Today I went to the ocean with kids from my church.
日本に帰ってきて 初海!しかし、今週一週間 横浜は曇り。
This is my first visit to the sea in Japan since I came back to home.
However, the weather of this week in Yokoham is cloudy.
曇りといっても雨が降らなければと、決行した海でしたが。。。。
Anyway we decided to go to the sea even though it is cloudy unless it is not raining.
大雨に見舞われました!!
Well...it tunrned into a blessing rainy day after we arrived at the beach.
しかし、子供は雨など気にすることなく ひたすら遊びます。
In spite of such a strong rain, kids' power is stronger!
魚をとったり、かにを取ったり、無我夢中。
They do not care about the rain. They were busy from catching fishes or crabs.
自分の子供の頃を思い出します。
It remeinds me when I was a kid.
自然をいっぱいあびて、神様から与えられたものを思う存分楽しむ。
私たち大人は、そんな喜びを忘れてしまっていますね.
I realized the adults tend to forget about enjoying the nature which is given by God.
全てのものが 神様によって造られています。
Whenever we go to natural area, we then realize that all creatures are created by God.
主の恵みによって与えられた自然。
Natures from God's grace.
大いに喜んで、感謝をもって楽しませてもらう。
We should be thankful more and enjoy natures.
そんな大切さを子供から学んだ気がしました。
I felt that I learned thankful mind toward the natures form kids today:D
これからも 自然の中で 両手いっぱいひろげて
Now I feel like I want to strech my body in the grace of nature and enjoy it more!!
主の偉大なる創造物に感謝!!
Be thankful to all creaturs that God made for us!!
神はそれらのものを祝福して言われた。
”産めよ、増えよ、海の水に満ちよ。鳥は地の上に増えよ。” 創世記1:22
He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increse in number. Genesis 1:22
日本、久々の豪華結婚式に圧倒させられた。 It has been for a while since I attended to a pretty gougeous wedding last time in Japan.
うん、やっぱりやることが派手だ。消して悪いことではなく、とても華やか。 I could tell it costed a lot. She changed her dresses three times in total a day!!
式場のスタッフも細かいところまでしっかり手配されていて、時間通りにきっちり進行。 Here is Japan, so everything was very organized and went on time.
飾りのものも、整えられてきれいに置かれ、清潔感もばっちり。 Decorations were pretty and gougeous and looked cleanly.
二人の誓いが始まると フロントのブラインドがあいて空に十字架が浮き上がるように配置されていて、
海を眺めながらの式は最高だった。 Especially I really liked the wedding ceremoney room which as a big cross on the window. The blind was raised up when they started promising a marrige each other. The big view from the window was very beautiful and the cross on the window looked floted in the air!
ホテルの牧師さんは バイトの外人さんだと聞いたことがある。 Sad part is that I have heard that the pastor at hotel in Japan is usually fake and a part time worked as a English speaker.
式では聖書で有名な箇所 第一コリント13:4 愛は寛容であり、愛は親切です。。。と聖句を読み上げ、目を閉じてお祈りもささげる。お祈り箇所は英語なので 何を言っているか100%分かる人のほうが少ないだろう。 そして アーメンでお祈りを閉じる。 We read bible scripture of 1 Cor 13:4 in Japanese at first. Then everybody closed eyes and listened to the prayer from Pastor. However prayer was English; therefore, only a few people would be able to understand what he was saying.
アーメンをいつ言うのかそのタイミングさえ 英語なので分からなければ、それを言うものだを知っている人も少ないだろう。 Who can say Amen after prayer? How peoplw would be able to say Amen after listening to English based prayer? It would be difficult to figure out the closing of prayer. Nobody might not even know if we supposely say Amen in the end of prayer though....
不思議な気持ちだった。 It was awkeward to me.
まあいい、私は心の中で、主に二人の祝福を願おう。 Anyway I prayed in my heart by myself and asked God to bless their marriage.
私たちの余興の歌もなんとか無事に終わり、朝から晩までにぎやかな一日でしたが、とても和やかで 素敵な一日でした! We would be able to sing well for them as well....!? It was very wonderful and beautiful wedding of my friend today!!
愛は寛容であり、愛は親切です。また人をねたみません。愛は自慢せず、傲慢になりません。 第一コリント 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1Cor13:4
何がと聞かれると分からないのですが、単純にそう思っていたことを覚えています。 I still remember I used to think this old women is very beautiful and wonderful even though I was not Christian yet back then but was in the service at my church. I do not know why I felt something was different to this women, but I felt so whenever I was seeing her from behind.
中でもある一人のご老人は背もちっちゃくて 前に丸まって 椅子の上にチョコンと座っているのが印象的でした。 This old lady was very very tiny and leaning toward since her back was bent. It was quite impressive that this little women was sitting on the chair.
とっても穏やかな表情で、平安に満ちた様子で 説教に耳を傾けている。そんなある一人の女性の姿をみながら、 She always looked calm and peaceful and was listening to the sermon very carefully.
何か不思議。この人はあんなに年をとっているのに、苦労のかけらも見せないような穏やかな表情をされているなんて!っと疑問をよくもっていました。 I always wondered why I can not see any bitterness or tiredness from her.
そして、分かったんです。このおばあさんには神様が働かれているからなんだって。 Then, I finally realized that was God's works.
愛情に満ちて、平安に満ちる。 Love and Peace.
たくさんの苦労を重ねてきたのに、それにも勝る癒しと恵みの奇跡を主がその女性に見せてくださっていたのですね。 I am sure that she went through a lot of trials or challenges in her life; however, the Lord was showing his victory which overcomes anrything with his healings and grace.
そして、私に主の深い慰めと愛をその女性を通して流してくださっていたのです。 The Lord was giving me his deep mercy and love through her as well.
今は体も大分弱りはててしまし、老人ホームでの生活になってしまい、教会に来れていないのですが、お会いしにいかせてもらいました。 This old lady is too aged to come to church now. She also stays at nursing home.
励ましをこのおばあさんからたくさんまたもらいました。 I decided to visit her and encourage the faith each other!!!
痴呆で少し会話が混乱してしまっても、神様の話になると涙を流されるんですね。 Her dimentia has been progresed; therefore, our conversation was sometimes confused. However, amazing thing is that she cries a lot whenever we talk about God!
主へのたくさんの思いが心にたくさん詰まっているのだなと思いました。 I felt that the Lord definitely lives in her heart and she also has a deep heart to the Lord:D
神様のご栄光を示すのに、年齢は関係ないということをこのおばあさんが示してくださったのではないでしょうか? I guess this lady told us that the age is not matter to shaw the the glory of God.
年をとって、体の自由がきかなかったとしても 主はその人の心の中にいてくださって 御霊とともにその素晴らしさを周りに流してくださるのですね。 Even if we are aged and have physical difficulties, our Lord is always with us and show his great love, peace or hope with his holy spirit.
おばあさん、ありがとう。 I am very thankful to this old lady and the Lord.
私たち次の世代に主を覚えさせてくれてありがとう。 I also appreciate to old generation who has helped us to be guided to the Lord.
私は日本で看護学生時代は寮で暮らしていました。 I had been living in a domitory when I was a nursing student in Japan.
寮で一緒に暮らすということは、本当にたくさんの事件を巻き起こします。 Living togetehr with many firends under the same house causes sometimes problems or some kinds of events.
とくに病院は隣に隣接されていて、看護学生はとにかく寮と病院で生活の大半を拘束されます。 Especially, my domitory was next to the hospital where I was doing clinicals; therefore, students needed to be stuck between hospital and the domitory.
友達は家族同様。 Friends become like a family.
表面的に仲良くなんてことはできません。 We can not be nice each other on the surface.
自分ていうものを思いっきりだして、ぶつかりあって、仲直りして、もっとお互いを理解できるようになる。 We have to be ourselves. We sometimes fight against each other and forgive each other, then we can understand each other more.
そんな 3年間の共同生活を終えたからこそ、今でも本当に気を使うことなく友人としていられる。 We went through many things toghether throughout the domitory life of 3 years, so we can have a good friendship even now.
ガハガハ笑って、自分を出して何ぼ。 We lough a lot and can be ourselves without worrying how the other thinks. It is such a relaxing relationship.
本当に私たち 一人一人自分勝手にやってきた3年間だったけど、今はちょっと大人になったよねなんて 思えるようになってきた。 It has been 11 years since we met each other. Are we growing??
もちろん、私の友達、高校時代、看護学校、病院の職場の仲間、誰一人としてクリスチャンはいません。 でも、すごい時間かかったけど、 あっクリスチャニティーって別に普通なんじゃんって思えるようにまでなってきた。 There are no Christian friends from High School,nursing school and hospital which I used to work. It takes really long time,but it has finally become normal for them that I am a Christian. My friends started thinking that Christianity is not abnormal. You might think it the lowest standard about gospel, but it is still a big stage for them. So I am very thankful to God.
それって、日本ではものすごい成長なんです。 It is a big change!
ただでさえ、宗教をひとまとめにして偏見視するこの世の中。それを抵抗ないものととして捕らえることは大きなステップアップです。 In Japanese society, people tend to generalize the religion and it is biased like people who depend on the religion is either extremely weak or psychologically crazy.
私たちの仲間の一人が7月25日に結婚します!そのための余興の練習に今 励んでいます! One of our group member from nursing school is going to get marry on July 25.
まとまりのない私たちですが、なんとかまとまって何か結婚する友達にできたらいいなと思っています。 None of us can organize a group work well, but I hope we can do well.....
私は、そういうまだ神様を知らない友達とのお付き合いを大切にしたいと思っています。今はまだ神様を知らなくても、何かの時にきっと神様の愛や癒し、励ましを体験できる機会が与えられると思うからです。 I really want to make the relationship with non-Christian precious. Even if they did not understand God, I believe the time that they can see the real love from God will come sometime.
神様、これからもどうぞ私たち友人関係の中に大きな祝福を与えてください! Lord, please bless our relationship and satisfy with your grace!
あなた方のすることは、ことばによると行いによるとを問わず、すべて主イエスの名によってなし、主によって、父なる神に感謝しなさい。 コロサイ316 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Collosians 3:16
Therefore, what I did the other day was............ I put the letter of ロ and let people read it as a sound of RO. What is wrong in this picture is that this letter, , can be a mouth as Kanji, but it can be RO sound as Katakana characters. When I looked at the other nurse's paper, I saw Kanji with has ロ mark, but she pronounced Ro Retsu. Since I could not remeber how to write Roretsu with Kanji and saw something of ロ mark, I put ロ so that people can read it as Ro of Katakana. I know it is cheating, but it is still acceptable as long as letters are Japanese. By the way, Roretsu refferes to articulation.
など、結構恥ずかしながらの有様です。。。自宅へ帰ってきて、漢字の練習です!!
Anyway, not knowing Kanji is pretty embarrasing in Japan; therefore, I practice those once I come home:D
そんなアメリカで4年間留学していた障害は少しありますが、感謝なことは ブランクにも関わらず
現場では今のところオッケーということです。
I have been doing good as a nurse, however, I think it is amazing that I have been accepted in the hospital regardless of 4 years' blank activities as a RN in Japan.
The saff I am working with do not know my educational history. Therefore, they can kick me out if I did not have enough knowledge or skills as much as they expect.
ですから、しっかりと宛がわれた仕事をこなすということは最低条件です。
In another word, doing good works is the minimam requirement from hospital.
その中で、”また是非来てください”とそこに戻していただけることは本当に感謝のことなのです。
So, being told that I am a good worker is very gracious thing.
Actually I needed to come back to Japan 2 times a year at least because of finance issue no matter if I want or not. He let me come back and work as a nurse.
I would completely forget a nursing job based on Japanese system or Japanese based nursing principles in addition to forgetting Kanji characters.
けれど、主は日本でも仕事が継続して行えるように計画され、私を導いてくださっていたのです。
Regardless of my will, God has lead me to Japan and let me work so that I can continually work as a nurse in Japan as well. I can see that was definitely God's plan.
Moreover, I can think that I want to support patients to be healed like Jesus has been healing me. He let me meet different people and give the best care as much as possible.
How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. Psalm116:12-14
私が神様と出会って6年。私の人生がこんなにも祝福されるとは夢にも思っていませんでした。
It has been 6 yrs since I met Christ. I have never imagined how much he blesses my life.
海外留学をできるだけのお金などまったくない家庭で育ち、
I grew up in a family which did not afford to let a kid go to study abroad.
家族はばらばら。 Our family always had issues about different things.
聖書の中で語られる放蕩息子のように、自分の好き勝手な道を歩み。
I also did whatever I wanted to do like the bible story of the parable of the lost son.
Since I met Jesus 6 years ago and repented my sins, God allowed me to have a completely new life and he has blessed my life so much. However, I still did not know he blesses me about this much.
もちろんいつも幸せいっぱい、希望いっぱいと元気満々でいられるわけではありませんでした。
I do not say that I always felt happy and had a hope all the time.
乗り越えなくてはならないたくさんのチャレンジ、試練を通らなくてはいけませんでした。
There were so many challenges I needed to overcome and my faith was tested by different kinds of trials.
" God. I want to helo more people through medical service. I believe I would be able to take care of more people if I could speak English. I have not studied English for a long time and do not have enogh money to finish all schoo work yet. Yet, please help me to accomplish my wish."
If you hear the only result of the event, it sounds like such a successful story and I kept receiving his blessing and grace all the time. However, like I said before, it was not such a simple and easy process I needed to go through.
I beliave that the charanges or trials are sometimes essencial for us to grow in our faith.
If we did not get any pain or difficulties in our life, we might not choose the way to ask the Lord to crush our heart, to be humble before him, to depend on him and to be obedient to him.
At least I know that my heart is that hardened and sinful.
主からのオーダーを受け、それを”する”と決めたら、最後まで誓いを果たす。
If we received the order from the Lord and decided to do it by your faith, we need to make a comittement and fullfill our vow to the Lord.
私たちの目では不可能に思えることでも、それが主の計画なら必ず主が最後まで導いてくださる。
Even if the plan looks like impossible from our thought, he will accomplish it as long as it is his will.
Since we know his purity, we feel embarassed and disappointed about ourselves and look down our self image while comparing our sinful heart to the Lord's perfect righteousness.
Especially when we look down ourselves and have a negative view of our self-image, we might feel annoyed by His commands. " I can not be like that even though you ask me to be holly, gentle, kind or patient!!!!"
He Also helped me to be guided into his path whenever I was confused in the World.
この聖句も、とても私の信仰を励ましてくれていました。
This scripture is another one which has encouraged my faith.
もしあなたのみおしえが私の喜びでなかったら、私は自分の悩みの中で滅んでいたでしょう
私はあなたの戒めを決して忘れません。
それによって、あなたは私を生かしてくださったからです。 詩篇119:92-93
If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life. Psalm 119:92-93
神様に受け入れられるのに”いい子”になる必要はないって神様が教えてくれたとき、心からうれしい、ありがとうって思った。そのままの”とーと”で愛しているといってくれる神様ってどんな方?その神様は私が知らなかった時も、知っている今も、私の歩みと共に確かにおられることを実感できるなんてすごい恵みなんです!!
わたしの目には、あなたは高価で尊い。 わたしはあなたを愛している。 (イザヤ 43:4)
しかし私たちがまだ罪人であったとき、キリストが私たちのために死んでくださったことにより、神は私たちに対するご自身の愛を明らかにしておられます。 (ローマ 5:8)
I never forget how joyful and thankful I was to God when he spoke to me, for I did not have to be "a good girl" to be saved. God who saved me never stop loving me whether I feel him or not. What a tremendously great god he is!
Since you are precious and honored in my sight and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.
(Isaiah 43:3)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
( Roma 5:8)
Dear Lord, I thank you for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness.Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things.Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. Let me continue to see sin through God's eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrongdoing, and receive the forgiveness of God.And when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example -- to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will.Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those who are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those who will delete this without sharing it with others. I pray for those who don't believe. But I thank you that I believe.I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met.I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly..This is my prayer.In Jesus' Name, Amen