Dear all,
Here I am again. There are two changes in this new blog compared to the old one. First, the name itself. I now call it "You Are God, Not Us." It's the title of a little prayer-poem I wrote some days ago. I got up that morning and my heart was suddenly brought to God's forgiveness. By naming this new blog that way, I hope that God's forgiveness will always be a living reality for all of us. Secondly, people now know that "deshisj" is my trademark, so to speak. It is used in the address now. Besides, it's shorter, and I guess, more "user-friendly." Blessings to you all, as we wind down (at the same time up to Calvary) along this Lenten season. Here is the poem. May you be blessed through it...

You are God, Not Us
by Deshi Ramadhani, SJ

God, I thank You
That You are God, not us

Had You been us
You would have publicly defamed David
You would have erased his name forever
We would have never known of him
We would only have had glimpses
There was once a mighty king
Who lost all his chances
For walking on the rooftop on a breezy day
And for letting his eyes command his lust

God, I thank You
That You are God, not us

Now we can proudly declare
Jesus, Our Lord and Savior
Is from the line of that sinful king
And, we, proudly, can say
We take part in that grace
Poured down to us
Through that fallen king
Lustful, deceitful, murderous,
And because of that, so lovable

God, I thank You
That You are God, not us

Had You been us
There would have been no saints
Nor popes, nor bishops, nor priests
Nor preachers, nor ministers, nor leaders
There would have been no sacraments,
Nor the Church, nor us!
There would have been only
People pretending to be You
Forgetting who they really are

God, I thank You
That You are God, not us

For the Church of broken people...
Monday, March 03, 2008