a very powerful symbol of love...

death has become you...

with the wails and woes of humanity
here you are pinned on the cross
with the burdens of our sins
you carried with grace, joy and resolve

life is but short
even God dies
even God folds

only to be resurrected
and reborn
only to claim victory
and the throne...

first came birth and then death to redeem mankind's sin. a very powerful sign of Jesus' love for us :) ash wednesday is a reminder that from dust we came so to dust we shall all return someday. to some at a very young age, ergo you have your youth today but you really don't have your life time on earth in the palms of your hands for we will all die and we do not know if it is sooner or if you are blessed and lucky it will be later that you'll bid goodbye. so to some lucky ones it could be a century of living... me i am hoping to live to be 100 years young, laughs, pls. God give it to me for my disabled son's sakes...(^&*)...

let this lenten season be a reminder of the fragility of life. let's live it to be as happy as we could ever make it. it is a challenge. but with God's grace nothing is impossible :) after all He is "the truth and the life" meaning He gives us life and the truths in our lives, all you have to do is believe it :)... above art is the Crucifixion by Mantegna, one of the best art that was ever made in my opinion and second best are the art of Mr. John Singer Sargent :) ...pls. click above image for finer details and click the highlighted link for the best ever paintings that were ever produced by a genius :)

hope is an eternal spring...

we always wait for the sun rise
when the night is long and hot
we always dream of a star's trap
every time the black night comes

as an iris rises amidst the cold ice
this flower spreads its petals
then a sweet scent of perfume
is unmasked as the hope of life pumps

so many dark forces dent our paths
so many dukes their spades of lies
but as we know that God is the light
we never worry for Satan dies

as light triumphantly casts
its rays drowning those dark abyss
as we open our eyes for another day
hope will sing and color our way

yes in spite of life's curves
hurled at constant pace
hope is the optimist's weapon
as we travel and as we pray

life tomorrow should be better
as the red cardinal tweets
as its shiny feather dances and sways
at the branches of my evergreen tree :)

without hope
we have no inspiration
without hope
we have no gasoline to fuel our toys

without hope
our horizon is doomed
without hope
what we have is nothing for sure...

so guys and gals let's keep on dreaming, let's keep on hoping and let's keep on loving :) for if hate wins, we've lost, if hate wins we've froze, if hate wins our world is silent and the music is off... so let love wins...(^_~)... seek forgiveness, make up with our love ones, i know it is easier said than done, but no choice, right?...(^&*)... for life is short and it is not for us to play with. we return it when God wants it back... so let's keep on smiling and living in spite of the tears :) for that is just common sense... joy is what we make ourselves and joy is what we needed to spread to others... it's not a coincidence that the music now is "Joy" by Giovanni, cool :) we need to be happy for one more time the sun rises for us to celebrate life...

the difference between a sunrise and a sunset is...the sky is clearer in a sunrise for maybe the clouds are absent still so there are not much orangy color in a sunrise because the clouds are not formed yet and the sun's rays reflection create those orangy spots that we see on a sunset... i maybe right but i maybe wrong but that's what i believe :)