TRUST IN THE LORD. I am grateful to complete the Nine Days of Holy Sacrifice to simply offer my thanks for the past years. I’ve been through a long journey which I cannot imagine before, for I am just following the will of God. I have a plan but He has the best plan for me. Through Simbang Gabi or Misa De Gallo, I have a good encounter to God because seeing the people around me; I have realized that I am fortunate enough to have what I have right now, to learn what I want to learn and to serve but not to be served. It is the moment of repentance and to celebrate life beyond compare that it is not a matter of how many times I fall, but it’s a matter of how many times I rise.
I am inspired, positive and happy though it may not transparent to my physical aspects and even to your eyes, but deep inside I am. That makes myself excellent and may even to you, for absence of it; I may not be life’s celebrator but life’s complainer. I am very much thankful to the people who serve as a pedestal to proportionate my goals and even bring harmony to my life’s journey. I am the art of God’s creation, for I am aesthetically pleasing to His eyes; it may not be to you. I am the seconds of the minute, I am the minutes of an hour and I am an hours of the day because I am born in this temporary world to appreciate the precious gift - life. That is why I take the day as it is the first of the very last day. That is why I am thankful everyday, for I am still given the chance to celebrate and even to see my family and even to you my friends. I am still grounded with faith and I do still believe in love. Everything starts in love. I love myself and with it, I learnt to love others even if they don’t love me back. It’s like you’re doing good but others perceive it bad. Just do good anyway because it’s not about them, but it’s between you and your God. I am happy to support my brother in his education and even through ups and down as a meaning of life. I am happy to support myself in my education because I have received the blessing from others which I have shared at the same time. I am happy that my parents and even my brothers and sisters are proud of me in my simpleness. I may not be a perfect person but I have shouted that I am perfect beyond imperfections. Never lose hope and have faith in God. I got a freedom to express and even to inspire others, for I let myself be a gift to them. You can be a gift, too. Be a blessing to others and be thankful! Merry Christmas everyday!
