Berita Natal dari Suwung

Siang itu, 27 Desember 2010, saya dan teman-teman persekutuan berniat pergi mengunjungi TPA (Tempat Pembuangan Akhir) yang terletak di daerah Suwung. Kegiatan ini tanpa perencanaan dari jauh-jauh hari, bahkan cenderung dadakan (iye, niatnya agak-agak kurang niat emang -_-), malah sempat hampir nggak jadi berangkat karena beberapa teman ada yang batal ikut, termasuk adik saya sendiri.....wakakaka

Yah...tapi akhirnya toh kami jadi juga berangkat. Untuk pertama kalinya kami akan merayakan Natal bersama sebuah keluarga pemulung yang tinggal di tempat pembuangan sampah. Iya, ini kunjungan pertama saya. Setelah bertahun-tahun menjadi warga kota Denpasar yang tinggalnya nggak jauh-jauh amat dari lokasi TPA, saya memang baru pertama kali datang ke daerah sini :D

Kami tiba di kawasan TPA sekitar pukul 3 sore...

who am I

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're

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

Lagu ini selalu mengingatkan saya...

Somewhere in the Middle

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Somewhere between the hot and the cold

Somewhere between the new and the old

Somewhere between who I am and who I used to be

Somewhere in the middle, You'll find me

Somewhere between the wrong and the right

Somewhere between the darkness and the light

Somewhere between who I was and

who You're making me

Somewhere in the middle, You'll find me

Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control

Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense

Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle

With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is

But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle

Are we caught in the middle

Somewhere between my heart and my hands

Somewhere between my faith and my plans

Somewhere between the safety of the boat and the crashing waves

Somewhere between a whisper and a roar

Somewhere between the altar and the door

Somewhere between contented peace and always wanting more

Somewhere in the middle You'll find me

Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense

Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle

With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is

But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle

Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control

Lord, I feel You in this place and I know You're by my side

Loving me even on these nights when I'm caught in the middle

(Somewhere In The Middle - Casting Crowns)

Ketika Agung menceritakan keagungan-Nya

** Tulisan di bawah ini adalah catatan perjalanan yang saya tulis ketika SMA. Harap maklum kalau tulisannya agak 'alay'. Selamat membaca...

Maret, 2004.

Dear Diary...aku mau naik gunung lagi nih! tapi...