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A Homely School A house which,d Äj is int® God’sijes’oj care I;kj is adk abode fuokl of lovegS] the school of holy livingIfo= is thethfor presence ds fo|ky; of heavenly light LoxhZ; izdk’k dh mifLFkfr esa gS 1 Kerith July'14 MessengerCricket gambling of Prayer In our Bharath nation, different kinds of accidents and deaths are occurring day in and day out. The count of ghastly events has ever increased when compared to the last century, inclusive of politic leaders’ death. Many incidents starting from the death of our “Father of nation”- Mahatma Gandhi, gunshot of woman Prime minister –Indira Gandhi to the gunshot of one of the leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party - Pramod Mahajan had taken place in our country. Not only giant party leaders have passed away but also many small party leaders and ministers have expired. All these losses force us to face difficult situations in our nation. It is indeed a sad thing to know that there is no safety for our political leaders who safeguard us. Also our current generation leaders are threatened by terrorists. It is heartbreaking to know, some of our leaders names are under terrorists list. It is our supreme duty to pray for protection and good health of leaders of our Bharath nation!!! Shall we pray?? Stanley prince annan is one of the pioneer missionary of our organization. He was the youth wing secretary. Now he is sick, due to his old age. Kindly remember him in your prayers. Kerith July'14 2 Editorial The monthly magazine Kerith is published by the friends missionary prayer band for the benefit of the youth “Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Je- prayer cells. sus did” – I John 2:6 Vision Benny’s father is a man of kind hearted, righteous and justice. He has a great respect from all his near and dear To reach the spheres of India and to ones. Benny is a college going student. He used to ex- imbibe the heavenly manna to our youth, who are the future pillars of “our plain the great traits, good deeds and the status of his Nation”. father amidst his friends. But Benny’s character was contradictory to his fathers’ one. Everyone would tease him saying you are not a worthy son for such good par- Objective ents. A monthly magazine People wonderfully praise our Lord God as to strengthen the Prayer Cells... glorious god, holiest, Justice, righteous, compassion- ate, helping and forgiving God. They think praising Produced by the greatness of god, His glorious nature and singing This publication solely belongs to Friends Missionary Prayer Band, Chennai. This publication solely belongs to Friends Missionary Prayer Band, Chennai. FMPB Youth Wing songs of praise is a good worship. And they say doing 25c, Eden Garden, Srinivasa all these things is our duty too. Nagar 5th main Road Trichy - 620 017 But can any father love his son who lives a worst Layout & Design Communication Dept life? Will he not feel bad thinking even after knowing fmpb youthwing call us about my good deeds, why my son doesn’t live a good life? In a similar way, we do praise our God, but do we Private circulation only 9444393227 have the characteristics of Jesus? To live like Him and Private circulation only 9994388850 single copy Rs.20/- to lead a testimonial life is only a true worship. Yearly subscription Rs. 250/- Without obeying the word of God, doing Gods’ work or praying is meaningless. Living a hypocritical life is www.fmpbyouthwing.org more like living according to the pattern of the world. [email protected] Always lead a truthful life before your heavenly father FMPB FMPB Youth wing, 29,High School Road 45/20 Ebenazer illam, and your worldly father too. God bless you. Ambattur,Chennai-53 Palayam Pillai Nagar, Ph :044-26570404 Ayanavaram,Chennai-23 For contact . Yours in Him Cell :9841032224 [email protected], +91 9444393227 A.Jesudian FOR THE PRAYER CELL LEADERS The articles and the prayer points in Kerith are divided for 4 weeks so that you can pray and meditate about them in your prayer cells. The prayer points are in the centre page. The leader can detach and use them during the prayer time. articles in the magazine and share it with others. Meet you every month with new info. Kindly use them and strengthen the prayer cell. For more Mr. Rajakumar is the principal of a prayer Friends technical training center run by Brakes points read India Limited , a TVS group company. He Focus works amongst children and youth in his spare time. 3 Kerith July'14 Relationship is the crux in Christian families. Family prayer is a very important medium to improve this relationship. But in most of the Christian families, members do not have time to come together in the presence of God. Time seems to be a major factor that is affecting relationship in Christian families. The relationship between parents and children is very important and has to be nurtured for the betterment of the child and the family.Children these days do not want to be close to their parents, they are not willing to openly talk to parents and they do not want to discuss things with parents. Let’s see what is the reason behind this unwillingness. Firstly it is the fact that children feel parents are too old to understand their likes and interests. Now maybe that is true but is it not the duty of Christian children to make their parents understand what they feel and explain it out to them after all they are going to finance it. This attitude can be developed when the commandment, honour your father and mother is at the top of the mind of the children. Parents are the ones who have brought you thus far in life. As little children when you did not know what was good for you ,your parents consulted people and gave the best for you by putting you into good schools. So the strong foundation that you have is because of your parents. Can children forget the parents who have been the cause for their strong foundation. So as youngsters take time to make up your mind not to neglect them, spend time with them, their experience will really be very useful in your decision. They know the world for many more years then you know. Secondly talk to your parents every day. You might be a student in school, college or you may be working. When you get into the habit of sharing what took place during the day with your parents you will be watchful about what you do, you will think twice before doing anything wrong. Share your problems in School, College or work spot with your mother or father, they are better guides than your friends who are just an old as you. When you share your problem with your parents, you have developed an altar where prayers have started going up for you, so your problems will get solved faster with God’s intervention. Thirdly, cut down your time on face book with friends and take time to tell your parents about the latest development in the world. Do what they had done to you while you were young. Talk things like current affairs, sports and other important things with them. Forthly, eat one meal with your parents, meal time is the best time, to openly discuss things, talk your heart out and make your parents feel loved. Appreciate your mother for her cooking, appreciate your dad for something he has done. Parents though you don’t realize have been instrumental in your development, since you were children. Just imagine a situation when as soon as you are born parents decide that you are a liability, and they should not spend too much on you and they put you in an institution when you would not have gained any solid background. How would your life be? You would have to work hard to become something in life. Now your work is half done by parents. Do you realize it? Have you ever thought of it? How many sleepless nights your parents spent when you were down with temperature? How many days of leave they applied for your admission, to coach you for examination, to take you to school when the van driver is not there or when the cycle is punctured. Just flash back on your childhood and you will know how much you owe your parents. Allow your parents to be your friend, philosopher and guide throughout your life. Experience counts for sure. -Eben Kerith July'14 4 1st Week The Fifth Commandment ƒVxºk_!Message kº´[ >V›>V! ®[Á™ Ì©∏‚œ∫Ô·V? 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