Susee Mable's Silent Meditations

Disclaimer : The piece below was written by my beloved mother Susee Mable in July 2008. I found it in her Blogger "draft folder" awaiting to be published onto this blog. It was intended to be an addendum to " What God Wants from You (Part I) ". Illness sadly prevented her from regularly posting and writing. I want to share this post with you (especially since her passing this past April), as it describes a pivotal epoch in her life and is a testament to her trials, character and to the goodness that guided her.—Suhasini Rumour and Unfounded Criticism (written, July 2008): The answer is simple yet, we often overlook the basic principles of all the learning we've done in our lives. God wants us to be loving, compassionate and forgiving. Simple rules to live by, as they cover all of God's grand plan for a successful life. We are bombarded by different messages everyday, some we adhere to, some we don't. Some years ago, my son became gravely ill with ...

Mark 5:25-34 (NIV) 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. 30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” 31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and...

God is very kind and loving to those who trust and believe in Him. What does God want from you? Psalm 15 explores that very question: Psalm 15 (King James Version) Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. God loves those who go to church to worship Him. He loves those who go to sacred places to praise Him. And God loves those who strive to do the right thing always. So when you see a person who is good, smart, God-fearing and honest and who is one that everyone likes, then you mus...

Source: Allposters.com "The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a sunhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the son shines on it." "Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods."-- C.S Lewis Source: ChristianQuotes.org

“I know I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. —Carl Jung “My darkest moments bring my most illuminating encounters with God.”

It was a beautiful summer morning, according to the couple that was about to have their fourth baby. To add to their joy (for they had been blessed three times before), a baby girl was born early that morning at about 5:30 am. The newborn baby was healthy and in her parents’ eyes, very beautiful. The midwife, who attended the delivery, also happened to be the baby’s grandmother. Everyone was quite happy that the delivery went well and busily resumed performing their chores, however they neglected to notice a very serious occurrence that was evolving in that delivery room. Mercifully, there was someone who did notice. Over in the next room, the baby’s eldest sister, Karuna was very anxious to see her new baby sister, even though she already had another younger sister. She quietly tiptoed to the window and peered through to get a glimpse of the baby. To her surprise and horror, she noticed that blood was gushing out from the newborn’s umbilical cord much like how water spews out from a...