Blessed Pilgrimage of Waters

Oil Painted by Youngeun Joyce Kang 

Youngeun Joyce Kang

Blessed are you, whose life is in the Lord’s plan,
Before you were formed in your mother’s womb,
Before you were aware of His grace.

Blessed are you, whose life is like a spring,
Gathering the drops of water from your ancestors in Mount Zion,
Gathering strength from the origins and heritage of all history—His Story.

Blessed are you, who step into the stream,
Passing the flow of day and night in the law of the Lord,
Passing through the seasons, bearing fruit, with leaves that never wither.

Blessed are you, who become one body, one mind, and one Spirit with your beloved,
Bearing the pain of leaving father and mother,
Bearing the fruit of godly offspring from your sacred union.

Blessed are you, who journey through the rivers,
Being with the Almighty Father, Creator of heaven and earth,
Being Saved from the depths of the waters and the flames of oppression.

Blessed are you, who break through the Red Sea,
Standing firm in assurance, conviction, and faith,
Seeing the invisible yet visionary promise of His Words.

Blessed are you, who cast your nets into the deep,
Seeking the call as a fisher of men,
Shepherding the Master’s beloved sheep, guiding them in the steps of the True Shepherd.

Blessed are you, who eagerly await Maranatha in the Ocean of Heaven,
Receiving with the hope of resurrection,
Rejoicing in the coming reunion with all the saints.

2.9.25

On my sweet husband Victor’s birthday ❤️

당신의 삶은 축복받은 물의 순례예요 

강영은 

어머니의 모태에서 생기기 전부터,

당신의 그분의 은혜를 알기 전부터, 

주님의 계획 속에 있는 당신은 복 있는 자입니다. 

시온의 산에 쌓인 믿음의 선조들의 물방울들이 모여,

역사의 근원과 유산에서 나오는 힘들이 모여, 

샘물이 되어 흐르는 당신은 복 있는 자입니다. 

낮에도 밤에도 주의 말씀을 묵상하고, 

시절을 좇아 과실을 맺는 잎사귀가 마르지 않는 나무가 되고,  

시냇물이 된 당신은 복 있는 자입니다. 

부모를 떠나는 아픔을 견디며 

사랑하는 이와 한 몸, 한 마음, 한 영이 되어 거룩한 연합 안에서 경건한 자녀를 낳으며,  

북한강과 남한강이 만나 “한강”*이 된 당신은 복 있는 자입니다. 

하늘과 땅을 지으신 전능하신 아버지와 함께하며,
깊은 물과 박해의 불길에서 구원을 받는 

강을 따라 순례하는 당신은 복 있는 자입니다. 

확신과 믿음 위에 굳게 서며,
보이지 않지만 약속된 비전을 바라보며, 

홍해를 가르고 가는 당신은 복 있는 자입니다. 

사람을 낚는 어부의 부르심을 따라, 
참된 목자의 길로 주님의 사랑하는 양을 인도하는 

바다 한 복판에서 깊은 물에 그물을 던지는 당신은 복 있는 자입니다. 

부활의 소망으로,

모든 성도와의 다가올 재회를 기뻐하는 

하늘의 바다에서 마라나타를 기다리는 당신은 복 있는 자입니다. 

*(한승리 + 강영은 = 한강)

* References 

Blessed Pilgrimage of Waters
Blessed are you, whose life is in the Lord’s plan,
Before you were formed in your mother’s womb,
Before you were aware of His grace.

• Jeremiah 1:5: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart...”
• Psalm 139:13-14: “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

Blessed are you, whose life is like a spring,
Gathering the drops of water from your ancestors in Mount Zion,
Gathering strength from the origins and heritage of all history—His Story.

• Psalm 87:7: “As they make music they will sing, ‘All my fountains are in you.’”
• Psalm 46:4: “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.”

Blessed are you, who step into the stream,
Passing the flow of day and night in the law of the Lord,
Passing through the seasons, bearing fruit, with leaves that never wither.

• Psalm 1:2-3: “But whose delight is in the law of the Lord... That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither...”

Blessed are you, who become one body, one mind, and one Spirit with your beloved,
Bearing the pain of leaving father and mother,
Bearing the fruit of godly offspring from your sacred union.

• Genesis 2:24: “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
• Malachi 2:15: “Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.”

Blessed are you, who journey through the rivers,
Being with the Almighty Father, Creator of heaven and earth,
Being saved from the depths of the waters and the flames of oppression.

• Isaiah 43:2: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned...”
• Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

Blessed are you, who break through the Red Sea,
Standing firm in assurance, conviction, and faith,
Seeing the invisible yet visionary promise of His Words.

• Exodus 14:21-22: “Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea... The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground.”
• Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

Blessed are you, who cast your nets into the deep,
Seeking the call as a fisher of men,
Shepherding the Master’s beloved sheep, guiding them in the steps of the True Shepherd.

• Luke 5:4-10: “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch... Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.’”
• John 21:16: “Take care of my sheep.”

Blessed are you, who eagerly await Maranatha in the Ocean of Heaven,
Receiving with the hope of resurrection,
Rejoicing in the coming reunion with all the saints.

• Revelation 22:20: “He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven... And so we will be with the Lord forever.”