Review VIDA September 2015

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“ One person worked long and hard for making a great career. One day he decided to rest fromthe work and to live in luxury for his pleasure, which he could afford because of his wealth.

Just when he made this decision, an angel of death came to him.

Being a very wealthy person, he decided to buy some more time from the angel of death at

any cost. He bargained for a long time but the angel was unmoved.

Desperate, the rich man made the last proposal to the angel:

– Give me just one hour of my life, so that I could admire the beauty of this earth for the last

time and spend some time with my family and friends whom I haven’t seen for a long time, and

I will give you all of my wealth.

But the angel refused again.Finally, the man asked if the angel could give him at least one minute so that he could write a

goodbye note. His wish was granted and he wrote a note:

“Spend your time, which was given to you, in the right way. I couldn’t buy even an hour of life

with all of my wealth. Listen to your heart and check if the things surrounding you have a true

value. Cherish every minute of your life.” (Unknown)

My dad used to tell my sister and I that time waits for no man. I would cheekily retort back,

“Yah, time will not wait for man but it will wait for woman.” Over the years, I realised that time

waits for no man or woman. We have only limited time here on earth. One day, we will

come to face our moment of death. Are we ready? Am I ready?

“There is a reason God limits our days.”

“Why?”

“To make each one precious.”

(Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper)

Let us not be so preoccupied with accumulating wealth that no one can bring along when

death comes. Let us not complicate life by taking time for granted. Rather, we live life today by

loving and cherishing the people around us. Life is too short. We have limited time. Our lovedones too have limited time.

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CANA presents

Talk of the Town@ Crossings Cafe

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Our community was invited to a private event at Crossings

Cafe. After dinner, we were interviewed about our Verbum Dei

community, vocation stories, daily schedules, etc. Participants

were invited to ask us questions too. James, Sandra’s father,

was asked to give an impromptu sharing. Monika ended the

night by singing one of the songs that she composed.



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Verbum Dei members gathered during the month of Septemberto work and finalise the Directories of the Fraternity.

The Congress took place at Loeches, Madrid.



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“It has been a blessing to be part of the Verbum Dei Family in Singapore in these past two years and to seehow wonderfully God works in and through each one of

you. Thank you for sharing with me the differentexperiences and moments of life! Please keep me in yourprayers as I move on to my new destination. I will alsocontinue to pray for all of you. God bless!!!” ~Devy

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