Rediscovering Eden
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the bright and morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
whom shall i fear
whom shall i fear
i am yours
Tidings
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
The Crab
Last week, my neighbour caught many sea creatures. They gave us two big fish and one crab. Mummy said she would cook the crab for me. I was very happy, and looking forward to eating the delicious crab.
However, Mummy realised that the crab was alive. I was not so eager to eat it anymore. I told Mummy that perhaps we could keep it as a pet instead. Mummy said i was crazy and proceeded to chop up the live crab who was squirming with pain. I felt like i could feel the crab's pain. It was intense, and sudden. The crab struggled for a few seconds and then stopped moving. I could not take it.
I ran to my sister at her bedside and cried to her. My sister was shocked that i was crying. She thought Mummy had scolded me. After she found out what had happened, she tried to comfort me. She told me that everything was alive, the trees, carrots and all. She also told me that God had given us dominion over the animals in the world. But i couldn't stop crying. I could still see the crab squirming torturously in my mind.
Eventually, i stopped crying. By then, the crab was cooked. We went to the kitchen together to see the crab, and Mummy, Daddy and my sister all laughed at me. My sister told my parents jokingly that it's even better that i did not want to eat the crab anymore, cos then she could have the whole crab.
But she was not a selfish sister. She refused to eat until she managed to persuade me to eat it with her. She told me about how she was in Australia and they brought a lamb out of the flock and killed it in front of her. All the lambs in the flock gathered at the side of the fence to watch this innocent lamb, crying-they knew it was about to be slaughtered. The lamb also cried the whole time, until all the life had flowed out of it. That night, they had the lamb for dinner. My sister did not want to eat the lamb at first either, but in the end she realised that she had to learn to adapt, and she ate it afterall.
After she'd told me that story, i decided to put aside my fears and eat the crab i'd cried for. It was delicious.
Kaelyn
