GOD – Renu Thomas

GOD

Father God, You are the unseen One,
No man has seen You but Your Son,
O God, You are the most Holy One,
But we see You in Your Son.Creator God, most Holy One,
You loved us so, your sinful ones,
That on the cross, You gave Your Son,
To save us, Your sinful ones.Lamb of God, sinless Son,
In flesh, You came for us, Your sinful ones,
On the cross, You died, blameless One,
To save our souls, Your unworthy ones.Spirit of God, restoring One,
You live in us, Your sinful ones,
Grace You give us, one by one,
To overcome sin, till we see Your Son Triune God, God in one,
Thank You for living in us, Your unworthy ones,
Help us by Your grace, oh, sinless One,
To walk in love, for Your sake, merciful One.

© Renu Thomas

Dr. Alex Mathew – Profile

Qualifications:

• Th. D, 2008 – Thesis on Abiding principles of Christian Counseling (Jerusalem University,Chennai Campus)
• Ph. D 1984 Christian Counseling and Hindu Philosophy; a critical look into areas of compatibility.(South Western University, Arizona, USA)
• Dip Christian Counseling & Hospital Administration, 1971 (CCT, Dodoma)
• M. Sc 1957 -59 (Saugar University, M. P, India.)
• B. Sc, 1953 – 55 (Mysore University, Mysore, India)

Experience:

• Nearly forty years in Christian counseling in Asia, Africa and America.
• 10 years of full-time teaching Botany and Plant Pathology in India.
• 16 years of teaching Biology and doing counseling in Dodoma Africa.
• Research in Hydro-geo-botanical investigation in Arid zones of Central Tanzania.
• Senior Visiting Faculty of ALM-International, Colorado, USA, leading Retreats and Seminars for 30 years
• Directorship in Educational and Charitable organizations.

• Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Tanzania, teaching Biology and doing Student counseling, 1969 – 1985
• Did Hydro-geo-botanical studies of the arid zones of Tanzania under the auspices of the World Bank, UNDP and the Department of Water Authority, Government of Tanzania, from 1977 to 81.
• Group Therapist, Dodoma, Tanzania. Volunteer in honorary capacity from 1976 to 1984, under famous Australian Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Hanna Wells.
• Learned counseling under the mentorship of the famous Swiss Christian Counselors Dr. Hans Staub and Margarith Staub from 1971 onwards.
• Lecturer and subsequently HOD, Dept of Botany 1959-69, M.P., (Vikram University)

Cancer is so Limited – and so is Life: by Dr. Robert L. Lynn & Dr. Alex Mathew

Cancer is so limited—                                               And so is Life.

It cannot cripple love.                                               It quenches hatred.

It cannot shatter hope.                                             It roots optimism.

It cannot corrode faith.                                             It restores trust.

It cannot eat away peace.                                         It consolidates gratitude.

It cannot destroy confidence.                                 It establishes assurance.

It cannot kill friendship.                                          It rejuvenates camaraderie.

It cannot shut out memories.                                 It rekindles relations.

It cannot silence courage.                                        It revives  convictions.

It cannot invade the soul.                                        It builds up wisdom.

It cannot reduce eternal life.                                  It leads to extravagant life.

It cannot quench the spirit.                                    It soothes the spirit.

It cannot cancel resurrection.                               It guarantees resurrection.

 

Cancer is so Limited – Dr. Robert L. Lynn          And so is Life – Dr. Alex Mathew

THE DIVINE ARTIST

I feel so little
Against the might
Of the Lord,
Yet I feel
He wants to use me
As a chosen vessel
In His hands.
I’m truly blessed to be
An instrument
In the hands
Of the Mighty Musician,
A piece of clay
In the hands of
The Master Potter,
A lovely painting
In the hands of
The Divine Artist.

© Miriam Jacob

SUNRISE OF HOPE

Hope rises in our hearts
like the sunrise over a
snow-capped mountain peak,
reaching up to the skies.

Hope gives us gladness
from dawn to dusk,
flooding our souls with
heaven’s sweetest music.

Hope assures us of a
rousing victory over defeat,
of a glorious certainty
that the best is yet to come.

Hope opens our eyes
to the beauty of life
and the tranquil walk of faith.

Hope makes us aware
of a God of compassion and kindness,
who touches our wintry despair
with His amazing love.

In the midst of life’s stormy seas,
we will have perfect peace,
if Christ is our Captain,
our hope and our guide.

Ring the joybells of life
as we fly on the wings of hope,
with Christ as our Pilot.
Enjoy the glorious sunrise
of hope over the mountains of life.

© Miriam Jacob