Just A Little

Sometimes what a man needs is a little push and a confidence booster to go beyond the wall that seems impenetrable. That is why we only gain when we are with family who knows us and real friends who will stand by us even at our worst. Maybe there are family members and friends out there who need a little push to summon the courage sleeping inside and finally smash the wall. Let us deprive them not of a little encouragement.

We are brave, only that with many battles fought we somehow got wounded and afraid. We are not coward at birth, we just need to be reminded, embraced and aided sometimes, so we can fight the good fight and run the good race again.

Just a little, we just need a little and we can.

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The Soul That Walks In Love

It’s almost the end of the year again and most of us take this time to look back at life and hope for a better year ahead. The moment we look back we will notice the times we were so happy and at peace and also the times when we got tired and on the brink of giving up. One thing is for sure, the experience of joy and peace was the result of us loving others and being open to be love in return. The same is true, albeit on the other way, about the experience of being tired and giving up, it was the result of the absence of love and the walls we made to block ourselves from being love.

Saint John of the Cross, once said:

El alma que anda en amor,
ni cansa, ni se cansa

The soul that walks in love,
neither tires nor gets tired

Lord, may our experiences of this year, be it bad or good makes us more open to love so we can experience true joy. Amen.

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Of Hope and Expectation

When we expect for something and it did not happened, we get disappointed. There is a better way, hope, when we hope, we put our trust in the Lord and we will not be disappointed. When we expect, our mind is telling us that something will happen because of certain things we do, quiet different from hope, when we hope we see something beyond what our mind can comprehend. To hope is to accept whatever the answer from the God who disappoints not.

Lord, my mind is inclined to expect but I will not, I will only hope in You. Amen.

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Inspiration

Inspiration is important in a world full of despair. We need to inspire and smile. Behind misery, there is still so much goodness and beauty around. We all need inspiration and the world needs inspiration. Inspire and be inspired.

Lord, grant us inspiration and make us an inspiration. Amen. 

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Christmas and Humility

The message of Christmas is humility. Christ who is God and King chose to be born to a poor family of Joseph and Mary, to be a servant to all. It is our challenge to continue serving in all humility like Jesus. We strive to be holy in all aspects of our lives and be witnesses in the way we live our lives. 

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Thank You Lord

This month is my last month of service in YFC. I look back with thanksgiving to God for all He has done and I look forward to the future with excitement for my new service in SFC.

Let me thank you Lord, though my words may fail to describe how gracious you are.

Thank Lord for the gift of YFC. Thank you for bringing me to this community. You have taught me to love, honor and respect. You have blessed me in so many ways, with health, family and brothers and sisters. You brought me to so many places far beyond my imagination. I stand in awe of your goodness and kneel in adoration of your miraculous ways. Where am I today if you did not brought me here in community? You are amazing God!

As I end my service in YFC, I pray for special blessing for the ministry, may you bless the leaders and members. May you bring it to greater heights and guide them to always lead with integrity, passion and excellence for the mission.  

All glory and praise to You. Amen.

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The Good Thing About Confession

We are familiar of course of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This is one of the most beautiful gifts one can ever receive. Isn’t it liberating to be forgiven? The good thing about confession, aside from the fact that we are forgiven is the feeling of being accepted as who you are, no questions ask.  

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