I Say A Little Prayer For You

Dear Heavenly Father, O glorious and Heavenly King.
And to Lord Jesus Christ, God the Father’s only begotten son and our savior
King of Kings. Heavenly Father. We praise you and we worship you. Your honor and glory are all yours our God.

Thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for continually giving us blessing in our everyday life.
Thank you for the good health, as we progress in our everyday lie, you keep us fit and healthy the entire day. Thank you for the nourishment we receive, not only on physical nourishment but spiritual as well.

Thank you for the job that we keep. Even though we’re experiencing hard times, stress, pressure from our boss and expectations from our colleagues, still we believe that you are there who constantly guiding us and allowing us to shine on our job. And also we believe that no matter how mundane your work, as long as it is done for you o Lord, it is still for the greatness of your name. Thank for being the great provider.

Thank you for the gift of family, friends and colleagues. Most specially thank you for the friendships that we keep, friends who are there through thick and thin, from the lowest to highest point of your life I thank you for giving them to me.

Lord, as we go on with our daily life may you continue to bless us with your grace. Allow us to serve you more, to glorify you and to worship you. Make us an instrument of your love, to spread your love to mankind and to serve those people who are in need. Bless also our friends who are pregnant now, bless the newly born babies as well, those who recently tied-knot in marriage, May all of them have a healthy and fruitful life.

Bless our Family
Bless our Work, Colleagues, Boss, and Clients
Bless our Friends and Acquaintance
Bless our Community and the Brothers and Sisters
Bless our Service, the Kids that we serve in Tuloy sa Don Bosco, The volunteers and The Director
Bless the bloggers (and their family) who constantly drop by my webpage
Bless our Country and the whole world.

Amen.

"And by his wounds we are healed" (Is. 53:5)

Dear Lord, our heavenly Father

We thank you for this opportunity to listen and worship you on our retreat.

Thank you for the beautiful day, for clearing up our schedules, just to attend this retreat.

Lord, due to our hectic schedule in the office and personal life we often times forgot to talk to you.

As more and more time are being spent in the office, the less and less time i've been in touch with you with my prayer time and service.

Yet you never gave up on me. Your still there and waiting for me to be with you.

Thank you for sending me your servants, to constantly remind me that a prayer time is a good time to speak to you.

Thank you for giving me my friends who help me in my spiritual walk of life, most specially to Floro who 's always there through thick and thin. Thank you for the gift of friendship.

This retreat reminds me also the joy of serving you O Lord. I was awoken by the spirit of service and volunteerism once more. Thank you for showing me where my heart truly belongs O Lord.

Life has meaning when I help others, no matter how small or big it is.

Our life should be not centered to us. We belong to a community where we should care and be compassionate as Jesus was compassionate to others. Together, we will give glory and praise to you O Lord.

When you call us O Lord, you call us entirely. Even with our weakness and sins.

We respond to your call with astounding "YES" for we know you will take care of us.

  Thank you for realizing us that life is indeed beautiful. Being your humble servant we appreaciate more things about life.

The simple things in life is enough for us to be happy.

As we go to this journey, we will encounter trials and sufferings. We know this is worth fighting for. For we believe at the end of the day, your love will prevail like a flower in the vines.

Lord, lead us the way to your heart.

You have awoken my spirit, ignite the fire to serve.

Lord God I offer you my life, my strength and weakness, to fully serve you

and give glory to your name.

I am Ready Now.

AMEN.

(this is an excerpt of my prayer during our Lenten retreat last weekend @ Oasis Place of Prayer in Silang Cavite. May we all have a Blessed Lenten Season. Godbless)

Eto Na!!!

I have this weird feeling something good is gonna happen starting tomorrow.

You see, last Thursday and Friday, while I was deep thinking about the status of my life, i've learned that the reason why my problem keep on coming back is because I actually didn't let them go yet.
They're like a cold flu on a chilly December morning. They keep on coming back...or should I say they actually didnt leave me pala!

Last night, after contemplating about it, I decided to finally let it go.

Yes, go na go na, goodbye, arivederci, sayonara, kudafes, paalam, babay....

This morning I woke up happy and cheerful. Baka side-effect yun ng pagpapaalam ko.
(Dapat pala matagal ko na pala ginawa yun!)

Sa pagkamatay ni Hesus sa krus, isinama na ko narin ang paglilibing sa mga kasalanan na aking nagawa. At sa kanyang muling pagkabuhay kasabay nito ang muling pagkabuhay ng inyong lingkod.

Mas matindi, mas matibay, mas matatag. Hindi na magpapadala sa mga masasamang impluwensya.

Salamat Panginoon sa mga pagsubok na iyong ibinigay. Dahil dito ay muling napatatag ang kalooban ng inyong abang lingkod.

Balik blog na ulit tayo!!!!


P.s.
I would like to say HAPPY EASTER to my avid readers na walang sawang nagbabasa ng mga makukulit na kwento ng aking buhay. Sa iyo Dong, Doc Rio, Lawstude, Mr. Charmed-life, at sa iyo Ms. Stress (you-know-who-you-are) maligayang pasko ng pagkabuhay. Salamat sa inyong suporta!!

Bonggang-bonggang pagmamahal kay Hesus

Nabasa nio ba yung Gospel reading today (John 12:1-1) para sa Lunes Santo?
Kung hindi eh kwento ko lang ng maiksi sa inyo.

Nagpunta si Hesus sa bahay ng magkakapatid na Martha. Maria at Lazarus(oo si Lazarus yung binuhay muli ni Hesus). Habang naghahanda ng hapunan si Martha sa kusina eh si Maria ay nilinis ang paa ni Hesus gamit ang sobrang mahal na pabango at ipinamunas pa nya ang kanyang buhok pra matuyo ang mga paa nito.

Parang hindi nagustuhan ni Hudas Iscariot ang ginawa ni Maria kaya tinanong nya ang Guro "sinayang lamang niya ang mahal na pabango. Kung ibinenta na lamang nya yon edi sana madami shang pera ngayon at itong pera na ito ay ipinamahagi nya sa mga mahihirap". Sabi sa ebanghelyo eh nasabi ito ni Hudas hindi dahil concerned sya sa mahihirap pero dahil sa corrupt at magnanakaw sha (guilty!)

Pero sabi ni Hesus, "hayaan mo shang gawin ang kanyang ginagawa hanggang sa aking kamatayan". (buti nga napahiya si hudas).

Ayun, share ko lang sa inyo ang aking personal reflection sa katauhan ni Maria at ni Hudas.

Si Maria, sa simula palang ay nakita na natin ang kanyang pagmamahal at dedikasyon sa ating Panginoon. Kung artista lang si Hesus eh sha na siguro ang pinaka-die hard fan nito, baka nga presidente pa sha ng fans club. Hindi lamang sha tagasunod ni Hesus bagkus ay isinasabuhay nya ang mga aral ni Hesus at ibinibigay nya ang nararapat na pagkilala sa kanya. Yung nangyaring paghuhugas ng mamahaling pabango eh pinapakita nito kung hanggang saan ang kayang ibigay ni Maria para kay Hesus. Kumbaga to the great extent na ito ng kanyang pagkilala.

Ipinapakita nito ang generosity ni Maria para kay Hesus. Dahil imbes na ibenta nya at kumita ng maraming salapi ay ibinahagi na lamang nya ang pabango kay Hesus.

At since wala naman si Hesus sa ating panahon ngayon eh ibaling nalang natin ang ating attensyon sa kapwa tao na nangangailangan ng tulong.

Remembe the famous quote: "Kung ano ang ginawa mo sa kapwa mo eh ginawa mo narin sa akin" - Hesus

Ano nga ba ang importante sa buhay mo ngayon na kaya mong i-share sa iba?

Kung mahalaga sayo ang oras, why not spend an hour doing volunteering works sa mga orphange, home for the aged or sa kulungan?
Kung mahalaga sayo ang pera, why not magbigay ka ng konting contribution duon sa mga nasunugan o di kaya ay apektado ng mga kalamidad o sa mga gawaing pang komunidad.
Kung mahalaga sayo ang pakikipag-usap, why not i-share mo naman ang iyong oras sa pakikinig sa mga kaibigang nalulungkot at gustong maglabas ng sama ng loob o di kaya sa mga nalulumbay at homesick na.
Kung mahalaga sayo ang internet, why not use it to spread the word of the lord, magbigay aliw sa ibang nakakabasa (wag naman puro emo o drama, pero shempre kanya-kanyang trip parin yun.suggestion lang naman ang sa akin), o di kaya ay kumustahin mo naman yung mga kaibigan mo na nasa disyerto at malay mo homesick na sha dun!

Ayun, so kay Hudas naman tayo, shall we (ang haba ng blog noh?pasensha na ha inspired lang kasi magsulat ngayon)

Kung si Maria eh saksakan ng generous sa pagmamahal kay Hesus eh ito namang si Hudas ay ganid na nilalang! Actually mukha shang pera (fyi:sha pala ang treasurer ni Hesus sa kanilang grupo). Hinid nakita ni Hudas ang pagpapahalagang ginawa ni Maria para kay Hesus, kaya nung nakita nya na sinasayang (kuno) ni Maria ang pabango eh nagreact ito. Kumbaga mas inisip pa nya ang kikitaing pera sa pagbebenta ng pabango kaysa sa pagkilala at pagpapahalaga na ginawa ni Maria. Nabulag na ng pagkaganid sa pera itong si Hudas kaya napakadali nyang itakwil si Hesus sa halagang 30 pilak.

Greediness leads to Selfishness. Selfishness leads to Envy. Envy leads to Pride.

(fyi ulit: pride is what keeps Satan in hell. His pride is so high that he doesnt want to ask forgiveness to God the Father for attempting to unseat him in heaven)

HALA! LAGOT!!

So ayun, sa mga taong greed sa buhay, sa work, sa mga kaibigan, sa pera, sa relationship, and what not, eh sana you may find in your heart to share what you have.

So, sino sa dalawa (kay Maria at Hudas) ang gusto mong maging??

P Power!

I'll let you in for a little secret. I'll share with you what im doing when i have free time here @ Saudi.

Nope it's not surfing the net or chatting @ YM.
Neither is checking and updating Facebook or Twitter (though i must admit this is my 2nd favorite pastime)
It's not watching TV or listening to music.

Sirit na?

What I love to do when i have free time is to PRAY.

What? Serious?? Mwe? Di nga?? Jologs! Corny!! Baduy. So uncool!

I swear ito ang mga words na naglalaro sa utak nio noh? Aminin!!

Kahit na isipin nyong "old school" or "pang-matanda" ang ginagawa ko di ninyo maikakaila na ang pagdarasal minsan ang the best way to talk to God especially pag marami kayong solitary moments (tama ba ako King??!)

I admit, i'm the least person in the world na mahihilig sa pagdarasal. A few years ago (especially nung nag-aaral pako) I only pray pag may exam, or pag maysakit ako, or kung gusto ko ng isang bagay, or pag nasa simbahan. You know, the typical scenarios where prayer is needed. Hindi sha pang-araw araw na gawain. We are raised though as a catholic, even studied in catholic schools, but the idea or logic of being a Catholic is just like the ordinary people lang. Nothing special nor extravagant, ni hindi mo ako makikita sa mga charismatic prayer meeting or makitang nagwawagayway ng mga panyo sa Luneta for El Shaddai (sa luneta po dati ginagawa ung prayer meeting nila fyi..) Heck, I dont even prayed that hard when I suffered depression nung 2000-something nor when I was in Iran where I get caught in a emotional roller coaster relationship. In short hindi ako madasalin.

Come 2008, i was exposed in spiritual awakening which leads me to my catholic community now and greatly affect my spiritual life (see my previous posts about it). And before I was assigned here in Saudi my bestfriend/brother/soon-to-be-priest Floro asked me to pray the rosary daily. He's a Marian devotee and he explain to me the wonders of praying the rosary. And i must admit he was right! I believe God has work his miracle now with me while im here in Saudi. With constant prayer + rosary I believe he leads me out from temptation and kapahamakan (teka ano nga ba english word nito?hahaha). So now, everyday(9except weekend) I always get up early just to say my rosary and morning prayer, para maganda ang simula ng araw.

Kapag nagpupunta ako sa downtown Khobar mula sa opisina namin, i make it a point to say the rosary. Mga 15-25 minutes din na lakaran yun and instead na mag-isip isip ako ng kung ano anong mga bagay eh minabuti ko nalang na magrosaryo. Minsan pag tapos na ang rosary ko at hindi pa ako nakakadating sa pupuntahan ko, i'll just sing (in a very very low voice shempre) yung mga worship song na natutunan ko sa community namin at yung mga kinakanta din sa simbahan. Funny kasi yung officemate ko rin ganun ang gawain (he's a choir member kasi) pag mag-isa lang sha naglalakad. He sing while he's walking pero silent singing ang ginagawa nya shempre..or else baka mapagkalamalan shang baliw or else hulihin sha ng pulis!

I think nakatulong din lalo sa faith ko kay Lord ang pagkaka-assign ko dito sa Saudi. Since bawal ang religion natin dito pinalakas ko nalang ang personal prayer and worship to him. Naalala ko tuloy yung kasabihan na "Pag pinipigil (ang faith) lalong nang gigigil (sa faith!).. Korni noh? Hehehe

Question: Teka, eh ano nga ba ang nagawa ng pagdarasal sa buhay mo except na nilayo ka ni Papa God from sins at hindi kana nagsusuffer ng depression emotional roller coaster relationship (teka may ganito bang relationship talaga!??)

Sagot: Sa sobrang dami ng blessings na binigay ni Lord sa akin for the past 2 years (from 2008 till now) baka mabored kalang sa kakabasa nitong blog ko. But the BIGGEST blessing that i've received na pinagdasal ko din naman talaga eh nung mameet ko yung taong maituturing kong tapat na kaibigan...okay in lay mans term eh bestfriend (chessy!!!!) ika nga. Siksik liglig at umaapaw na kaligayahan nung araw na dumating sha sa buhay ko (ok sobrang cheessy na ito!!). I'll not go into details kasi makokornihan na kayo pero one thing for sure, God do really hear our prayers.

So ang advice ko lang sa mga ka-bloggers ko, pray always to god, and when your prayer is answered dont forget to say thank you to him ok =D.


theonoski


p.s.
i pray to god also before i go back here sa saudi na sana makalusot sa xray ng saudi ung mga devotional books ko.sana hindi maconfiscate.lalo na ung christmas gift sa akin ni bestfriend na rosary at daily bible reading. and thank god nakalusot naman sha sa airport.yahoo! god is great talaga!

HBD MM

Happy Birthday Mama Mary!

Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you
Blessed are you amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary mother of God
Pray for us sinners
Now and in the hour of our death

AMEN.