Make me a blessing

At my age there is the tendency to be nostalgic. O I miss the old songs.  I find myself singing this beautiful song. It is my prayer for myself and my friends.

Proverbs 11:11 – “By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.”

Out in the high-ways and by-ways of life,

Many are weary and sad;

Carry the sunshine where darkness is rife,

Making the sorrowing glad.

CHORUS:

Make me a blessing, Make me a blessing --
Out of my life May Jesus shine;
Make me a blessing, O Savior, I pray,
Make me a blessing to someone today.

 Tell the sweet story of Christ and His love,

Tell of His power to forgive;

Others will trust Him if only you prove

True, every moment you live.

 Give as 'twas given to you in your need,

Love as the Master loved you;

Be to the helpless a helper indeed,
Unto your mission be true.  Ira B Wilson

 

 

Keswick Convention

Reminiscing - the good old days.

In the 1970’s when I was the General Secretary of the The Salvation Army Singapore/Malaysia Command, I was very much involved w...ith the National Council of churches, the Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore, Bible Society of Singapore etc and the Keswick Convention Committee which organized meetings annually. I worked together with Dr. Benjamin Chew, Rev. Alfred Yeo, Rev Prahbu Das and others to plan these annual meetings. Those were the days!

Keswick began in 1875 by an Anglican Vicar and a Quaker layman who invited Christian friends to come together for quiet time with God. The purpose was simple and clear – it was to enable believers to seek God’s will for their lives and what provision God had made for them to fulfil that will.
Speakers such as Alan Redpath, Stuart Briscoe, Philip Teng and other evangelical preachers were invited to be our speakers. The convention drew crowds. I had the privilege of leading some of the meetings. O those were the days.

Keswick is one of the lovliest parts of England in the English Lake district.