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Ngay đến tóc trên đầu anh em cũng được đếm cả rồi. Anh em đừng sợ, anh em còn quý giá hơn muôn vàn chim sẻ. (Lc 12,7)

Vỡ bờ bao, hàng trăm hộ dân ngập nặng TTO - Khoảng 5g ngày 18-10, bờ bao của rạch Cầu Ông Ngữ đoạn ở đường Bình Thới, P.28, Q.Bình Thạnh, TP.HCM bị vỡ khiến hàng trăm hộ dân sống ở khu vực này chìm trong nước.
Ghi nhận tại hiện trường, chúng tôi thấy bờ bao bị vỡ một đoạn khoảng 2m, đồng thời bức tường xây bằng gạch chắn quanh khu vực trên cũng bị sụp đổ một đoạn gần 6m. Nhiều nhà dân nước vẫn ngập tới thắt lưng, đồ đạc trong nhà nổi lềnh bềnh.
(http://tuoitre.vn/Chinh-tri-Xa-hoi/516520/Vo-bo-bao-hang-tram-ho-dan-ngap-nang.html)

Taking the Sting Out of Death
Dying is returning home. But even though we have been told this many times by many people, we seldom desire to return home. We prefer to stay where we are. We know what we have; we do not know what we will get. Even the most appealing images of the afterlife cannot take away the fear of dying. We cling to life, even when our relationships are difficult, our economic circumstances harsh, and our health quite poor.
Still, Jesus came to take the sting out of death and to help us gradually realise that we don't have to be afraid of death, since death leads us to the place where the deepest desires of our hearts will be satisfied. It is not easy for us to truly believe that, but every little gesture of trust will bring us closer to this truth. (Nouwen G)


Trusting in the Fruits
We belong to a generation that wants to see the results of our work. We want to be productive and see with our own eyes what we have made. But that is not the way of God's Kingdom. Often our witness for God does not lead to tangible results. Jesus himself died as a failure on a cross. There was no success there to be proud of. Still, the fruitfulness of Jesus' life is beyond any human measure. As faithful witnesses of Jesus we have to trust that our lives too will be fruitful, even though we cannot see their fruit. The fruit of our lives may be visible only to those who live after us.
What is important is how well we love. God will make our love fruitful, whether we see that fruitfulness or not.(Nouwen G)