The lights of the world illuminate your path

By: Gabriela Yareliz

It’s nice to walk around the city. Today, I walked by fancy brownstones decorated for fall with orange lights. A bored middle aged woman looked at a globe standing in the corner under a soft glow, and a man with a water bottle walked into the room toward her; a young woman in café, all dressed up with a lace blouse, smiled expectantly at the young man across the table; romantic couples sat at the park under a tree; a little child hid from his parents, and when the parent “found” him and showered the child with kisses, the child giggled. Life is incredibly beautiful.

A hand on a cold window; a pigeon who coos for you; a river that glistens; a stranger who smiles; a sky that changes colors until it gives way to show you the stars–

Never forget how beautiful life is. God, in each moment, gives us an opportunity to live, smile, give and dream.

Manuel Carrasco–Mujer de Mil Batallas

La vida tiene tu nombre, mujer de la mil batallas.
La fuerza de tu mirada, con el valor no se esconde.
Hay que plantar la esperanza en el lugar donde duele,
para que crezca bien fuerte, en el miedo que acompaña.

Y sigues tan bonita como ayer, no se despeina el alma.
Un pasito más, que si se puede,
uno y otro más, mujer valiente.
Lo que diga esta de más, ya se que quieres gritar
y no te sientas sola,
contigo estoy…

Todas las luces del mundo, iluminan tu vereda.
Y cada herida la llenan con el amor más profundo.
Pero si la noche es larga y sientes que estas perdida,
recuerda mi melodía que te quiere y acompaña.

Y sigues tan bonita como ayer, no se despeina el alma.
Un pasito más, que si se puede,
uno y otro más, mujer valiente.
Lo que diga está de más, ya se que quieres gritar
y no te sientas sola,
contigo estoy…

Hope can grow in the midst of fear and pain–
Love cures.

Plant some hope, and heal with love, today.

Talk of faith

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Excerpt from Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1, by Ellen G. White.

“Brethren, God is dishonored by your long, faithless prayers. Look away from the unworthiness of self, and exalt Jesus. Talk of faith, of light, and of heaven, and you will have faith, light, and love, and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.”– {1T 167.3}

This was for me. Lord, help my unbelief. Believe. It’s not by our merits, but by His.

If the heart is right

By: Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1

“If the heart is right, your words, your dress, your acts, will all be right.”– {1T 158.1}

“How are you to know that you are accepted of God? Study His word prayerfully. Lay it not aside for any other book. This Book convinces of sin. It plainly reveals the way of salvation. It brings to view a bright and glorious reward. It reveals to you a complete Saviour, and teaches you that through His boundless mercy alone can you expect salvation.” – {1T 163.2}

“Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion. With earnest, fervent prayer, plead for purity of soul. Plead as earnestly, as eagerly, as you would for your mortal life, were it at stake. Remain before God until unutterable longings are begotten within you for salvation, and the sweet evidence is obtained of pardoned sin.” – {1T 163.3}

Friendship, Love, You–all the elements

“You silly little girl, you think you’ve survived so long that survival shouldn’t hurt anymore. You keep trying to turn your body bullet proof. You keep trying to turn your heart bomb shelter. You silly thing. You are soft and alive. You bruise and heal. Cherish it. It is what you are born to do.”
—Clementine von Radics

Chris Fabry Live! Crazy Commitment

By: Gabriela Yareliz

I really enjoyed this program.

Marriage is not having the tingles, it’s crazy commitment. It’s getting down in the mud together. This commitment can only come from God.-Chris Fabry Live! (paraphrase; Oct. 10, 2013 program)

Click here to listen to the interesting program.

This Week’s Picks: October 13, 2013

WeHeartIt.com

By: Gabriela Yareliz

So, last week, I was all about not getting sick. Well, I got sick. It was like black plague, plus cold meds. Despite the craziness, it was such a blessed week. I can’t even explain. This week, I had some really meaningful moments.

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“Honesty is a very expensive gift; don’t expect it from cheap people.”
Warren Buffett

2] God of Every Story

3] FIFTH HARMONY FAN

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“When people show you who they are, believe them.”
Maya Angelou

6] Esther’s Palace

Isn’t this handmade stuff so adorable? Girl and child fashion at its best!

http://www.estherspalace.com

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The hair and makeup on these vogue covers/scans.

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8] Daybreak in Montmartre-Tumblr

How do you measure a year?

By: Gabriela Yareliz

What strangeness, the concept of time. I think it’s the ultimate science. Who can decipher time? Time is interesting. It can serve as a warm blanket that makes us feel safe, healed, comforted; or it can leave us like a broken bottle that’s been shattered in an alley that no one will touch or pick up for a very long time.

Time can make distance run; time can make love remain. Time is like a friend who is the revealer of secrets. It’s that finger that beckons you to follow it and move forward with curiosity, hope and euphoria.

As the song Seasons of Love from the musical Rent so accurately suggests, we should measure our time and lives by love.

Time. Despite the rollercoaster ride of life, somehow life can drop you off in a very familiar place. A place that used to be yours, and suddenly, you are yourself again. It can leave you stronger; it can leave you empty; it can leave you in a very different place from where you started.

It can do anything you want it to because ultimately, it’s your choice.

It is like the observation of the potter by Jeremiah in the Bible. The potter continues to work with the clay. Even if it has flaws, the potter does not throw it out, but instead it continues to fashion it, taking his time to make a useful vessel (Jeremiah 18). God is the potter; we are the clay. The story doesn’t end there. A potter doesn’t work on a ceramic piece to just leave it there. The piece is used to carry something, and whatever is inside gets poured out over time.

Every minute that goes by we have a choice. How do we want to be poured out?

I hope you choose to be that person: the one who stops and helps someone in an emergency; the one who feeds; the one who guides; the one who shines light in darkness; the one who comforts; the one who laughs; the one who explores; the one who identifies; the one who holds a hand; the one who expects nothing in return; the one who prays; the one who offers; the one who smiles; the one who serves; the one who sacrifices; the one who encourages; the one who leads by example; the one who loves.

Be conscious through the passage of time. Don’t choose bitterness, cynicism, doubt and hate. Be really alive; be genuinely content; be lovingly grateful; be extremely hopeful–and measure your life in love.

/How do you measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets,
in midnights, in cups of coffee,
in inches, in miles,
in laughter, in strife.
In 525,600 minutes,
how do you measure,
measure a year in a life?
How about love? Measure in love. Seasons of love./–Seasons of Love, Rent