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Toward Eternity

This year, several neighbors have passed away suddenly, and I have found myself attending more funerals than usual. The shocking news of young people dying without warning, and the bewildering grief of families and friends when someone who seemed perfectly … Continue reading

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“Mater Dolorosa — Stabat Mater of Pergolesi”

He was twenty-six,already standing at the edge of life.So he wrote his prayer on the staff lines—the sorrow of a motherwho had buried her son. There was only one place for such sorrow:beneath the Cross.There Pergolesi gathered the soul of … Continue reading

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A Prayer for Young‑joo and Young‑beom

“A voice cries out: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground shall become … Continue reading

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“The Most Fearsome Thing in the World”

A few years ago, when the Soviet communist system collapsed and the Berlin Wall fell, the world buzzed with hope that a springtime of peace was finally coming. Many believed that once ideology crumbled, humanity would enter an age more … Continue reading

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“A Hidden Weapon”

“Ring, ring…” Early in the morning, just as I was about to take the children to school, the phone rang urgently. As in any household, a call to the parsonage before eight o’clock could only mean something pressing. Slightly tense, … Continue reading

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“When the World Looks Different”

One day, after finishing my grocery shopping, I noticed a stack of real‑estate magazines displayed in bright, tempting colors at the entrance. Seeing the word Free printed on the sign, I picked up a booklet filled with vacation homes in … Continue reading

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“Blessing, For the Sake of Blessing”

When the New Year comes, one of the most common greetings we exchange is, “May you receive many blessings!” This is not only an expression used by people in the East; people all over the world share similar words. Because … Continue reading

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“If I Could…” — The Power of a God-Given Dream

“If I could soothe one aching heart,my life would not be in vain.If I could ease one life’s suffering,or calm one soul’s distress,or help one weary robin find its way back to its nest,my life would truly not be in … Continue reading

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“The Glorious Gift of Heaven”

At the news of Your footsteps drawing near,all heaven and earth burst into songs of joy.Across this harsh, frozen land—this empty field—You come again this year, barefoot,over our thorn bushes and wilderness. To those who have never loved,to those who … Continue reading

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After Christmas

Is it truly finished?Or does the real journey begin only now—a long unfolding toward holy openness,toward exodus and release,toward flowing freelywithin the mystery of God? This is the way of Han 한(恨) —not bitterness alone,but suffering remembered before God,wounds neither … Continue reading

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