We had our family bible study a while ago - after more or less a decade. The last time we had a light yet sincere moment like this was when we still had Lola Cion, one of our departed beloved.
At Tita Ann's home, we gathered, discussing St. John's passage about the poor and the rich. The words said that when all that you had done on earth was to indulge into your material possessions without sharing it with others, you would end up being thrown to the cursed heat of the underworld. The poor who had just picked up the crumbs of bread in front of a rich man's home in order to survive would go to heaven, feeling the comfort of eternal salvation.
At the end of the day, at the end of our world, it would be the vast abyss between the heaven and earth which would separate the followers and the evildoers. The latter would look up the heavens, advertent to the abundance of water that quenched the thirsty - whilst feeling the longing for it to moisten his drying throat.
Mommy (our Lola) shared her "involuntary yet conscious" acts on uttering fallacious statements against the Lord. "Ikaw, bakit mo ako ginaganito? Wala naman akong ginagawang masama. P*t**g *na!" she monologued, arguing that she really had not wanted to say these; however, because of spur of the moment emotions, she would just do so. With a glint of understanding, Tita Ann and Tito Uno consoled and prophesied, "Naiintindihan namin kayo, Ma. Pero hindi naman kayo pinapabayaan ng Diyos e. Sabi nga niya, hindi niya tayo binibigyan ng challenges beyond what we can handle". Adding to their good words, "If He does, He makes a way for us to be able to escape that moment".
Tita Atis burst out into tears, sharing her sentiments on the emancipation of her eldest son (our eldest cousin) due to his live-in with his yet unknown girlfriend. For the pain that she has been experiencing, she has asked sorry to his departed father (our Lolo). Her early marriage could have probably caused a same feeling to him. Nearly all of us who were present shed a tear because of this. This has been unknown to us until today.
P*t**g *na turned Purihin ang Diyos.
Lola Rosa, when asked about what she would just want to share, just bluntly said, "Magbago na sana 'to." Pointing to Mommy, everyone knew what she wanted to say. The P*t**g *na be eliminated, and be altered to Purihin ang Diyos.
Tito Uno, a pastor in their Church and a holy man, led the day's session. Sharing his experiences during the onslaught of Ondoy, we learned that he almost died while on-the-ourdoors during the tragedy, enduring currents and shunning away the call of death. "Sabi ko nga, second life ko na 'to." He felt blessed upon seeing the fighters-turned-victims-and-casualties of the historic catasrophe. "Nanliit ako sa mga nakita kong kalunos-lunos na nangyari sa iba." Amen, thank God we all survived!
Papa was not around because of the mediamen's rally for justice that coincided with this family sharing. Mama did not speak; he would have wanted to share her sentiments with Papa around.
P*t**g *na turned Purihin ang Diyos.
More time with the Lord - with Papa around, together as a family. As it said, "The family that prays together, stays together".
At Tita Ann's home, we gathered, discussing St. John's passage about the poor and the rich. The words said that when all that you had done on earth was to indulge into your material possessions without sharing it with others, you would end up being thrown to the cursed heat of the underworld. The poor who had just picked up the crumbs of bread in front of a rich man's home in order to survive would go to heaven, feeling the comfort of eternal salvation.
At the end of the day, at the end of our world, it would be the vast abyss between the heaven and earth which would separate the followers and the evildoers. The latter would look up the heavens, advertent to the abundance of water that quenched the thirsty - whilst feeling the longing for it to moisten his drying throat.
Mommy (our Lola) shared her "involuntary yet conscious" acts on uttering fallacious statements against the Lord. "Ikaw, bakit mo ako ginaganito? Wala naman akong ginagawang masama. P*t**g *na!" she monologued, arguing that she really had not wanted to say these; however, because of spur of the moment emotions, she would just do so. With a glint of understanding, Tita Ann and Tito Uno consoled and prophesied, "Naiintindihan namin kayo, Ma. Pero hindi naman kayo pinapabayaan ng Diyos e. Sabi nga niya, hindi niya tayo binibigyan ng challenges beyond what we can handle". Adding to their good words, "If He does, He makes a way for us to be able to escape that moment".
Tita Atis burst out into tears, sharing her sentiments on the emancipation of her eldest son (our eldest cousin) due to his live-in with his yet unknown girlfriend. For the pain that she has been experiencing, she has asked sorry to his departed father (our Lolo). Her early marriage could have probably caused a same feeling to him. Nearly all of us who were present shed a tear because of this. This has been unknown to us until today.
P*t**g *na turned Purihin ang Diyos.
Lola Rosa, when asked about what she would just want to share, just bluntly said, "Magbago na sana 'to." Pointing to Mommy, everyone knew what she wanted to say. The P*t**g *na be eliminated, and be altered to Purihin ang Diyos.
Tito Uno, a pastor in their Church and a holy man, led the day's session. Sharing his experiences during the onslaught of Ondoy, we learned that he almost died while on-the-ourdoors during the tragedy, enduring currents and shunning away the call of death. "Sabi ko nga, second life ko na 'to." He felt blessed upon seeing the fighters-turned-victims-and-casualties of the historic catasrophe. "Nanliit ako sa mga nakita kong kalunos-lunos na nangyari sa iba." Amen, thank God we all survived!
Papa was not around because of the mediamen's rally for justice that coincided with this family sharing. Mama did not speak; he would have wanted to share her sentiments with Papa around.
P*t**g *na turned Purihin ang Diyos.
More time with the Lord - with Papa around, together as a family. As it said, "The family that prays together, stays together".
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