Tuesday, January 24, 2006

LivingRoom DVD Extravaganza

LivingRoom on Tuesday was our DVD extravaganza which was held at the recently arrived home community members, who had been away overseas for 6 months. It was great to catch up with everyone, and enjoy Lauryn Hill's live concert "Hill's Unplugged"! Pillows, doonas, popcorn, and nibbles were accompanying this singer from The Fugees.

A spiritual, emotional Lauryn Hill was singing of God and freedom with tears streaming down her face during several songs. Dressed in blue jeans, a denim jacket and a New York Yankees cap, Hill sat on a stool and strummed an acoustic guitar for over 2 hours. She spoke seriously about her faith and shunning the trappings of fame, and several fans in the audience shed tears with her. She not only has a wonderful voice, her testimony is very touching and inspiring as well.

"I used to get dressed for y'all but I don't do that no more," Hill joked as she began her set.
"It's a new day."
"I'm a mess but God is dealing with me every day, and true healing is from the inside out."
"That's what all these songs are about: problem, cause and solution.
"People want fantasy, but what they need is reality! And reality can only be found in God."
"I had to do some dying before I could live again."
"The more I focus on myself, the less I can be used by God."
"I am who I am - I don't need to hide it. It's all good. God is faithful."
"Living our passion & purpose is pleasing to God."

What do you reckon?

7 comments:

audrey` said...

We are who we are.
We only need our Lord's approval :)

Anonymous said...

"People want fantasy, but what they need is reality! And reality can only be found in God." this statement struck me the most. so very true.

Paula said...

What a wonderful night. I wish I could have been there.

audrey` said...

Wishing you and your loved ones a very blessed lunar new year :)

Godwyn Lim said...

Amen! We live for Him alone, in Christ our love flows:-)

Christ our Lord!

An Ordinary Christian said...

Sounds wonderful. Oh, to answer your question, I do think that interviewing someone is a creative venture, now having thought about it for awhile.

Kitty Cheng said...

Dear blogger friends, thanks so much for all your comments. I feel so privileged to have met you all :)

Audrey:so often we feel like we need other people's approval. Thanks for the reminder that we only need our Lord's approval. And thanks so much for your lovely blessings for the Chinese Lunar New Year! Same to you hehe :)