TRUTH: By Oscar E V Fernando God-The Almighty In Christianity God is the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe; so says the dictionary. God we know can be felt, glimpsed in thought-but yet is the Unknowable, accept in His embodiment in Christ Jesus. This is a whole and a holy area where angels fear to tread-and fools must not rush in! ...

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Reason for Life-A Plausible Opinion! – By Oscar E V Fernando   Is it to-know-love-and serve God-as admonished? To Know! See a bud in gradual bloom-with roots pacing down for nutrients- Leaves breathing in and breathing out oxygen. Life in the egg with no breaking of shell-calf at udder with no earthly guidance. Smile of a mother with unbearable pain in birthing’s sufferance. The birdie ready with open mouth for food at mother’s beak for indulgence. That melodious chord of music enthralling one to a glimpse of heaven’s raptures. Fine tuning of Universe with precision revolution. Are all these accidental? Or is it Maneuvered Intelligence? Why be so blind as to refuse to see these-and many more and thus begin to- Know God. ...

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This Eerie silence – By Oscar E V Fernando   Will this sound of silence go on and on? Till that terrible drumming within ceases A drumming that is consistently reeling around Till man in his restlessness pulls out its blocking fingers.   Thus filling in that frenzied drumming with sweat sound of silence Which is the spirit with which He filled the void in existence before creation. Man was ceaselessly searching for this Silence For Man is restless until he rests in adoration.   The search we know was maddening In the wrong direction and it was so saddening With misplaced greed for wealth position and glory All of which was readily there if he searched for His Glory.   Seek ye first the Kingdom of God He said For then you will find what you searched with uneasy haste That drumming will cease and you will find rest ...

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eLanka Newsletter – May 2020 6th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Tribute to Dr Pararajasegaram -‘The Father Of Community Opthalmology’ “THE GOOD OLD DAYS” – By Des Kelly Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Influenced By Smarter Sri Lankan At the end of the road. Dylan Wickrama’s Pacific crossing on a GS powered raft is set to be made into a film. Lockdown thoughts: by BERTRAM DANIEL TIME FOR US TO WAKE-UP AND LEND A HAND – BY Capt Elmo Jayawardena View of clean Colombo, Sri Lanka captured on Sunday before lifting of curfew on Monday (May 2020) Alcohol consumption and COPD-by Dr. Harold Gunatillake THE THRILL OF BEING A THOMIAN Archdiocesan Choir of Colombo – Cover Version – හමුවේ දිනෙක (Hamuwe Dineka) The Consulate General Office continues the relief activities for Sri Lankan University students in Sydney. ...

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Tilling the land – By Oscar E V Fernando   Land usage in our country changed with the several changes in regimes. It appears to be so from ancient Lanka, over periods of invasions to the present day-both the land and its people suffered! From the remembered past, it may be said, that the Rajakariya system prevailed most of the time-during which period we may have earned the epithet-granary of the east. Then onwards during invasions by foreigners, land was managed by the mercantile system of companies especially in cases of tea rubber and coconut, with private ownership: this system prevailed till independence-at which time our country was termed prosperous-until it changed with the Land Reforms Commission and the lands managed by the state with consequent heavy losses: there were intermittent changes of management with changes in regimes. This situation prevailed up to now-with sparse attention given to tilling of ...

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Elanka shop donation programme Visit eLanka Shop if you wish to give a grocery pack to your friend or family in Sri Lanka. Click here or on the image below to vist eLanka Shop https://elankashop.com/  You can also donate a grocery pack and as per the video above we will add your name ot the pack and donate to a poor family in Sri Lanka  Simply wan tto donate? Visit our Go Fund Me page – https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-poor-family-in-sri-lanka-with-groceries    Archdiocesan Choir of Colombo  – Cover Version – හමුවේ දිනෙක (Hamuwe Dineka) Beautiful rendering of Sweet Bye and Bye in Sinhala Placid sent by Oscar E V Fernando Best Social Distancing Singing Please Enjoy the Beautiful Music       ...

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Missive from Oscar E V Fernando: 50 Things To Do while Quarantined (Beyond Binge Watching): By Carrie Gress Source:Theology Of Home We are faced with an international crisis but it doesn’t mean we have to live in fear and anxiety. It is easy to get sucked into the news cycle or binge watching series after series, leaving us feeling dissipated and uninspired. The key, no matter what you do, is to make sure your spiritual life is alive. Certainly, we should be praying for an end to this plague and those suffering from it, but tapping into our relationship with God can animate all that we do in new and fresh ways. ...

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Eerier the Silence-Louder the Sound! By Oscar E V Fernando   We sat in ease and looked down upon- The less in fortune-disabled in form. We let them eat the crumbs that fell-and we-we walloped the steak- So rich in spices and seasoned to taste!   Did we ever think of the poor-when we saw them open mouthed? To urine-and dung-to quench thirst and appease hunger? Let them be-let us do the tango with eyes closed to that misery- For it is their destiny-what business is it to disturb our dance so melodiously tender?    Fattened the chick caged till it gains weight to match the price. Broiler they called-and so manufactured and labelled in style. With legs up to tempt tear to pieces-ready for the table And satisfy greed of both buyer and seller from farm yard stable ...

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A Missive from Oscar E V Fernando – HOPE FOR HUMANITY   -Quote by Aung San Suu Kyi I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it. -Poem on Meditation by OEVF Be still and know that I AM God, said He. Seek me first for you and I are Eternity. Seek within-you will find me in stillness. Then you know you are well within wholeness. You will not clasp Him-till death you depart. But nearer the clasp, you feel well in your heart You saw Him-and came from Him, to your mother’s womb You will search for Him till you rest in your tomb. That’s what the sculptor, painter, artist the singer does. Searching the Perfect with talents they possess. Search till you are no more-for then, Him you will see. Yes, all ...

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