Unconditional Trust when I Suffer On 22/4/19, I saw my primary doctor with the above summary; he suggested that the small growth could just be the liver rejuvenating itself. To be sure he suggested doing an MRI in August and to see me in September to confirm. He will arrange to cancel the coming TACE … Continue reading Unconditional Trust when I Suffer

    Turn to God when No One can Help by Max Lucado All the passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book “Facing Your Giants” published in 2006.      I RECENTLY SAW a woman walking a dog on a leash. Change that. I saw a woman pulling a dog with a leash. The day was hot, brutally. The … Continue reading Turn to God when No One can Help by Max Lucado

Turn to God and let God Transform our Hurt into Greater Good by Henri Nouwen The passages below are taken from Father Henri J.M. Nouwen’s book “Turn My Mourning into Dancing,” published in 2001: Turn to God and let God Transform our Hurt into Greater Good (12-15)      One’s of life’s great questions centers not on … Continue reading Turn to God and let God Transform our Hurt into Greater Good by Henri Nouwen

          Trust from TedTalk How to build (and rebuild) trust | Frances Frei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVeq-0dIqpk&feature=youtu.be The Value of Trust | Professor Dan Ariely | TEDxEast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwzBJF5Q7Vw What is trust? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Firt7naRI Why trust is so important and how we can get more of it? | Dan Ariely | TEDxJaffa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHyApqVjddQ What’s trust got to do with it? | … Continue reading Trust from TedTalk

            TROUBLES TRIALS AFFLICTIONS  by Spurgeon “Why have you brought this trouble on your servant?” Numbers 11:11 Our heavenly Father sends us frequent troubles to try our faith. If our faith be worth anything, it will stand the test. Gilt is afraid of fire, but gold is not: the paste gem dreads to be touched by the diamond, but … Continue reading TROUBLES TRIALS AFFLICTIONS by Spurgeon

       Tribulations are Treasures by Spurgeon                           from Spurgeon’s sermon,                               “THINGS PRESENT” Tribulations are treasures; and if we were wise, we would reckon our afflictions among our rarest jewels. The caverns of sorrow are mines of diamonds! Our earthly possessions may be silver, but trials are, to the saints, invariably gold. We may grow in grace … Continue reading Tribulations are Treasures by Spurgeon

         This Too Shall Pass Away by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1902 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm We meet life's experiences wisely—only when we keep in mind their transientness. Whatever they may be, painful or pleasant—they will soon pass away. We need not be too greatly troubled by that which is hard—for relief will soon come. We should not be … Continue reading This Too Shall Pass Away by J R Miller

The Wounded Heart of a Child by Jean Vanier The following quotations are from Jean Vanier’s (the founder of L’Arche, a world wide community that looks after the mentally handicapped) in his book “Man and Woman He Made them,” published in 1984. When he wrote the book, he has already lived day by day for 20 … Continue reading The Wounded Heart of a Child by Jean Vanier

       The Work of the Plough BY J R Miller http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm The figure of ploughing, much used in the Bible, is very suggestive. The initial work in making Christians—is plough work. Human hearts are hard, and the first tool which must go over them, must be a plough, that they may be broken up and softened. In our Lord's parable, … Continue reading The Work of the Plough BY J R Miller

The TACE Procedure for Liver Cancer On 25 June 2018 I had my TACE (Transarterial Chemoembolization) done. Overall the procedure took a little too long. I came to the hospital at 11.30am and finished at 6.10pm. The wait is on giving me antibiotic drip which took more than 2.30 hours. The TACE took slightly more … Continue reading The TACE Procedure for Liver Cancer

The Privilege of Suffering Wrongfully by J R Miller http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm One of the most difficult duties of Christian life, is to endure wrong patiently and sweetly. Yet many people have to learn the lesson. There are none who do not, sometime or other, suffer unjustly. Strength ought to be gentle—but there are strong men who … Continue reading The Privilege of Suffering Wrongfully by J R Miller

        The Point of Despair by Elisabeth Elliot All the passages below are taken from Elisabeth Elliot’s book “A Path Through Suffering.” It was published in 1990. A bit of sphagnum moss shows the process [of death leading on to new life] in miniature. Stage after stage of dying has been gone through, and each has been … Continue reading The Point of Despair by Elisabeth Elliot

           The Mystery of Suffering by J R Miller J. R. Miller, 1905 http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm The why of suffering, has ever been among the most serious problems of life. When Jesus showed sympathy with a man who had been born blind, His disciples started the question, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born … Continue reading The Mystery of Suffering by J R Miller

     The Ministry of Hindrances by J R Miller J. R. Miller http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/SERMONS.htm Some people are vexed and disheartened--by obstacles and difficulties. They look upon them as hindrances in the way of their progress. To them, the ideal life would be one without opposition or antagonism, with only favoring circumstances, with nothing to impede its movement, with no burdensome tasks, no struggles, … Continue reading The Ministry of Hindrances by J R Miller

THE LESSONS FROM SUFFERING by John Macarthur All the passages below are taken from the book, “The Power of Suffering,” by John Macarthur. It was published in 1995. A sign on the wall of a junior high classroom contained these words: Experience is the hardest teacher. It gives the test first and then the lesson." This truism … Continue reading THE LESSONS FROM SUFFERING by John Macarthur

   THE FOG OF THE BROKEN HEART by Max Lucado The passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book “No Wonder They Call Him The Saviour,” published in 1998. The fog of the broken heart. It’s a dark fog that slyly imprisons the soul and refuses easy escape. It’s a silent mist that eclipses the sun … Continue reading THE FOG OF THE BROKEN HEART by Max Lucado

The Fellowship of Suffering by David Lyons and Linda Lyons Richardson      All the passages below are taken from David Lyons and Linda Lyons Richardson’s book “Don’t Waste the Pain,” published in 2010. Most people who write books about their pain are looking at it in the rearview mirror, years after their suffering has passed and … Continue reading The Fellowship of Suffering by David Lyons and Linda Lyons Richardson

The Doctors for Cancer Care by David Lyons and Linda Lyons Richardson      All the passages below are taken from David Lyons and Linda Lyons Richardson’s book “Don’t Waste the Pain,” published in 2010. In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa became diseased in his feet. His disease was severe, yet even in his disease … Continue reading The Doctors for Cancer Care by David Lyons and Linda Lyons Richardson

The choices we face every day by Fr Ronald Rolheiser          (CatholicNews---Sunday January 20, 2019)                                                   www.catholic.org.sg We all struggle to not give in to coldness and hatred. This was even a struggle for Jesus. Like the rest of us, He had to struggle, mightily at times, to remain warm and loving. It's interesting to trace this … Continue reading The choices we face every day by Fr Ronald Rolheiser

           The Choices I Face in My Prolonged Suffering On 17 January 2019, I went through RFA for 2 tumors. The doctor could not see the third one with ultrasound so she could not RFA it. She mentioned that she may have to do TACE with CT Scan later on. There was a slight complication as … Continue reading The Choices I Face in My Prolonged Suffering