How Did We Spend Those Days?

 We are almost done with this year’s Lenten celebration. Today’s celebration is the black Saturday since we are mourning the death of Jesus on the cross. Yet then can we also ask ourselves, ” How much preparation did we spend for this year’s Lenten observation? Others spent it by traveling far from their homes and have some moments for reflection- allowing them the opportunity to look back on their lives and see where does GOD exist in all those past events. Some just stay home and spend precious time with their loved ones.

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However no matter how then we come to celebrate this season yet what counts most for all of our preparations is the honesty and sincerity in our hearts to really change for the better. Sacrificing His own life, Jesus did not even have any second thought when He did that for us. Are we ready to do the same to our loved one, friends and even those whom we have have not known personally?

The challenge therefore for this season is that this change should be made constant and never be seasonal. Amidst the business of life, we are constantly in control of our life no matter what the challenges are. We rely everything on our friend Jesus. We never put His sacrifices in vain thus we also strive to become better persons as God has invited us to be. Let us celebrate with much joy the triumph of Jesus on the cross.

Bountiful Pictures of God's Goodness

 As I am nearing to the end of this day, God’s manifestations of His goodness is so overwhelming. Part of my day’s activities is to recall my experiences of the day. Just by focusing to this day’s experiences, it is very clear to me that God has always been on my side. 

He never fails in His love for me. From the freshness brought by a new day up to the coming of the night’s darkness, I feel in every way His presence in all around me. I don’t have to look faraway but rather, I just need to open my eyes to every reality that serves as a manifestation of God’s presence in me, in you and in the world.

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In spite of the presence of life’s trials and difficulties, my heart is so sure that God’s love for me is unending. Aided by this faith, every trial that comes my way becomes light and easy. Every hardship becomes an opportunity to discover more my inner self. Yes, life is so short as what people would say yet I know that we, ourselves, are the ones who can make it last a lifetime.

If me and you become consistently positive in our outlook in life, every road we trek becomes enjoyable. Thus with all humility, I would say, THANK YOU Oh GOD for embracing me always in your LOVE. Thank you also to my family, my wife Yanyan and our little boy Kurt Kristoff, for they constantly add colours to my day.

Thanksgiving Prayer

 Let us always be grateful to our Most Loving Father for all the good things that He showered to our lives everyday. For all the people who have accompanied us all throughout our life—-people who have helped us shape ourselves to whoever we are now.

Let us be thankful for all the painful experiences we have encountered in our life—for through them we are able to get up and become more determined to reach our goal. Life is too short and so many uncomfortable things could happen in this journey.

We also are grateful to all the blessings we receive everyday and they include the food that we have in our table, the good health that we enjoy and allow us to visit from one place to the other.

Lastly we are forever grateful to the very gift of life that He has allowed us to borrow everyday. This could be just a temporary one but somehow the memories we have cherished all throughout our days, months and years have helped us make this gift a very memorable and worthy one.

I Pray for Those......

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Most Heavenly Father I pray for those people who have coloured my life with wonderful experiences, sceneries and give me inspiration to go on day by day;

I pray for those people who have no one to pray for them; those who are isolated at home, or who are suffering from any form of isolation…May You send them enough strength to hang on to life in spite of their limitations.

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I pray for those who have struggled so much in life so as to provide sufficient resources to their loved ones… those who, in spite of all their hardships and sufferings, continued to survive for the sake of their loved ones.

And finally I pray for those who are oppressed, those who are imprisoned by their thoughts, unfulfilled dreams, unreachable stars, and failures that they may be able to reach a crossroad in their life wherein they will discover that it is after all but a wonderful gift for them and for all.

 

Thanksgiving Prayer

 As the year 2018 had recently ended, indeed we have so many reasons to be grateful to Him Above for the unending goodness He has shared manifested through all the good things that we received last year.

Starting with the gift of life that He has given to each of us- this wonderful life that allowed us to enjoy the richness of His love. He also entrusted us with people who journeyed with us along the way.

The year 2018 could have been a rollercoaster ride for all of us yet at the end, we sighed a big relief for we are still very much alive today.

And as we gave Him this prayer of thanksgiving, we are also tasked to continue with our journey and share with others the wonder of all His creation. May this year 2019 be again filled with His unending love and kindness.

                

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