Today is thank you day for me...When waiting is an exercise of patience...a single second would seem eternity, yet all is there is wait and it is either well with my soul or not for as human I stumble and fall. The night before the dawn is darkest yet in a split second too change comes and all is different. Everything has its time and yes and truly, all shall pass. Thank you Lord for another milestone is passing me by.....
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Pope Francis is telling us to do Mattew 6:33 Seek ye first the kingdom of the Lord and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. To pursue wealth because of the fame and glory it may give is idolatry...we have to change our perspective in regards to wealth as it is a means to achieve greatness and in solidarity with the entire creation. This is more meaningful and we become more at peace with our conscience, selves and the rest of the universe and ultimately with God.
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
Pope Francis is not just asking us to alleviate poverty and move toward more a equitable distribution of wealth and income. Nor is he simply requesting that we ...act boldly to combat climate change and save the planet.
He is asking us to create a new form of society where the economy works for all, and not just the wealthy and the powerful. He is asking us to become a different kind of person, where our happiness and well-being comes from serving others and being part of the human community - not by spending our lives accumulating more and more wealth and power while oppressing others.
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Our Father........thy will be done on earth as in heaven, like my mother on earth, I honor the Mother of Jesus....as my mother too John 19:26...and as a son to a loving mom, help my prayers reach the presence of the Lord Almighty...may all of us triumph over our adversities, be enlightened to know the truth and live lives according to what the Father wills....in Jesus name.
Viva Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia!!!!
Viva Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia!!!!
My Hiding Place...
Twice in a row......I was in a conversation with someone very dear to me. It was a ticklish topic and as much as possible I wish not to offend a seemingly fragile or more likely a guarded relationship. But I am happy though that when topics are delicate I get the phone call first. One family, two cultures, separated by time and oceans apart. The misunderstanding is purely missed communications as technology came up only high speed for the last five years or so. My draconian response was wrapped in the finest of fabrics of hard hitting gloves that it would be puzzling or condescending realizing what would hit so bad yet still in the gentlest of blows. I wouldn't like to embarrass nor put anyone in a bad light so I asked What would Jesus do? And the formidable accusations and defenses just came crumbling without even me trying hard yet as I sensed my upper hand I gave all the gentlest blows I can and ended...."I believed these are God's messages for you for there is no way I can put all these together" I just thought hiding in the cloak of God's words really is the safest way to go....
Twice in a row......I was in a conversation with someone very dear to me. It was a ticklish topic and as much as possible I wish not to offend a seemingly fragile or more likely a guarded relationship. But I am happy though that when topics are delicate I get the phone call first. One family, two cultures, separated by time and oceans apart. The misunderstanding is purely missed communications as technology came up only high speed for the last five years or so. My draconian response was wrapped in the finest of fabrics of hard hitting gloves that it would be puzzling or condescending realizing what would hit so bad yet still in the gentlest of blows. I wouldn't like to embarrass nor put anyone in a bad light so I asked What would Jesus do? And the formidable accusations and defenses just came crumbling without even me trying hard yet as I sensed my upper hand I gave all the gentlest blows I can and ended...."I believed these are God's messages for you for there is no way I can put all these together" I just thought hiding in the cloak of God's words really is the safest way to go....
Sunday, December 14, 2014
The First Christmas Gift
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The First Gift of ChrtistmasFor God has so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but will have everlasting life...(John 3:16)....This says it all why we should stop and think, consider, process this verse that it may sink in our entire being and become the defining structure of our thinking, This is the root of all love and our very ...reason to be grateful, thankful, joyful and hopeful. In one word FAITH, our "must be" all encompassing response to this wonderful Gift. It is the kind of lifestyle that we should be so learned about, so educated about that becomes our default as we go on with our daily lives. The importance of this Gift covers the entire gamut of our existence and becoming well nurtured with this makes us become the person we are so meant to be. The search for the truth should start from knowing this Gift fully and in the process achieved our greatness and be testament to the promise of Matthew 6:33 Seek yeah first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you....Unknowing what I know and knowing this Gift will be to abide in Him for Him to abide in me
May all of us get to know and receive too the First Gift of Christmas. May the love of God in Jesus Christ be with us all from this time on to eternity. God bless us all.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Breakfast with my Mom and TinaPA
Breakfast with my Mom and TinaPA
Every Tuesday nights is our Bible study at our humble yet so blessed home but for some reasons only TinaPA would know, she was only able to muster her energy until dinner. She said goodbye before we could begin our usual light, insightful and happy story book telling like mood. So this morning at breakfast, TinaPA is ok and we talked about a lot of stuff about her family, children and her own journey. I kind of mad at her because I have a strong feeling she was not being honest about last night but my mom said to be patient as I was advising my sister too to do the same in her situation that when logic fails all you have to do is shut up, do not react, be patient and pray for enlightenment for it will come. And to me it did come and as we wind up our breakfast, I brought to the table one of the side lessons last night which is Mat 5:3..The first of the Beatitudes.....Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven...For a good measure we are blessed to have our own morning rigodon of just preparing the breakfast and after that our schedule is at our mercy for we are so wealthy with time. And for a good measure too all of us three suffered severe losses in our lives too, for a start both are widows. Materially, all of us were in one way or time or the other were stripped literally. Now we live simple lives. TinaPA is a doyenne of a pedigreed family with a rich history of a father whose kindness is legendary to the needy in his lifetime... Must not be easy for her really for as protected as she was before..it came to us too that good intentions are not always for the good. Mat 16:22-23.. I now believed God has made us so to become depleted in spirit and wealth so that all that was left to us is our thirst for Him and His words, our thirst for our own gift of deliverance..in our own needy lives, it is only His words that man doesn't live by bread alone Mat 4:4 that became so real and meaningful. So this is it. This is our journey. Our own transformation, our own restoration and His Kingdom come in our lives. From a human perspective of neediness and searching state to a continuously being spirit filled life where we all three believed did happened for a very good reason. And how we all met is one for the storybook of how really everything was planned out by God long before we've met.
Every Tuesday nights is our Bible study at our humble yet so blessed home but for some reasons only TinaPA would know, she was only able to muster her energy until dinner. She said goodbye before we could begin our usual light, insightful and happy story book telling like mood. So this morning at breakfast, TinaPA is ok and we talked about a lot of stuff about her family, children and her own journey. I kind of mad at her because I have a strong feeling she was not being honest about last night but my mom said to be patient as I was advising my sister too to do the same in her situation that when logic fails all you have to do is shut up, do not react, be patient and pray for enlightenment for it will come. And to me it did come and as we wind up our breakfast, I brought to the table one of the side lessons last night which is Mat 5:3..The first of the Beatitudes.....Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven...For a good measure we are blessed to have our own morning rigodon of just preparing the breakfast and after that our schedule is at our mercy for we are so wealthy with time. And for a good measure too all of us three suffered severe losses in our lives too, for a start both are widows. Materially, all of us were in one way or time or the other were stripped literally. Now we live simple lives. TinaPA is a doyenne of a pedigreed family with a rich history of a father whose kindness is legendary to the needy in his lifetime... Must not be easy for her really for as protected as she was before..it came to us too that good intentions are not always for the good. Mat 16:22-23.. I now believed God has made us so to become depleted in spirit and wealth so that all that was left to us is our thirst for Him and His words, our thirst for our own gift of deliverance..in our own needy lives, it is only His words that man doesn't live by bread alone Mat 4:4 that became so real and meaningful. So this is it. This is our journey. Our own transformation, our own restoration and His Kingdom come in our lives. From a human perspective of neediness and searching state to a continuously being spirit filled life where we all three believed did happened for a very good reason. And how we all met is one for the storybook of how really everything was planned out by God long before we've met.
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