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Photo credit to Minor Basilica of Black Nazarene |
As the lenten week nears, let us also take at least a MOMENT either before we sleep, or before you get up to prepare for another busy day, before starting your work, after office, while caught up in a traffic, or whatever time is available---make use of that alone time to reflect.
Have been a good brother or sister in Christ?
Have you done at least a simple act of deed to others? or you opted to disregard whoever is asking your support because for you that someone deserves whatever she or he is in at that period?
Last Sunday, as I listened to the homily of Fr. Paul Medina, O Carm, in his mass at the Minor Basilica of Black Nazarene, I, too was caught guilty of Fr. Paul’s words, that yes, sometimes, or perhaps most of the time we–people tend to always look at the bad side or the negative things of others and forget that we, too, are guilty of the same.
So should we be sorry? Maybe the more appropriate term or action is to ask God for forgiveness, and start correcting the attitude. How? By not always looking at those people or person that make you, and I—commit the sin of being too prompt to judge our fellow human.
Allow me to borrow the term of Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD, He said “FOCUS MORE ON YOUR BLESSINGS.” In one of Fr. Jerry’s homilies, he said something about the boat and the water—that for the boat to continue afloat with all the waves and pressure of the seawater, the water should not get in. Because, as soon as the water comes inside the boat it will become heavy and will eventually sink.
It is in fact true and similar to our daily life. Let us not allow the negativity that surrounds to distract our inner peace. Let us not allow chaos to forget that despite what was happening--we are still fortunate because we are still alive, that we still get the chance to breathe, and that we are still given that chance to be good and of service to people, and a lot more other blessings that we have over seen but were deprived of to some, or to those called lesser priviledged.
To everyone--I wish you all
a safe and peaceful LENTEN SEASON— And please be reminded that it is good to once in a while REFLECT,
calibrate our SPIRITUAL PATH,
and to renew our connection to God.