials have not shown ivermectin to have any effect in preventing hospitalisation or an earlier resolution of symptoms.

"Ivermectin cannot be recommended at this point as part of the standard therapy of Covid-19, outside of well-designed clinical trials," Dr Vasoo said.

Anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and antiretroviral drugs

Hydroxychloroquine and antiretroviral drugs commonly used to treat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - such as lopinavir-ritonavir - have not shown efficacy in randomised controlled trials to date, Dr Vasoo said.

"The major definitive trials which have informed practice have been completed. It is unlikely that any further new, ground-breaking trials will be attempted," he said.

PHOTO: Anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and antiretroviral drugs
Hydroxychloroquine and antiretroviral drugs commonly used to treat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - such as lopinavir-ritonavir - have not shown efficacy in randomised controlled trials to date, Dr Vasoo said.
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Gout medication probenecid
Probenecid, a medication that is primarily used to treat gout and has broad antiviral properties, was studied in the lab and showed activity in blocking replication of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.

However, there is no current robust human trial data yet, Dr Vasoo said.

At present, Singapore is not looking into this drug in relation to Covid-19 treatment.

PHOTO: Gout medication probenecid
Probenecid, a medication that is primarily used to treat gout and has broad antiviral properties, was studied in the lab and showed activity in blocking replication of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
However, there is no current robust human trial data yet, Dr Vasoo said. At present, Singapore is not looking into this drug in relation to Covid-19 treatment.
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By Cassandra Tan, Her World Online, 10 September 2021 at 03:39 pm

PHOTO: Just as how skin gradually loses moisture and elasticity, the same can happen with the vulva and vaginal wall.
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Just as how skin gradually loses moisture and elasticity, the same can happen with the vulva and vaginal wall.

This is vaginal laxity or the feeling of 'looseness' in the vagina.

It should however be said that there is absolutely nothing wrong with 'looseness' unless it is causing you problems.

PHOTO: Vaginal laxity or the feeling of 'looseness' in the vagina.
It should however be said that there is absolutely nothing wrong with 'looseness' unless it is causing you problems.
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Common ones of which include stress urinary incontinence (urinary leakage during an activity such as coughing, sneezing or exercising), poor sexual satisfaction and weak pelvic floor muscles.

But whether or not because of those reasons, you can tighten your vaginal wall without having to keep to a strict regime of Kegel exercises.

What makes a vagina "loose"?
Contrary to popular belief, sex (no matter how much) does not have a lasting impact on vaginal tension.

PHOTO: What makes a vagina "loose"?
Contrary to popular belief, sex (no matter how much) does not have a lasting impact on vaginal tension.
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"The elastic muscles of the vagina can stretch and return to their usual shape. In fact, the muscles around the vagina can be strengthened quickly," says Cheryl Han, the Principal Consultant at Orchard Clinic.

"The common causes are pregnancy, childbirth and menopause. Childbirth requires the vagina to stretch during the course of delivery, and the hormonal changes with menopause also cause skin, tissues and muscles in the body to weaken and lose elasticity."

PHOTO:"The common causes are pregnancy, childbirth and menopause. Childbirth requires the vagina to stretch during the course of delivery, and the hormonal changes with menopause also cause skin, tissues and muscles in the body to weaken and lose elasticity."
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She adds that damage to the skin, tissue or muscle during childbirth can also cause changes to the vulva and vagina, which can make a difference in how loose or tight the vagina feels, and that menopause makes the vagina change from an organ with a strong, thick, moist mucosal lining to one with a thin, frail and dry mucosal lining.

Treating vaginal laxity
Kegels exercises can help tighten your vaginal wall, but if you'd rather not put in the time and effort, you can undergo non-invasive treatments that use ultrasound and radiofrequency to remodel and boost collagen in the area and improve the appearance of wrinkly or saggy skin.

High-intensity focused electromagnetic technology can also help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and promote a tighter and stronger pelvic floor.

PHOTO: Treating vaginal laxity
Kegels exercises can help tighten your vaginal wall, but if you'd rather not put in the time and effort, you can undergo non-invasive treatments that use ultrasound and radiofrequency to remodel and boost collagen in the area and improve the appearance of wrinkly or saggy skin.
High-intensity focused electromagnetic technology can also help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and promote a tighter and stronger pelvic floor.
"Vaginal tightening treatment involves insertion of a small probe into the vaginal canal. Thermal energy produced by Laser or Radiofrequency will be emitted from the probe and gently targets the outermost layer of the vaginal tissue known as the mucosa and penetrates deep into the dermis to stimulate the collagen and elastin fibers."
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Don't know where your pelvic floor muscles are? You can locate them very easily.

PHOTO: Pelvic floor muscles is a group of muscles that support the bladder, uterus and rectum.
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"Lie down and insert a finger into your vagina. Try to squeeze around your finger with your vaginal muscles. You should be able to feel a sensation in your vagina, and may also be able to feel the pressure on your finger. If you feel something, you are using the right muscles, and if you cannot detect any movement with one finger, try using two," says Dr Han.

PHOTO: How to locate the pelvic floor muscles.
"Lie down and insert a finger into your vagina. Try to squeeze around your finger with your vaginal muscles. You should be able to feel a sensation in your vagina, and may also be able to feel the pressure on your finger. If you feel something, you are using the right muscles, and if you cannot detect any movement with one finger, try using two,"says Dr Han.
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"We recommend approaching the pelvic floor as a whole – it is a group of muscles that support our bladder, uterus and rectum. A well-toned pelvic floor is crucial to the functionality of our deep core muscles, helps treat or prevent incontinence and improves sexual satisfaction."

PHOTO: "We recommend approaching the pelvic floor as a whole – it is a group of muscles that support our bladder, uterus and rectum. A well-toned pelvic floor is crucial to the functionality of our deep core muscles, helps treat or prevent incontinence and improves sexual satisfaction."
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By Cassandra Tan, Her World Online, 10 September 2021 at 03:39 pm
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By Shazrina Shamsudin, Her World Online, 31 August 2021 at 06:38 pm

PHOTO: Super Hair Removal (SHR) hair removal process is the latest and buzziest treatment in town.
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Let's face it - hair removal is a pain (often both literally and figuratively).

For most of us, we tend to reach out for our shavers or waxes to weed out the unsightly hair on different parts of our bodies.

But if there's anything we've learned from these experiments, it's that at-home hair removal products are often not the best long-term solutions.

On the other hand, there are other effective treatments like IPL (Intense Pulse Light) for hair removal, but the only setback is the pain that it comes with for some.

PHOTO: There are other effective treatments for hair removal, but the only setback is the pain that it comes with.
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But there's another treatment that might just be more effective and painless than the latter.

Enter Super Hair Removal.

Otherwise known as SHR, this hair removal process is the latest and buzziest treatment in town.

Now for someone who loves experimenting with different beauty treatments, I knew that I had to try it for myself to believe how effective it was.

After my session at Peachy Skin Bar, I noticed that there was quite a stark difference between the two treatments.

Unlike my previous experiences doing IPL, the SHR was painless, comfortable and there was zero downtime.

It was really impressive considering that the treatment took no longer than half an hour too.

PHOTO: For someone who loves experimenting with different beauty treatments, I knew that I had to try it for myself to believe how effective it was.
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While the SHR treatments may be a little pricier, there are more things to SHR that you should know about.

Recently, I caught up with Crystal Lee, the founder of Peachy Skin Bar, to address some of the more common questions about SHR like your hair's regrowth cycle, side effects as well as the number of treatments that are necessary for effective hair removal.

What is Super Hair Removal (SHR)?
SHR is an FDA approved permanent hair removal technology.

It is well-loved for its effectiveness, enhanced comfort, and minimal trauma on the skin.

As such, SHR is an ideal choice for even the most sensitive areas like Brazilian.

Performed using gliding motions, SHR can cover larger areas and evenly spread out the heat energy emitted into the skin, keeping the skin's surface cool throughout the procedure.

PHOTO: What is Super Hair Removal (SHR)?
SHR is an FDA approved permanent hair removal technology. It is well-loved for its effectiveness, enhanced comfort, and minimal trauma on the skin. As such, SHR is an ideal choice for even the most sensitive areas like Brazilian. Performed using gliding motions, SHR can cover larger areas and evenly spread out the heat energy emitted into the skin, keeping the skin's surface cool throughout the procedure.
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How is SHR different from IPL?
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) Hair Removal and SHR (Super Hair Removal) are both permanent hair removal methods, but SHR comes up trumps when it comes to comfort, results, and convenience.

IPL uses conventional high-intensity light pulses to target melanin, whereas SHR uses low fluence pulses at a higher frequency.

As such, IPL's high-intensity light pulses may increase the risk of skin burns and the sensation is not as comfortable.

On the other hand, the skin is heated more gently during SHR, keeping skin trauma at bay.

SHR's cool touch technology also enhances customer's comfort, making it an ideal choice for sensitive areas such as Brazilian.

PHOTO: SHR's cool touch technology also enhances customer's comfort, making it an ideal choice for sensitive areas such as Brazilian.
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IPL's light is mainly absorbed by melanin pigments in dark coarse hair.

For fine, light coloured hair, the lack of melanin means light is not absorbed as much. Thus, this may render the treatment to be less effective.

The wavelengths of light in SHR not only gets absorbed by melanin but also by the hair-producing stem cells in the skin.

As such, SHR can target both dark coarse hair and fine light hair, stopping the regeneration of these hair follicles.

As the hair removal treatment progresses, the customer's hair will change from dark and coarse to fine and light.

PHOTO: SHR can target both dark coarse hair and fine light hair, stopping the regeneration of these hair follicles. As the hair removal treatment progresses, the customer's hair will change from dark and coarse to fine and light.
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It is important to find a technology like SHR to target both types of hair, so the customer can get the best result from the beginning to the end.

While IPL treatments require a session once every two to three weeks, customers only need to go for monthly SHR sessions.

Peachy Skin Bar's Peach Fuzz SHR only needs five to six sessions for best results, and each session ranges between ten to 30 minutes - perfect for slotting in a quick session in between a busy schedule.

PHOTO: It is important to find a technology like SHR to target both types of hair, so the customer can get the best result from the beginning to the end.
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Is it more painful than IPL?
In comparison to IPL, SHR is definitely more comfortable and especially so for those with darker skin tones, or for those who want to do treatment on delicate areas like Brazilian.

IPL uses conventional high-intensity light pulses to target melanin, whereas SHR uses low fluence pulses at a higher frequency.

IPL's high-intensity light pulses might increase customer's risk of skin burns and the sensation is not as comfortable.

PHOTO: IPL uses conventional high-intensity light pulses to target melanin, whereas SHR uses low fluence pulses at a higher frequency. IPL's high-intensity light pulses might increase customer's risk of skin burns and the sensation is not as comfortable.
In comparison to IPL, SHR is definitely more comfortable and especially so for those with darker skin tones, or for those who want to do treatment on delicate areas like Brazilian.
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For SHR, the skin is heated more gently, keeping skin trauma at bay.

SHR's cool touch technology also enhances customer's comfort, providing a slight numbing effect to the treated area so customers can breeze through the treatment with as little sensation as possible.

PHOTO: Is SHR more painful than IPL?
SHR, the skin is heated more gently, keeping skin trauma at bay.
SHR's cool touch technology also enhances customer's comfort, providing a slight numbing effect to the treated area so customers can breeze through the treatment with as little sensation as possible.
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How many SHR treatments are necessary for effective hair removal?
We advise our customers to complete a total of five to six treatments, once a month, to see the best permanent hair removal results at Peachy Skin Bar.

Customers will see their hair turning finer and their hair growth slowing down after the second or third session.

After the full treatment, we still encourage customers to come back once every few months for "maintenance" to sustain the good results and keep the "wild weeds at bay".

PHOTO: How many SHR treatments are necessary for effective hair removal?
Complete a total of five to six treatments, once a month, to see the best permanent hair removal results. Customers will see their hair turning finer and their hair growth slowing down after the second or third session.
After the full treatment, we still encourage customers to come back once every few months for "maintenance" to sustain the good results and keep the "wild weeds at bay".
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A small number of customers might still experience some hair regrowth due to factors like genetics, hormones, and stress.

Customers who have completed their SHR with us can enjoy 50 per cent off for maintenance.

Choosing a professional and responsible salon as a partner in your hair removal journey is important.

So far, our customers love the results and effectiveness of our Peach Fuzz SHR, and we are happy to hear their positive feedbacks.

PHOTO: A small number of customers might still experience some hair regrowth due to factors like genetics, hormones, and stress. Choosing a professional and responsible salon as a partner in your hair removal journey is important.
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What do you need to do before the treatment to get the best results from SHR?
SHR is most effective during our hair's active growth phase (anagen stage) so shaving a day before the treatment or just before the hair removal treatment is highly recommended.

If customers have just completed a waxing session, they should only embark on their SHR treatment three weeks later.

Outdoor exercise and activities which include sun-tanning/sun exposure should also be avoided prior to treatment.

PHOTO: What do you need to do before the treatment to get the best results from SHR?
Shaving a day before the treatment or just before the hair removal treatment is highly recommended. Outdoor exercise and activities which include sun-tanning/sun exposure should also be avoided prior to treatment.
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What do you need to do after the treatment for the best results?
For best results and to prevent skin irritation, customers are given a list of aftercare instructions after their treatment.

In the next 24 to 72 hours after the treatment, customers should:

Avoid exercising, pools, spas, and saunas as the hair follicles are prone to sensitivity after treatment. These activities can also potentially allow chlorine and/or bacteria to irritate the skin.
Avoid direct sun exposure for two weeks post-treatment. SHR can potentially cause photosensitivity resulting in sun damage.
Avoid plucking, tweezing or waxing in between treatments.
Avoid any physical/chemical exfoliation to prevent skin irritation on the treated area(s). Using products that contain active ingredients (e.g., AHA/BHA/Vitamin C/Retinols on the treated area(s) may cause skin irritation).
Avoid potential sun damage by applying sufficient amounts of sunscreen.

Apart from the above aftercare advice, customers can also opt for our Peach Fuzz+ Therapy after their SHR session.

PHOTO: What do you need to do after the treatment for the best results?
Apart from the above aftercare advice, customers can also opt for the Peach Fuzz+ Therapy after their SHR session.
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As a skin bar, skincare is our holy grail, thus we have developed a dedicated professional aftercare service to take care of our customer's body and skin concerns too.

Customers can choose between whitening or hydrating therapy.

Whitening can help to enhance the tone of your skin, lighten your scars, and inhibit melanin production.

Hydrating can help to soothe inflammation, reduce skin irritation associated with hair removal treatments, and give you supple smooth skin.

PHOTO: What do you need to do after the treatment for the best results?
Customers can choose between whitening or hydrating therapy.
Hydrating can help to soothe inflammation, reduce skin irritation associated with hair removal treatments, and give you supple smooth skin.
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Does it work for all skin types?
In general, SHR is suitable for all skin types as it uses low fluence pulses at a higher frequency.

We will just need to use the right setting based on the customer's skin tone and ethnicity.

PHOTO: Does it work for all skin types?
In general, SHR is suitable for all skin types as it uses low fluence pulses at a higher frequency.
We will just need to use the right setting based on the customer's skin tone and ethnicity.
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Does SHR affect your hair regrowth cycle (texture, etc)?
SHR will slow down or prevent hair growth altogether, allowing customers to live a fuzz-free life so they can wear their favourite summer clothes without any worry.

Hair will also become lighter and finer.

PHOTO: Does SHR affect your hair regrowth cycle (texture, etc)?
SHR will slow down or prevent hair growth altogether, allowing customers to live a fuzz-free life so they can wear their favourite summer clothes without any worry.
Hair will also become lighter and finer.
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Are there any side effects or downtime after the treatment?
SHR is an FDA-approved permanent hair removal technology.

There are no side effects or downtime after the treatment.

PHOTO: Are there any side effects or downtime after the treatment?
SHR is an FDA-approved permanent hair removal technology.
There are no side effects or downtime after the treatment.
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It's a quick treatment mostly ranging between ten to 30 minutes and customers can go about their normal activity after the treatment, as long as it is not contradictory to our aftercare instructions.

Proper aftercare and consistent monthly treatments (for at least five sessions) at a good salon like Peachy Skin Bar are necessary to attain the best results.

PHOTO: It's a quick treatment mostly ranging between ten to 30 minutes and customers can go about their normal activity after the treatment, as long as it is not contradictory to the aftercare instructions.
Proper aftercare and consistent monthly treatments (for at least five sessions) are necessary to attain the best results.
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By Shazrina Shamsudin, Her World Online, 31 August 2021 at 06:38 pm
This article was first published in Her World Online.

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Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 33,"The Hill Difficulty", Page 156.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

PHOTO: He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. - Isaiah 49:10

There is a glacial lake that lies high in a fold of Jug Handle Peak in the mountains north of our home in Boise. It's a dot in the map, but a place of rare beauty and tranquility for me.

The route to the lake takes me up a steep, exposed ridge through boulders and scree. It's a strenuous ascent - hard on my old heart and legs. In the summer, the sun beats down mercilessly on my head, and there's no shade to be found anywhere. At the bottom of the climb, however, there's a brook - a spring that seeps out of soft, mossy earth and flows through a lush meadow crammed with flowers that bloom in wild profusion. It's a quiet place to hydrate myself and prepare for the hard climb that lies ahead.

This reminds me of the moment in The Pilgrim's Progress when Christian and his fellow-travelers find themselves at the foot of another steep ascent, the Hill Difficulty, at the bottom of which there is a spring. "Christian now went to the spring and drank thereof to refresh himself, and then began to go up the hill."

Perhaps you, too, stand at the foot of Hill Difficulty facing an impossibly high mountain to be climbed, a challenge that cannot be met through mere strength or wisdom. Perhaps your mountain is the care of an aging or disabled spouse, a difficult financial decision - one on which your earthly future depends - or a painful recovery from a surgical procedure. The demands seem insurmountable.

Before you do anything else, visit the spring that is God himself. Come to Him with all your weakness, weariness, helplessness, failures, doubt, and fear. Drink deeply of His power and wisdom; fill yourself full of His everlasting love. (Dehydration imperils the body and soul.) Ask for faith and hardy endurance to face and surmount the difficulty. (To ask is to receive.)

Whatever we have to do, God must perfect it. He knows all our circumstances and supplies us ahead of time with a store of comfort, of spiritual strengthening and consolation, that we may have ready at hand, that we can resort to and lay up in our heart as an antidote against despair.

We drink from the spring from which our Lord himself drank when He stood at the foot of Hill Calvary - "a brook beside the way." (Psalm 110:7) Then, rested and refreshed, having set the Lord before us, we can rise and face the difficulty that looms ahead.

The mountain may remain, as demanding as ever. But forearmed with prevenient (formal) grace - God's goodness and mercy that precedes all human effort - we can ascend with steady faith, hope, and love.

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PHOTO: He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. - Isaiah 49:10

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There is a glacial lake that lies high in a fold of Jug Handle Peak in the mountains north of our home in Boise. It's a dot in the map, but a place of rare beauty and tranquility for me.

PHOTO: A place of rare beauty and tranquility
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The route to the lake takes me up a steep, exposed ridge through boulders and scree. It's a strenuous ascent - hard on my old heart and legs. In the summer, the sun beats down mercilessly on my head, and there's no shade to be found anywhere. At the bottom of the climb, however, there's a brook - a spring that seeps out of soft, mossy earth and flows through a lush meadow crammed with flowers that bloom in wild profusion. It's a quiet place to hydrate myself and prepare for the hard climb that lies ahead.

PHOTO: The route to the lake takes me up a steep, exposed ridge through boulders and scree. It's a strenuous ascent - hard on my old heart and legs. In the summer, the sun beats down mercilessly on my head, and there's no shade to be found anywhere. At the bottom of the climb, however, there's a brook that lows through a lush meadow crammed with flowers that bloom in wild profusion. It's a quiet place to hydrate myself and prepare for the hard climb that lies ahead.
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This reminds me of the moment in The Pilgrim's Progress when Christian and his fellow-travelers find themselves at the foot of another steep ascent, the Hill Difficulty, at the bottom of which there is a spring. "Christian now went to the spring and drank thereof to refresh himself, and then began to go up the hill."[167]

PHOTO: In The Pilgrim's Progress when Christian and his fellow-travelers find themselves at the foot of another steep ascent, the Hill Difficulty, at the bottom of which there is a spring. "Christian now went to the spring and drank thereof to refresh himself, and then began to go up the hill."
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Perhaps you, too, stand at the foot of Hill Difficulty facing an impossibly high mountain to be climbed, a challenge that cannot be met through mere strength or wisdom. Perhaps your mountain is the care of an aging or disabled spouse, a difficult financial decision - one on which your earthly future depends - or a painful recovery from a surgical procedure. The demands seem insurmountable.

PHOTO: Perhaps we, too, stand at the foot of Hill Difficulty facing an impossibly high mountain to be climbed, a challenge that cannot be met through mere strength or wisdom. Perhaps your mountain is the care of an aging or disabled spouse, a difficult financial decision - one on which your earthly future depends - or a painful recovery from a surgical procedure. The demands seem insurmountable.
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Before you do anything else, visit the spring that is God himself. Come to Him with all your weakness, weariness, helplessness, failures, doubt, and fear. Drink deeply of His power and wisdom; fill yourself full of His everlasting love. (Dehydration imperils the body and soul.) Ask for faith and hardy endurance to face and surmount the difficulty. (To ask is to receive.)

PHOTO: Before you do anything else, visit the spring that is God himself. Come to Him with all your weakness, weariness, helplessness, failures, doubt, and fear. Drink deeply of His power and wisdom; fill yourself full of His everlasting love. (Dehydration imperils the body and soul.) Ask for faith and hardy endurance to face and surmount the difficulty. (To ask is to receive.)
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Whatever we have to do, God must perfect it. He knows all our circumstances and supplies us ahead of time with a store of comfort, of spiritual strengthening and consolation, that we may have ready at hand, that we can resort to and lay up in our heart as an antidote against despair. [168]

PHOTO: Whatever we have to do, God must perfect it. He knows all our circumstances and supplies us ahead of time with a store of comfort, of spiritual strengthening and consolation, that we may have ready at hand, that we can resort to and lay up in our heart as an antidote against despair.
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We drink from the spring from which our Lord himself drank when He stood at the foot of Hill Calvary - "a brook beside the way." (Psalm 110:7) [169] Then, rested and refreshed, having set the Lord before us, we can rise and face the difficulty that looms ahead.

PHOTO: We drink from the spring from which our Lord himself drank when He stood at the foot of Hill Calvary -"a brook beside the way." (Psalm 110:7) Then, rested and refreshed, having set the Lord before us, we can rise and face the difficulty that looms ahead.
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The mountain may remain, as demanding as ever. But forearmed with prevenient (formal) grace - God's goodness and mercy that precedes all human effort - we can ascend with steady faith, hope, and love.

PHOTO: The mountain may remain, as demanding as ever. But forearmed with prevenient grace - God's goodness and mercy that precedes all human effort - we can ascend with steady faith, hope, and love.
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray for Your help when we stand at the foot of ‘Hill Difficulty’ facing an impossibly high mountain to be climbed, a challenge that cannot be met through mere strength or wisdom. Perhaps our mountain is the care of an aging or disabled spouse, a difficult financial decision - one on which our earthly future depends - or a painful recovery from a surgical procedure. And the demands seem insurmountable.

Bring us to visit the spring that is You, God, and drank thereof to refresh ourselves, before we began to go up the hill. May we come to You with all our weakness, weariness, helplessness, failures, doubt, and fear. Drink deeply of Your power and wisdom; fill ourselves full of Your everlasting love. We ask for faith and hardy endurance to face and surmount the difficulty.

Lord, whatever we have to do, You must perfect it. You knows all our circumstances and supplies us ahead of time with a store of comfort, of spiritual strengthening and consolation, that we may have ready at hand, that we can resort to and lay up in our heart as an antidote against despair.

May we drink from the spring from which our Lord himself drank when He stood at the foot of Hill Calvary – ‘a brook beside the way.’ Then, rested and refreshed, having set the Lord before us, we can rise and face the difficulty that looms ahead.

The mountain of difficulty may remain, as demanding as ever. But forearmed with prevenient grace - Your goodness and mercy that precedes all human effort - we can ascend with steady faith, hope, and love.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - The Hill Difficulty
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 33, "The Hill Difficulty", Page 156.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

Other Books

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Reference

[1] From"Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 33, "The Hill Difficulty", Page 156-158.

[167] John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress, The Third Stage.

[168] Sir Thomas More, A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation, written just before he ascended Hill Difficulty - His Martyrdom in 1535. The exact quotation from the original is: "I will supply you ahead of time with a store of comfort, of spiritual strengthening and consolation, that you can have ready at hand, that you can resort to and lay up in your heart as an antidote against the poison of despairing dread."

[169]Psalm 110:7. This is a messianic psalm, as our Lord himself explained (Matthew 22:41-46); thus the "brook" is a reference to the spiritual resource to which Jesus resorted that strengthened Him to suffer the cross and enter into His royal priesthood.

Links

Other Books - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/reflection-books-links.html

Isaiah 49:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+49%3A10&version=NIV

Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV

Matthew 22:41-46 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A41-46&version=NIV

Psalm 110:7 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+110%3A7&version=NIV

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 34, "A Ruin! A Ruin! A Ruin!", Page 159.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

PHOTO: He took the silver and the gold,
To make me rich in grace;
He quenched earth's lights that I might see
The shining of his face.
- F. B. Meyer

I was hiking in the mountains south of our home in Boise several months ago and came across the ruins of the Golden Chariot Mine, one of the richest gold mines in the Owyhee Mountains of Idaho. I had read that it was the cause of a bitter war that raged underground for weeks - a bloody gun battle in which a number of men lost their lives. The gold still lies in a rich vein that runs under War Eagle Mountain, yet the mine, an all that men gave their lives for there, remains in ruins.

"A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin," Ezekiel exclaims, using the strongest superlative in the Hebrew language. "It will not be restored until he comes to whom it rightfully belongs." (Ezekiel 21:18-27)

This prophecy was directed against Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and was a prediction of the siege of Jerusalem and its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar and his army.

Jerusalem was impregnable, or so Zedekiah believed, his place of ultimate safety. Its walls would never fall. Yet, as the prophecy foretold, the city in which he placed his trust would be reduced to ruins and would not be fully restored, "until He comes to whom it rightfully belongs."

This reference goes back a thousand years or more to Jacob's ancient prophecy: "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his." (Genesis 49:10) This is the promise of Israel's Messiah, the one to whom the kingdom rightfully belonged. It was this reminder and the destruction of the city of Jerusalem that awakened God's people once again to their need for His wise and righteous rule and His promise that He would restore the city's glory and beauty.

Ruin comes to all of us so that God may build a better thing. He shakes what can be shaken, so that what cannot be shaken may remain. This is the hidden meaning of the devastation that brings down the things we've given our lives to build up and to maintain.

When we fall into ruin, God has graciously provided a way to rebuild. We may live with the results of our sin, but sin repented of draws us back into God's great heart and enables Him to restore us. The grace of men is a sometime thing; the grace of God endures forever.

God's grace is determined by His interest in us. He uses everything for our greater good, even our ruin. This is what theologians call "the economy of salvation." God wastes nothing, not even our sin. "God knows how to draw glory even from our faults. Not to be downcast after committing a fault is one of the marks of true sanctity."

We must not let our defeats defeat us, for our defilement and God's forgiving grace can become the means by which we are drawn into an intimacy with our Lord in greater measure than before. Our sin - repented of and put away - can result in greater results for the kingdom of God than anything we could have accomplished otherwise. Grace takes our most depraved and black-hearted sin and turns it into something beautiful for Him. That, and not our sin, is the final word.

God rids our hearts of past sorrow, even as His goodness and love treat our sins as if they had never happened. And then, as David assures us, "He leads us in paths of righteousness."

The retirement funds we've accumulated with so much care are lost that we may acquire better riches. The reputation we've established for integrity and restraint is shattered that we may despair of our own goodness and find our righteousness in Christ. The friendships we've cultivated lie in ruins that we may gain a truer Friend. The love of our life is taken away that a greater Love may possess us. And then there is aging, the thing that eventually ruins all of us. We are brought down, rendered useless, stripped of pretense and defenses so God can build from the ground up. As George MacDonald said, we learn "to live without earthly provision or precaution."God becomes our sole good, the only thing we desire.

In the end our ruination will have become the best thing that ever happened to us, for it will have turned us to the One to whom we rightfully belong - and in so doing we are restored.

I am alone in the dark, and I am thinking
what darkness would be mine if I could see
the ruin I wrought in every place I wandered
and if I could not be aware of One who follows after me.
Whom do I love, O God, when I love Thee?
The great Undoer who has torn apart
the walls I built against a human heart,
the Mender who has sewn together the hedges
through which I broke when I went seeking ill,
the Love who follows and forgives me still.
Fumbler and fool that I am, with things around me
and of fragile make the souls, how I am blessed
to hear behind me footsteps of a Savior!
I sing to the east, I sing to the lighted west:
God is my repairer of fences, turning my paths into rest.
- Jessica Powers,"Repairer of Fences" (Isaiah 58:12)

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He took the silver and the gold,
To make me rich in grace;
He quenched earth's lights that I might see
The shining of his face.
- F. B. Meyer

PHOTO: He took the silver and the gold, To make me rich in grace; He quenched earth's lights that I might see
The shining of his face. - F. B. Meyer
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I was hiking in the mountains south of our home in Boise several months ago and came across the ruins of the Golden Chariot Mine, one of the richest gold mines in the Owyhee Mountains of Idaho. I had read that it was the cause of a bitter war that raged underground for weeks - a bloody gun battle in which a number of men lost their lives. The gold still lies in a rich vein that runs under War Eagle Mountain, yet the mine, an all that men gave their lives for there, remains in ruins.

PHOTO: Owyhee Mountains of Idaho where the Golden Chariot Mine, one of the richest gold mines remains in ruins.
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"A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin," Ezekiel exclaims, using the strongest superlative in the Hebrew language. "It will not be restored until he comes to whom it rightfully belongs." (Ezekiel 21:18-27) [170]

This prophecy was directed against Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and was a prediction of the siege of Jerusalem and its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar and his army.

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Jerusalem was impregnable, or so Zedekiah believed, his place of ultimate safety. Its walls would never fall. Yet, as the prophecy foretold, the city in which he placed his trust would be reduced to ruins and would not be fully restored, "until He comes to whom it rightfully belongs."

This reference goes back a thousand years or more to Jacob's ancient prophecy: "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his." (Genesis 49:10) [171] This is the promise of Israel's Messiah, the one to whom the kingdom rightfully belonged. It was this reminder and the destruction of the city of Jerusalem that awakened God's people once again to their need for His wise and righteous rule and His promise that He would restore the city's glory and beauty.

PHOTO: "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his." (Genesis 49:10) It was this reminder and the destruction of the city of Jerusalem that awakened God's people once again to their need for His wise and righteous rule and His promise that He would restore the city's glory and beauty.
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Ruin comes to all of us so that God may build a better thing. He shakes what can be shaken, so that what cannot be shaken may remain. This is the hidden meaning of the devastation that brings down the things we've given our lives to build up and to maintain.

When we fall into ruin, God has graciously provided a way to rebuild. We may live with the results of our sin, but sin repented of draws us back into God's great heart and enables Him to restore us. The grace of men is a sometime thing; the grace of God endures forever.

PHOTO: Ruin comes to all of us so that God may build a better thing. When we fall into ruin, God has graciously provided a way to rebuild. The grace of men is a sometime thing; the grace of God endures forever.
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God's grace is determined by His interest in us. He uses everything for our greater good, even our ruin. This is what theologians call "the economy of salvation." God wastes nothing, not even our sin. "God knows how to draw glory even from our faults. Not to be downcast after committing a fault is one of the marks of true sanctity."[172]

We must not let our defeats defeat us, for our defilement and God's forgiving grace can become the means by which we are drawn into an intimacy with our Lord in greater measure than before. Our sin - repented of and put away - can result in greater results for the kingdom of God than anything we could have accomplished otherwise. Grace takes our most depraved and black-hearted sin and turns it into something beautiful for Him. That, and not our sin, is the final word.

PHOTO: We must not let our defeats defeat us, for our defilement and God's forgiving grace can become the means by which we are drawn into an intimacy with our Lord in greater measure than before. Our sin - repented of and put away - can result in greater results for the kingdom of God than anything we could have accomplished otherwise.
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God rids our hearts of past sorrow, even as His goodness and love treat our sins as if they had never happened. And then, as David assures us, "He leads us in paths of righteousness."

The retirement funds we've accumulated with so much care are lost that we may acquire better riches. The reputation we've established for integrity and restraint is shattered that we may despair of our own goodness and find our righteousness in Christ. The friendships we've cultivated lie in ruins that we may gain a truer Friend. The love of our life is taken away that a greater Love may possess us. And then there is aging, the thing that eventually ruins all of us. We are brought down, rendered useless, stripped of pretense and defenses so God can build from the ground up. As George MacDonald said, we learn "to live without earthly provision or precaution."God becomes our sole good, the only thing we desire.

PHOTO: God rids our hearts of past sorrow, even as His goodness and love treat our sins as if they had never happened. And then, as David assures us, "He leads us in paths of righteousness."We learn "to live without earthly provision or precaution."God becomes our sole good, the only thing we desire.
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In the end our ruination will have become the best thing that ever happened to us, for it will have turned us to the One to whom we rightfully belong - and in so doing we are restored.

I am alone in the dark, and I am thinking
what darkness would be mine if I could see
the ruin I wrought in every place I wandered
and if I could not be aware of One who follows after me.
Whom do I love, O God, when I love Thee?
The great Undoer who has torn apart
the walls I built against a human heart,
the Mender who has sewn together the hedges
through which I broke when I went seeking ill,
the Love who follows and forgives me still.
Fumbler and fool that I am, with things around me
and of fragile make the souls, how I am blessed
to hear behind me footsteps of a Savior!
I sing to the east, I sing to the lighted west:
God is my repairer of fences, turning my paths into rest.
- Jessica Powers,"Repairer of Fences" (Isaiah 58:12)

PHOTO: I am alone in the dark, and I am thinking
what darkness would be mine if I could see
the ruin I wrought in every place I wandered
and if I could not be aware of One who follows after me.
Whom do I love, O God, when I love Thee?
. . . .
God is my repairer of fences, turning my paths into rest.
- Jessica Powers, "Repairer of Fences" (Isaiah 58:12)
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/03/reflection-mothers-day-without-her.html
http://veryfatoldman.blogspot.sg/2017/06/reflection-key-lessons-learned-from-2.html
http://veryfatoldman.blogspot.sg/2017/07/reflection-pauls-feeling-and-temptation.html
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PHOTO:"Dear Lord, we learn that ruin comes to all of us so that You may build a better thing. You shake what can be shaken, so that what cannot be shaken may remain. There will be devastation that brings down the things we've given our lives to build up and to maintain.

We may live with the results of our sin, but sin repented of draws us back into Your great heart and enables You to restore us. When we fall into ruin, You have graciously provided a way to rebuild. The grace of men is a sometime thing; but Your grace endures forever.

Lord, we learn that Your grace is determined by Your interest in us. You use everything for our greater good, even our ruin. You waste nothing, not even our sin. You know how to draw glory even from our faults. We are consoled not to be downcast after committing a fault because it is one of the marks of true sanctity.

Lord, we pray we will not let our defeats defeat us, for our defilement and Your forgiving grace can become the means by which we are drawn into an intimacy with You, in greater measure than before. Our sin - repented of and put away - can result in greater results for the kingdom of God than anything we could have accomplished otherwise. Grace takes our most depraved and black-hearted sin and turns it into something beautiful for You. That, and not our sin, is the final word.

Lord, may You rids our hearts of past sorrow, even as Your goodness and love treat our sins as if they had never happened. And then, as David assures us, You will leads us in paths of righteousness.

The retirement funds we've accumulated with so much care are lost that we may acquire better riches. The reputation we've established for integrity and restraint is shattered that we may despair of our own goodness and find our righteousness in Christ. The friendships we've cultivated lie in ruins that we may gain a truer Friend. The love of our life is taken away that a greater Love may possess us. And then there is aging, the thing that eventually ruins all of us. We are brought down, rendered useless, stripped of pretense and defenses so that You can build from the ground up. May we learn ‘to live without earthly provision or precaution.’ You become our sole good, the only thing we desire.

In the end, may our ruination have become the best thing that ever happened to us, for it will have turned us to You, to whom we rightfully belong - and in so doing we are restored.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - A Ruin! A Ruin! A Ruin!
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 34, "A Ruin! A Ruin! A Ruin!", Page 159.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

Other Books

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Reference

[1] From"Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 34, "A Ruin! A Ruin! A Ruin!", Page 159-163.

[170] See Ezekiel 21:18-27.

[171] Genesis 49:10, emphasis added

[172] Augustine Guillard

Links

Other Books - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/reflection-books-links.html

Ezekiel 21:18-27 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+21%3A18-27&version=NIV

Genesis 49:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+49%3A10&version=NIV

Isaiah 58:12 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A12&version=NIV

Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Source Website: https://www.tnp.sg/lifestyle/others/more-heavier-helen-and-ivan-psle-question-moe-no-weigh
By S M Ong, Columnist, The New Paper, 11 October 2021 at 06:00 am

PHOTO: Helen and Ivan have a lot to answer for. Because of them, children cried, parents complained and everyone memed.
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Helen and Ivan have a lot to answer for. Because of them, children cried, parents complained and everyone memed.

This year's Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) mathematics paper was reportedly so brutal that you almost expect to win 45.6 billion Korean won (S＄51.5 million) in cash after surviving it.

But instead of the deadly games in Squid Game, 12-year-olds taking the exam apparently had to overcome such merciless questions like this one:

PHOTO: This year's Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) mathematics paper was reportedly so brutal that you almost expect to win 45.6 billion Korean won (S$51.5 million) in cash after surviving it.
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"Helen and Ivan had the same number of coins.

"Helen had a number of 50-cent coins and 64 20-cent coins. Helen's coins had a total mass of 1.134kg. Ivan had a number of 50-cent coins and 104 20-cent coins.

"(a) Who has more money in coins and by how much?

"(b) Given that each 50-cent coin is 2.7g more heavier than a 20-cent coin, what is the mass of Ivan's coins in kilograms?"

No, it wasn't the terrible English of "more heavier" that reduced the kids to tears.

PHOTO: No, it wasn't the terrible English of "more heavier"that reduced the kids to tears.
Screengrab of video that Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam posted online showing him deadlifting 105kg.
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Maybe the Ministry of Education (MOE) hired Phua Chu Kang to set the exam after he finished shooting the Covid-19 videos and Shopee ads.

The question went so viral that all sorts of organisations jumped on the trendwagon by creating memes about what Helen and Ivan did or should do with all those coins.

PHOTO: The question went so viral that all sorts of organisations jumped on the trendwagon by creating memes about what Helen and Ivan did or should do with all those coins of more than 1 kg.
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OCBC Bank posted: "They brought their coins to an OCBC New ATM and banked them in for free. The End."

Singapore General Hospital: "They both washed their hands thoroughly with soap after they finished counting the coins. Be like Helen and Ivan."

Ministry of Finance: "We encourage Helen and Ivan to be prudent and save these coins for a rainy day."

DBS: "As they were counting their coins, Jacob bought the last chicken wing using DBS PayLah!"

Public Libraries Singapore: "It doesn't matter who has more money because borrowing books from the library is free. You can even do it from home on the NLB (National Library Board) Mobile app (and it'll be 0kg). The end."

PHOTO: Public Libraries Singapore:"It doesn't matter who has more money because borrowing books from the library is free. You can even do it from home on the NLB (National Library Board) Mobile app (and it'll be 0kg). The end."
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Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim changed the names to Halid and Iman and added: "They brought their coins to Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim and donated them sincerely for the sake of Allah.

"How many rewards will Allah give to them?

"Allah will manifold the reward of the charity giver, as mentioned in the Quran (Al Hadid: 18). 'Verily those who give alms - be they men or women - and give Allah a beautiful loan shall be repaid after increasing it many times; and theirs shall be a generous reward.'

"PS: you can also donate via QR code."

Ikea simply posted a picture of a weighing scale with the caption: "You're welcome".

Even MOE weighed in (so to speak), posting on social media: "We met up with Helen and Ivan this week to solve their weighty money issue. Some found it challenging while others found it familiar from work they had done in class before.

PHOTO: MOE weighed in (so to speak), posting on social media:"We met up with Helen and Ivan this week to solve their weighty money issue. Some found it challenging while others found it familiar from work they had done in class before."
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"Like every year, the examination paper has a balanced spread of test items of varying difficulties ranging from easy, moderate to challenging questions. We would like to assure parents that this year's paper was set to comparable standards (to) past years' papers...

"Some parents also mentioned that the Helen and Ivan question included the phrase 'more heavier', which is grammatically incorrect. We would like to clarify that the question in the PSLE paper did not use this phrase."

So MOE didn't hire PCK after all. He must be too busy telling people to get vaxxed.

PROPOSED QUESTIONS
Still, the ministry can't deny that Helen and Ivan walking around with all that loose change isn't exactly the most relatable of scenarios.

PHOTO: Walking around with all that loose change isn't exactly the most relatable of scenarios.
"Sophia Loren on the set of YESTERDAY, TODAY and TOMORROW 1863.”
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PHOTO: Hollywood has a history of frenemies. This photo shows Sophia Loren (left) next to a statue of Jayne Mansfield (right). The truth was that this scene was supposed to celebrate the stateside arrival of the Italian star {Sophia Loren) in Beverly Hills in 1957. As she sat beside Webb, the celebrant was bombarded by the assets. Was it a publicity stunt for Jayne Mansfield? Loren was caught in the photo. Mansfield was tearing her eyes away from Loren. Besides this photo, she (Sophia Loren) has refused to sign prints of this photo.
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So here are a few proposed questions for next year's PSLE to reflect the new normal:

Last Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported a total of 3,562 new Covid-19 cases in the community and migrant worker dormitories. If the number also came in second in the 4D draw that day, how much do you bet on the number of new local cases the next day?
On Saturday, Singapore announced that those who are fully vaccinated can travel to eight more countries: Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Britain and the US. How soon after did the Singapore Airlines website crash?
Of Singapore's population, 83 per cent have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines and 85 per cent have received at least one dose. How many who refuse to be vaccinated will eventually take ivermectin because their "church friends" in Telegram chat groups tell them to?
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks for 25 minutes on the Covid-19 situation using 3,063 words. How many times does he drink from his magic cup?
Helen and Ivan are dating. She is vaccinated. He is not and doesn't want to be. From Wednesday, only those who are vaccinated will be allowed to enter malls and dine in (with a one-week grace period for malls). How long before Helen finds a new boyfriend? Oh, Ivan is also a cheapskate who always seems to have only coins with him.

PHOTO: Proposed question for next year's PSLE to reflect the new normal
Helen and Ivan are dating. She is vaccinated. He is not and doesn't want to be. From Wednesday, only those who are vaccinated will be allowed to enter malls and dine in (with a one-week grace period for malls). How long before Helen finds a new boyfriend? Oh, Ivan is also a cheapskate who always seems to have only coins with him.
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By S M Ong, Columnist, The New Paper, 11 October 2021 at 06:00 am

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By The New Paper, 20 September 2021 at 06:00 am

PHOTO: Give your scalp health a boost with promotions on a la carte services and specialised treatments at the Japanese hair salon.
PHOTO: COLORS HAIR SALON
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COLORS HAIR SALON
In line with Alopecia Areata Awareness Month this month, take this opportunity to give your scalp health a boost with promotions on a la carte services and specialised treatments at the Japanese hair salon at 288 River Valley Road, #01-01, which is now open from 10am to 8pm.

As part of Colors'"After 5pm Specials", first-timers get 20 per cent off all treatments and services (except wash and blow) while regulars get 10 per cent off all services for appointments booked after 5pm.

There are also discounts for university and polytechnic undergraduates under 25 who want to get their hair trimmed, permed, rebonded or coloured (from ＄300 for cut plus bleach and one colouring).

PHOTO: As part of Colors'"After 5pm Specials", first-timers get 20 per cent off all treatments and services (except wash and blow) while regulars get 10 per cent off all services for appointments booked after 5pm.
There are also discounts for university and polytechnic undergraduates under 25 who want to get their hair trimmed, permed, rebonded or coloured (from $300 for cut plus bleach and one colouring).
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ORGANIC HAIR REGROWTH SOLUTIONS
Head down to the home-grown hair salon chain's new Instagrammable ninth outlet at Suntec City East Wing, #02-602/602A for its signature anti-hair loss treatment.

The 60-minute advanced hair growth full-cycle treatment (from ＄248) is targeted to restore the optimal wellness of the scalp by thwarting destructive enzymes within the scalp that are obstructing hair growth.

It involves a detoxing process to kill bacteria and remove toxic impurities covering the scalp, as well as the application of Exfo peel cream with chamomile and ginseng as key ingredients to provide hydrating and purifying actions. As part of its Suntec City opening special, Organic Hair Regrowth Solutions is offering 50 per cent off all services at the outlet till the end of next month.

PHOTO: ORGANIC HAIR REGROWTH SOLUTIONS
The 60-minute advanced hair growth full-cycle treatment is targeted to restore the optimal wellness of the scalp by thwarting destructive enzymes within the scalp that are obstructing hair growth.
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PHYTO
The solution for chronic thinning hair in men may come in the form of the French botanical haircare brand's Phytolium+ Stimulating Shampoo Anti-Hair Loss Complement (＄24).

It has been proven in a clinical study to decrease daily hair loss in 89 per cent of men - after application every other day for three months - by reinforcing hair structure and increasing the diameter of the hair fibres for thicker, stronger hair.

In addition, Phyto's unisex range for scalp sensitivity, Phytoapaisant, contains more than 97 per cent ingredients of natural origin, and gently cleanses, relieves itching, soothes sensitive zones and protects the scalp from future irritation.

PHOTO: PHYTO
The solution for chronic thinning hair in men may come in the form of the French botanical haircare brand's Phytolium+ Stimulating Shampoo Anti-Hair Loss Complement.
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It is delivered via three treatment steps and products: Ultra-Soothing Cleansing Care (＄27.90), Soothing Treatment Shampoo (＄27.90) and Anti-Itch Treatment Serum (＄39.90).

Phyto's new products are now available at Beaute by Nature (Parkway Parade #B1-75/76), Isetan Scotts, Robinsons, Metro, Takashimaya and selected Watsons stores, as well as online at beautebynature.com, RedMart, Lazada, Shopee, Qoo10, Zilingo, EAMart and Amazon.

PHOTO: PHYTO - botanical haircare
In addition, Phyto's unisex range for scalp sensitivity, Phytoapaisant, contains more than 97 per cent ingredients of natural origin, and gently cleanses, relieves itching, soothes sensitive zones and protects the scalp from future irritation.
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PHOTO: PHYTO - botanical haircare
It has been proven in a clinical study to decrease daily hair loss in 89 per cent of men - after application every other day for three months - by reinforcing hair structure and increasing the diameter of the hair fibres for thicker, stronger hair.
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PHOTO: ORGANIC HAIR REGROWTH SOLUTIONS
It involves a detoxing process to kill bacteria and remove toxic impurities covering the scalp, as well as the application of Exfo peel cream with chamomile and ginseng as key ingredients to provide hydrating and purifying actions
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PHOTO: COLORS HAIR SALON
In line with Alopecia Areata Awareness Month this month, take this opportunity to give your scalp health a boost with promotions on a la carte services and specialised treatments at the Japanese hair salon
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PHOTO: COLORS HAIR SALON
There are also discounts for university and polytechnic undergraduates under 25 who want to get their hair trimmed, permed, rebonded or coloured.
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By The New Paper, 20 September 2021 at 06:00 am

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Healthcare workers 'grapple with fatigue' as cases rise in Singapore, posted on Tuesday, 19 October 2021
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Hawkers and cleaners among Covid-19 front-line workers featured in SingPost's National Day stamps, posted on Saturday, August 7, 2021
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Singapore's silent heroes: Front liners go above and beyond during hospital stay and quarantine amidst surge of Covid-19 cases, posted on Saturday, 05 June 2021
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Discrimination of staff due to virus fears: TTSH chief nurse, posted on Thursday, 27 May 2021
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'They're not at fault': Netizens defend healthcare workers after some blame them for Covid-19 cluster at TTSH, posted on Saturday, 08 May 2021
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SIA stewardess of 14 years makes career switch to nursing, posted on Tuesday, 29 September 2020
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Nursing their way to a mid-career switch, posted on Monday, 21 January 2019
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First nurse in Alexandra Hospital who can prescribe medicines, posted on Tuesday, 08 January 2019
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Tan Tock Seng Hospital employees walk towards better health, posted on Friday, 26 October 2018
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US nurse discovers colleague doctor, posted on Sunday, 09 September 2018
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Overcoming obstacles to become nurses, posted on Tuesday, 01 August 2017
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/06/singapores-silent-heroes-front-liners.html

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By Shabana Begum & Nadome Chua, The New Paper, 12 October 2021 at 06:00 am

PHOTO: Some nurses do not even have time to go on breaks with the rising number of Covid-19 cases.
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Heavier workload and manpower shortage increase strain as Covid cases hit thousands, but new health measures may provide respite.

More patients to tend to, working overtime and recalled for duty on days off, no time for toilet breaks, exhaustion and feeling burnt out.

This is what many healthcare workers in hospitals have been going through since Covid-19 cases rose to the thousands daily from mid-September.

PHOTO: More patients to tend to, working overtime and recalled for duty on days off, no time for toilet breaks, exhaustion and feeling burnt out.
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For nurse Anne (not her real name), the number of infected patients she has to monitor in a Covid-19 ward of a SingHealth hospital has doubled.

In July and early August, the 24-year-old and her colleague took care of six patients at any one time. Now, they look after 12.

"We don't even have time to go on breaks. I would just push through and sometimes don't even use the toilet," she said.

Like Anne, the healthcare workers The Straits Times spoke to declined to reveal their names - and, in some cases, the hospitals they work in - because of work policies.

The manpower shortage in the sector has also been compounded by quarantine orders. Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary told Parliament on Oct 4 that close to 400 healthcare workers have tested positive for Covid-19.

PHOTO: The manpower shortage in the sector has also been compounded by quarantine orders. Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary told Parliament on Oct 4 that close to 400 healthcare workers have tested positive for Covid-19.
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MORE THAN HALF
Cathy, a former cardiac technologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), said: "When someone is suspected to have contracted Covid-19, it means that more than half the department would have to be down for quarantine."

However, new health measures announced last Saturday may provide some respite for healthcare workers, as quarantine orders have been replaced with antigen rapid tests. Those who receive health risk warnings should self-isolate and take an ART. They can continue with normal activities if they test negative, but must continue taking an ART daily for the next week.

PHOTO: MORE THAN HALF
Cathy, a former cardiac technologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), said:"When someone is suspected to have contracted Covid-19, it means that more than half the department would have to be down for quarantine."
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The home recovery scheme was also expanded to more groups, including vaccinated people aged 70 to 79. But it will take a while for the hospital load to ease as there were 1,613 cases warded as at Sunday.

Nurse Belinda, who is in her 20s and works in an isolation ward for suspected cases in TTSH, said: "The physical work is more taxing now... The patients are weaker and sicker, and their care plans are more complex."

TTSH chief nurse Hoi Shu Yin said since the hospital has battled three to four waves of infections over close to two years - from the dorm outbreak last year, the hospital cluster in April, and the ongoing wave - the nurses are grappling with "a certain level of fatigue".

PHOTO: Nurse Belinda, who is in her 20s and works in an isolation ward for suspected cases in TTSH, said:"The physical work is more taxing now... The patients are weaker and sicker, and their care plans are more complex."
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"They say, 'Can we have more nurses?'...They look and sound tired, and some will be sharing how much they miss their families."

Hospitals have been asked to postpone less urgent operations and appointments to prioritise resources for Covid-19 patients.

PHOTO:"They say, 'Can we have more nurses?'...They look and sound tired, and some will be sharing how much they miss their families."
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But Dr Francis, a junior doctor in a public hospital, said: "I worry for doctors - that this backlog of elective surgeries is going to create a surge in surgical load once this wave is over."

As part of managing the manpower constraints, about 900 individuals - including nurses not in active practice - have stepped forward to help, the Ministry of Health said last week. They are being progressively referred to the public hospitals.

PHOTO: Dr Francis, a junior doctor in a public hospital, said:"I worry for doctors - that this backlog of elective surgeries is going to create a surge in surgical load once this wave is over."
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[1] Shabana Begum & Nadome Chua, The New Paper, Healthcare workers 'grapple with fatigue' as cases rise in Singapore, posted on 12 October 2021 at 06:00 am, https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/healthcare-workers-grapple-fatigue-cases-rise-singapore

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By Zaihan Mohamed Yusof, zaihan@sph.com.sg, Columnist, The New Paper, 18 October 2021 at 06:00 am

PHOTO: Royal Enfield's Bullet Classic 500's less-than-perfect performance exudes character.
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It mesmerises with its thumping single-cylinder sound and vintage looks.

There are motorcycles that can stop bikers in their tracks. I know this because in the last three weeks, I have been riding one of them.

I - or rather my test motorcycle - received curious stares from all sorts, ranging from middle-aged men to trendy riders in their 20s.

In a world of high-tech riding aids and over-the-top performance, Royal Enfield's Bullet Classic 500 stands out for having none of these.

PHOTO: In a world of high-tech riding aids and over-the-top performance, Royal Enfield's Bullet Classic 500 stands out for having none of these.
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Like Medusa's stone-turning gaze, the Bullet Classic 500 mesmerises with its thumping single-cylinder sound and vintage looks.

The Desert Storm beige Classic 500 I rode would have been at home in a World War II movie, except that it is missing a side car and a mounted machine gun.

Its charm is being not what most motorbikes are today.

PHOTO: Its charm is being not what most motorbikes are today.
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Small touches like a visor on the headlamp, springs on the bucket seat, a kick-starter and a pea-shooter chrome exhaust pipe celebrate traditional styling.

What is unique is that its chain and sprockets are located on the right side.

Also, rubber fuel tank pads add some comfort and grip while riding over bumpy surfaces.

PHOTO: What is unique is that its chain and sprockets are located on the right side.
Also, rubber fuel tank pads add some comfort and grip while riding over bumpy surface.
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The most retro-looking part of the motorcycle is its chrome-trimmed analogue speedometer which sweeps lazily up the rev range.

In the vicinity are a low-fuel indicator, an ignition key slot and signal light indicators.

That is it. Riding the Classic 500 is simple.

There are no multi-level traction control buttons or cornering anti-lock brakes.

Just the bare essentials, like it used to be. Even a flickering bulb near the instrumentation panel reminds you of how riding a motorcycle in the past was not as predictable as it is today.

PHOTO: Just the bare essentials, like it used to be. Even a flickering bulb near the instrumentation panel reminds you of how riding a motorcycle in the past was not as predictable as it is today.
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Royal Enfield, a classic British brand now based in Chennai, India, has decided to keep the five-speed Classic 500's image intact.

Personally, I do not mind.

Its less-than-perfect performance exudes character despite the rattling of the handlebars and chrome mirrors at speeds above 100kmh.

While the 499cc motorbike's seat is wide and generous, its passenger seat feels hard on longer rides.

PHOTO: Royal Enfield, a classic British brand now based in Chennai, India, has decided to keep the five-speed Classic 500's image intact.
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There are modern additions like a Keihin fuel injection, twin gas-charged, pre-load adjustable rear shocks and anti-lock brakes.

Riding the 195kg Classic 500 is similar to riding a dirtbike where the riding posture is upright, but the handlebars are set lower than on a dirtbike.

Its telescopic front forks have a 130mm travel but they protest when roads get too bumpy.

Yet, the Classic 500 still turns obediently despite having narrow tyres on its 19-inch front and 18-inch rear spoked wheels.

PHOTO: Riding the 195kg Classic 500 is similar to riding a dirtbike where the riding posture is upright, but the handlebars are set lower than on a dirtbike.
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Granted, this is no speeding bullet. It accelerates from 0 to 100kmh in about 12 seconds and has a finger-numbing top speed of 130kmh. The Royal Enfield churns out 27.2bhp and 41.3Nm of torque.

Yet, who will argue with its ability to go 33km on a single litre of fuel?

In theory, it can cover over 400km on its 13.5 litre fuel tank.

In a less-than-perfect world, where local riders grapple with high certificate of entitlement premiums, the Classic 500's price tag of ＄19,100 (inclusive of COE but without insurance) may just make perfect sense.

PHOTO: In a less-than-perfect world, where local riders grapple with high certificate of entitlement premiums, the Classic 500's price tag of ＄19,100 (inclusive of COE but without insurance) may just make perfect sense.
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PHOTO: Riding the Classic 500 is simple.
There are no multi-level traction control buttons or cornering anti-lock brakes. Just the bare essentials, like it used to be.
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By Zaihan Mohamed Yusof, zaihan@sph.com.sg, Columnist, The New Paper, 18 October 2021 at 06:00 am

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Reference

[1] aihan Mohamed Yusof, zaihan@sph.com.sg, Columnist, The New Paper, Stunning Bullet Classic 500 is like riding a time machine, posted on 18 October 2021 at 06:00 am, https://www.tnp.sg/lifestyle/biker-boy/stunning-bullet-classic-500-riding-time-machine

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Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 35, "The Discipline of Distress", Page 164.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

PHOTO: If "the nightingale sings best with a thorn
against her breast," why not we?
- Susan Gilbert Dickinson in a letter to Emily Dickinson (1861)

Suffering is exact. We don't grieve in general or in the abstract, but in specific, concrete ways. Most of the consolation we receive, however, is loaded with generalizations and abstractions, as anyone who has ever received a sympathy card knows. "It's all for the best," our friends assure us. Or, "It will turn out for good."

Such comfort, however well-meant, is ineffective. When I suffer, I crave an answer as precise as my pain. In what sense is my suffering for the best? And what is the good, if any, to which my suffering will be turned?

God is fair and just, although the final explanation for evil and injustice awaits heaven. (Genesis 18:25, Psalm 94:3) I cannot know every purpose for which God permits trouble to come my way, and I would be foolish to give an unequivocal (indisputable) answer to the question, "Why suffering?"Yet my afflictions are not meaningless. They are part of the specific good God has determined to do: namely, to turn me to His Word for Hid discipline and instruction that He may enlighten and deepen me.

The psalmist's argument in Psalm 94 is clear: "How long will the wicked [go unpunished]?" he asks. And God answers: "Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches man lack knowledge [of their evil]?" (Psalm 94:3, 10, emphasis added) God will discipline the ungodly in due time, He insists; but first He must discipline and teach His own children. A good father begins with his own family. (1 Peter 4:17)

Affliction, when we accept it with humility, can be instructive, a discipline that leads us to a deeper, fuller life. "Before I was afflicted I went astray," the psalmist says, "but now I obey your word." And again, "It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees." Peter would agree. Affliction, he says, leads us to live no longer for ourselves, but "for the will of God." (Psalm 119:67-71; 1 Peter 4:2)

Pain, far from being an obstacle to our spiritual growth, can be the condition of it - if we're trained by it. It pushes us closer to God and into His Word. It is the means by which He graciously shapes us to be like His Son, gradually giving us the compassion, contentment, tranquility, and courage we long and pray for. Without pain, God could never make the most of our lives.

Poets have wronged poor storms: such days are best;
They purge the air without, within the breast.

That's why Job, who suffered more than anyone I can name, exclaimed in the midst of his troubles, "Blessed is the man whom God corrects,"though admittedly, he, like us, found it hard to sustain that thesis at all times. (Job 5:17)

Are you one whom God has set apart today to instruct through suffering and pain? Endure His discipline patiently. He can make the trial a blessing using it to draw you into His heart and into His Word, teaching you the lessons He intends you to learn, working in you the grace He means to bestow, giving you"respite from days of trouble." (Psalm 94:13) This is the "good"to which your suffering can be turned. (Romans 8:28, 29)

God is making more out of you than you ever thought possible.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. - James 1:2-3

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If "the nightingale sings best with a thorn
against her breast," why not we?
- Susan Gilbert Dickinson in a letter to Emily Dickinson (1861)

PHOTO: If "the nightingale sings best with a thorn
against her breast,"why not we?
- Susan Gilbert Dickinson in a letter to Emily Dickinson (1861)
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Suffering is exact. We don't grieve in general or in the abstract, but in specific, concrete ways. Most of the consolation we receive, however, is loaded with generalizations and abstractions, as anyone who has ever received a sympathy card knows. "It's all for the best," our friends assure us. Or, "It will turn out for good."

Such comfort, however well-meant, is ineffective. When I suffer, I crave an answer as precise as my pain. In what sense is my suffering for the best? And what is the good, if any, to which my suffering will be turned?

PHOTO: Suffering is exact. We don't grieve in general or in the abstract, but in specific, concrete ways. Comfort, however well-meant, is ineffective. When we suffer, we crave an answer as precise as our pain. In what sense is our suffering for the best? And what is the good, if any, to which our suffering will be turned?
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God is fair and just, although the final explanation for evil and injustice awaits heaven. (Genesis 18:25, Psalm 94:3) [173] I cannot know every purpose for which God permits trouble to come my way, and I would be foolish to give an unequivocal (indisputable) answer to the question, "Why suffering?"Yet my afflictions are not meaningless. They are part of the specific good God has determined to do: namely, to turn me to His Word for Hid discipline and instruction that He may enlighten and deepen me.

PHOTO: God is fair and just, although the final explanation for evil and injustice awaits heaven. (Genesis 18:25, Psalm 94:3) I cannot know every purpose for which God permits trouble to come my way. My afflictions are not meaningless. They are part of the specific good God has determined to do: namely, to turn me to His Word for Hid discipline and instruction that He may enlighten and deepen me.
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The psalmist's argument in Psalm 94 is clear: "How long will the wicked [go unpunished]?" he asks. And God answers: "Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches man lack knowledge [of their evil]?" (Psalm 94:3, 10, emphasis added) [174] God will discipline the ungodly in due time, He insists; but first He must discipline and teach His own children. A good father begins with his own family. (1 Peter 4:17) [175]

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Affliction, when we accept it with humility, can be instructive, a discipline that leads us to a deeper, fuller life. "Before I was afflicted I went astray," the psalmist says, "but now I obey your word." And again, "It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees." Peter would agree. Affliction, he says, leads us to live no longer for ourselves, but "for the will of God." (Psalm 119:67-71; 1 Peter 4:2) [176]

PHOTO: Affliction, when we accept it with humility, can be instructive, a discipline that leads us to a deeper, fuller life. Affliction leads us to live no longer for ourselves, but"for the will of God."(Psalm 119:67-71; 1 Peter 4:2)
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Pain, far from being an obstacle to our spiritual growth, can be the condition of it - if we're trained by it. It pushes us closer to God and into His Word. It is the means by which He graciously shapes us to be like His Son, gradually giving us the compassion, contentment, tranquility, and courage we long and pray for. Without pain, God could never make the most of our lives.

PHOTO: Pain, far from being an obstacle to our spiritual growth, can be the condition of it - if we're trained by it. It pushes us closer to God and into His Word. It is the means by which He graciously shapes us to be like His Son, gradually giving us the compassion, contentment, tranquility, and courage we long and pray for. Without pain, God could never make the most of our lives.
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Poets have wronged poor storms: such days are best;
They purge the air without, within the breast. [177]

That's why Job, who suffered more than anyone I can name, exclaimed in the midst of his troubles, "Blessed is the man whom God corrects,"though admittedly, he, like us, found it hard to sustain that thesis at all times. (Job 5:17) [178]

PHOTO: Job, who suffered more than anyone, exclaimed in the midst of his troubles, "Blessed is the man whom God corrects,"though admittedly, he, like us, found it hard to sustain that thesis at all times. (Job 5:17)
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Are you one whom God has set apart today to instruct through suffering and pain? Endure His discipline patiently. He can make the trial a blessing using it to draw you into His heart and into His Word, teaching you the lessons He intends you to learn, working in you the grace He means to bestow, giving you"respite from days of trouble." (Psalm 94:13) [179] This is the "good"to which your suffering can be turned. (Romans 8:28, 29) [180]

God is making more out of you than you ever thought possible.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. - James 1:2-3

PHOTO: God can make the trial a blessing using it to draw you into His heart and into His Word, teaching you the lessons He intends you to learn, working in you the grace He means to bestow, giving you"respite from days of trouble." (Psalm 94:13) This is the"good"to which your suffering can be turned. (Romans 8:28, 29)
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we learn that God is fair and just, although the final explanation for evil and injustice awaits heaven. We cannot know every purpose for which God permits trouble to come our way, and we would be foolish to give an unequivocal answer to the question.

Meanwhile, suffering is exact. We don't grieve in general or in the abstract, but in specific, concrete ways. Most of the consolation we receive, however, is loaded with generalizations and abstractions, as anyone who has ever received a sympathy card knows.

Such comfort, however well-meant, is ineffective. When we suffer, we crave an answer as precise as our pain. In what sense is our suffering for the best? And what is the good, if any, to which our suffering will be turned?

Lord, even the psalmist asked ‘how long will the wicked go unpunished.’ We learn that God will discipline the ungodly in due time. But first He must discipline and teach His own children. A good father begins with his own family.

Thank You Lord, affliction, when we accept it with humility, can be instructive, a discipline that leads us to a deeper, fuller life.

We learn too, affliction leads us to live no longer for ourselves, but ‘for the will of God.’ Pain, far from being an obstacle to our spiritual growth, can be the condition of it - if we're trained by it. It pushes us closer to God and into His Word.

Lord, we learn that pain is the means by which You graciously shapes us to be like Your Son, gradually giving us the compassion, contentment, tranquillity, and courage we long and pray for. Without pain, You could never make the most of our lives.

Lord, we pray that we can be like Job, who suffered more than anyone, exclaimed in the midst of his troubles, ‘Blessed is the man whom God corrects,’ though admittedly, he, like us, found it hard to sustain that thesis at all times.

Lord, if we have been set apart today to be instructed through suffering and pain, help us to endure Your discipline patiently. May the trial be a blessing using it to draw us into Your heart and into Your Word, teaching us the lessons You intend us to learn, working in us the grace You mean to bestow, giving us ‘respite from days of trouble.’ May this be the ‘good’ to which our suffering can be turned.

Lord, thank You for making more out of us than we ever thought possible. Help us to consider it pure joy whenever we face trials of many kinds, because we know that the testing of our faith develops perseverance.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - The Discipline of Distress
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 35, "The Discipline of Distress", Page 164.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

Other Books

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 35, "The Discipline of Distress", Page 164-167.

[173] This is not wistful thinking. God's justice is affirmed in the Word (e.g., Genesis 18:25). Injustice will not go unpunished. The only question regarding the existence of evil is, "How long?" (Psalm 94:3).

[174]Psalm 94:3, 10, emphasis added

[175] 1 Peter 4:17

[176]Psalm 119:67-71; 1 Peter 4:2

[177] George Herbert, "The storm" (language updated).

[178]Job 5:17

[179] The word translated "respite" in Psalm 94:13 means "to be quiet and undisturbed" or "to be at rest." The Jerusalem Bible translate it: "His mind is at peace though things are bad."

[180] Romans 8:28, 29

Links

Other Books - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/reflection-books-links.html

1 Peter 4:17 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+4%3A17&version=NIV

Genesis 18:25 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+18%3A25&version=NIV

James 1:2-3 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A2-3&version=NIV

Job 5:17 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+5%3A17&version=NIV

Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV

Psalm 94:3 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+94%3A3&version=NIV

Psalm 94:3, 10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+94%3A3%2C+10&version=NIV

Psalm 94:13 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+94%3A13&version=NIV

Psalm 119:67-71; 1 Peter 4:2 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+119%3A67-71%3B+1+Peter+4%3A2&version=NIV

Romans 8:28, 29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A28%2C+29&version=NIV

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html

https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 36,"Nothing to Lose", Page 168.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

PHOTO: The delicate seed-globe must break up now -
it gives and gives till it has nothing left.
- Lilias Trotter, Parables of the Cross

Salsifies grow in delicate profusion in the fields near our place in the mountains of Idaho. From June to August the plants produce spiked yellow flowers that open each morning and go to sleep at noon. In the late summer the flowers close up for good and swell into green pods that burst into puffballs. Then the wind blows the seeds away and there's nothing left but a bare stem.

It strikes me that aging is somewhat like that: Time blow on us, and we lose bits and pieces of ourselves until there's nothing left to lose.

But I'm also reminded that a salsify comes to fruition by surrendering itself. It dies that it might bear much fruit, though it has no idea when or where its seeds will fall. Jesus states the case plainly: "If anyone comes to me and does not hate . . . his own life- he cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:26, emphasis added)

To hate ourselves is not to despise ourselves, but to love and give in such measure that it looks as though we're taking no thought for ourselves, an idea at odds with the wisdom of our age - or of any age for that matter. The fundamental dictum of the human race is to look out for "number one." But Jesus teaches us to give up our lives - forget about them. This is the point of the Beatitudes, the Sermon on the Mount, and most of Jesus' parables. And it is illustrated by His entire life, by the Incarnation, by His willingness to empty himself and, ultimately, to give himself up to death for our sake.

We find ourselves by giving ourselves away. "Whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it," Jesus assures us. (Mark 8:35) And Paul, writing of Jesus' willingness to empty himself of self, concludes, "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place." (Philippians 2:9)

This is the way to joy, to meaning and purpose, to peace of mind, to tranquility and rest. This is deliverance from the dullness, dreariness, and emptiness of a self-centered existence, deliverance from the vague unhappiness and restlessness that overwhelm us when we live solely for ourselves.

Furthermore, this is the way to sustain the greatest influence on others."All who would . . . multiply [God's] kingdom must do so through surrender and sacrifice," says Elisabeth Elliot. And in my own experience, those who have had the greatest impact on me are not the brightest and the best but those who have given themselves in love, self-surrender, and sacrifice. These are the men and women who have imparted new life to me.

Lilias Trotter, in her book Parables of the Cross, painted a watercolor of a dandelion seed-globe that "long ago surrendered its golden petals, and has reached its crowning stage of dying." Over the top of the dandelion seed-globe she wrote, "I am now ready to be offered." She was quoting Paul: "For I now ready to be offered," or literally, "I am already being poured out like a drink offering." (2 Timothy 4:6) The drink offering was a goblet of wine poured on the altar of sacrifice. Poof! A flash of luminous flame, and nothing is left but sweet aroma.

Miss Trotter continued: "[The dandelion] stands ready, holding up its little life, not knowing when or where or how the wind that bloweth where it listeth (John 3:8 KJV, The wind that blows where it wishes) may carry it away. It holds itself no longer for its own keeping, only as something to be given."

Measure thy life by loss and not by gain,
Not by the wine drunk, but by the wine poured forth,
For love's strength standeth in love's sacrifice,
And he who suffers most has most to give.
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The delicate seed-globe must break up now -
it gives and gives till it has nothing left.
- Lilias Trotter, Parables of the Cross

PHOTO: The delicate seed-globe must break up now - it gives and gives till it has nothing left.
- Lilias Trotter, Parables of the Cross
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Salsifies grow in delicate profusion in the fields near our place in the mountains of Idaho. From June to August the plants produce spiked yellow flowers that open each morning and go to sleep at noon. In the late summer the flowers close up for good and swell into green pods that burst into puffballs. Then the wind blows the seeds away and there's nothing left but a bare stem.

It strikes me that aging is somewhat like that: Time blow on us, and we lose bits and pieces of ourselves until there's nothing left to lose.

PHOTO: Salsifies grow in delicate profusion in the fields in the mountains of Idaho. From June to August the plants produce spiked yellow flowers that open each morning and go to sleep at noon. In the late summer the flowers close up for good and swell into green pods that burst into puffballs. Then the wind blows the seeds away and there's nothing left but a bare stem.
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But I'm also reminded that a salsify comes to fruition by surrendering itself. It dies that it might bear much fruit, though it has no idea when or where its seeds will fall. Jesus states the case plainly: "If anyone comes to me and does not hate . . . his own life- he cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:26, emphasis added) [181]

PHOTO: Salsify comes to fruition by surrendering itself. It dies that it might bear much fruit, though it has no idea when or where its seeds will fall. Jesus states the case plainly: "If anyone comes to me and does not hate . . . his own life - he cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:26, emphasis added)
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To hate ourselves is not to despise ourselves, but to love and give in such measure that it looks as though we're taking no thought for ourselves, an idea at odds with the wisdom of our age - or of any age for that matter. The fundamental dictum of the human race is to look out for "number one." But Jesus teaches us to give up our lives - forget about them. This is the point of the Beatitudes, the Sermon on the Mount, and most of Jesus' parables. And it is illustrated by His entire life, by the Incarnation, by His willingness to empty himself and, ultimately, to give himself up to death for our sake.

PHOTO: To hate ourselves is not to despise ourselves, but to love and give in such measure that it looks as though we're taking no thought for ourselves, an idea at odds with the wisdom of our age - or of any age for that matter. The fundamental dictum of the human race is to look out for "number one."
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PHOTO: The point of the Beatitudes, the Sermon on the Mount, and most of Jesus' parables is illustrated by His entire life, by the Incarnation, by His willingness to empty himself and, ultimately, to give himself up to death for our sake.
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We find ourselves by giving ourselves away. "Whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it," Jesus assures us. (Mark 8:35) [182] And Paul, writing of Jesus' willingness to empty himself of self, concludes, "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place." (Philippians 2:9) [183]

PHOTO: We find ourselves by giving ourselves away. "Whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it," Jesus assures us. (Mark 8:35) And Paul, writing of Jesus' willingness to empty himself of self, concludes, "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place." (Philippians 2:9)
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This is the way to joy, to meaning and purpose, to peace of mind, to tranquility and rest. This is deliverance from the dullness, dreariness, and emptiness of a self-centered existence, deliverance from the vague unhappiness and restlessness that overwhelm us when we live solely for ourselves.

PHOTO: This is the way to joy, to meaning and purpose, to peace of mind, to tranquility and rest. This is deliverance from the dullness, dreariness, and emptiness of a self-centered existence, deliverance from the vague unhappiness and restlessness that overwhelm us when we live solely for ourselves.
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Furthermore, this is the way to sustain the greatest influence on others."All who would . . . multiply [God's] kingdom must do so through surrender and sacrifice," says Elisabeth Elliot. [184] And in my own experience, those who have had the greatest impact on me are not the brightest and the best but those who have given themselves in love, self-surrender, and sacrifice. These are the men and women who have imparted new life to me.

PHOTO: "All who would . . . multiply [God's] kingdom must do so through surrender and sacrifice,"says Elisabeth Elliot. Those who have had the greatest impact on us are not the brightest and the best but those who have given themselves in love, self-surrender, and sacrifice. These are the men and women who have imparted new life to us.
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Lilias Trotter, in her book Parables of the Cross, painted a watercolor of a dandelion seed-globe that "long ago surrendered its golden petals, and has reached its crowning stage of dying." Over the top of the dandelion seed-globe she wrote, "I am now ready to be offered." She was quoting Paul: "For I now ready to be offered," or literally, "I am already being poured out like a drink offering." (2 Timothy 4:6) [185] The drink offering was a goblet of wine poured on the altar of sacrifice. Poof! A flash of luminous flame, and nothing is left but sweet aroma.

PHOTO: Lilias Trotter, in her book Parables of the Cross, painted a watercolor of a dandelion seed-globe that "long ago surrendered its golden petals, and has reached its crowning stage of dying."Over the top of the dandelion seed-globe she wrote, "I am now ready to be offered."
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Miss Trotter continued: "[The dandelion] stands ready, holding up its little life, not knowing when or where or how the wind that bloweth where it listeth (John 3:8 KJV, The wind that blows where it wishes) may carry it away. It holds itself no longer for its own keeping, only as something to be given."

Measure thy life by loss and not by gain,
Not by the wine drunk, but by the wine poured forth,
For love's strength standeth in love's sacrifice,
And he who suffers most has most to give. [186]

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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we learn that salsifies grow in delicate profusion in the fields producing spiked yellow flowers that open each morning and go to sleep at noon. In the late summer the flowers close up for good and swell into green pods that burst into puffballs. Then the wind blows the seeds away and there's nothing left but a bare stem.

Our aging is somewhat like that: Time blow on us, and we lose bits and pieces of ourselves until there's nothing left to lose.

We are reminded that a salsify comes to fruition by surrendering itself. It dies that it might bear much fruit, though it has no idea when or where its seeds will fall. Jesus states the case plainly: ‘If anyone comes to me and does not hate . . . his own life - he cannot be my disciple.’

Lord we learn that To hate ourselves is not to despise ourselves, but to love and give in such measure that it looks as though we're taking no thought for ourselves.

This idea is at odds with the wisdom of our age - or of any age because the fundamental dictum of the human race is to look out for ‘number one.’ May we learn from what Jesus taught us - to give up our lives - forget about them. This is illustrated by His entire life, by the Incarnation, by His willingness to empty himself and, ultimately, to give himself up to death for our sake.

Jesus assures us that we find ourselves by giving ourselves away. ‘Whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.’ Jesus' willingness to empty himself of self, had Paul concluding ‘Therefore God exalted him to the highest place’

We pray for Your help to learn that this is the way to joy, to meaning and purpose, to peace of mind, to tranquillity and rest. This is deliverance from the dullness, dreariness, and emptiness of a self-centred existence, deliverance from the vague unhappiness and restlessness that overwhelm us when we live solely for ourselves.

Help us to learn that this is the way to sustain the greatest influence on others. Because ‘all who would . . . multiply [God's] kingdom must do so through surrender and sacrifice.’ Those who have had the greatest impact on us are not the brightest and the best but those who have given themselves in love, self-surrender, and sacrifice. These are the men and women who have imparted new life to us.

May we offer ourselves, like a dandelion seed-globe that ‘long ago surrendered its golden petals, and has reached its crowning stage of dying.’ And be able to be like Paul, who was ‘already being poured out like a drink offering.’

We will then be like the dandelion which stands ready, holding up its little life, not knowing when or where or how the wind blows where it wishes, and carry it away. It holds itself no longer for its own keeping, only as something to be given.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - Nothing to Lose
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 36, "Nothing to Lose", Page 168.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.

Other Books

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Reference

[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 36, "Nothing to Lose", Page 168-171.

[181] Luke 14:26, emphasis added

[182]Mark 8:35

[183] Philippians 2:9

[184] Elisabeth Elliot, A Path Through Suffering (Ann Arbor: Servant Publication, 1990), 101.

[185] 2 Timothy 4:6

[186] Ugo Basso, as quoted by Lilias Trotter in Parables of the Cross, https://ililiastrotter.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/the-lesson-of-the-dandelion/.

Links

Other Books - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/reflection-books-links.html

2 Timothy 4:6 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+4%3A6&version=NIV

John 3:8 KJV - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A8+&version=KJV

Luke 14:26 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+14%3A26&version=NIV

Mark 8:35 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+8%3A35&version=NIV

Matthew 11:28-29 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-29&version=NIV

Philippians 2:9 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+2%3A9&version=NIV