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Isang kwento tungkol sa isang sundalo noong panahon ng giyera na papauwi na matapos ang labanan sa madugong digmaan. Tinawagan niya ang kanyang mga magulang upang ipaalam na siya ay uuwi na.

Anak: "Inay, itay uuwi na po ako at may pabor sana akong hihilingin sa inyo. May kaibigan akong nais kong isama sa aking pag-uwi."

"Sige, ayus lang" Sagot ng magulang.

"Meron kayong dapat malaman" Patuloy ng anak. "Lubha siyang nasugatan sa labanan at nawalan siya ng mga kamay at paa. Wala na siyang mapupuntahan at gusto ko sanang tumira na lang siya sa'tin"



"Nalulungkot akong marinig yan anak ko. Maaari natin siya hanapan ng ibang matitirahan."

"Hindi po, nais ko po siyang tumira satin"

"Anak" Sabi ng ama. "Hindi mo alam ang hinihiling mo. Isang taong may ganyang kapansanan ay magiging isang mabigat na pasanin para sa'tin. Meron tayong sariling mga buhay at hindi namin kayang hayaan na maabala ang ating pamumuhay. Sa tingin ko pwede ka nang umuwi at kalimutan na ang taong yan. Makakahanap rin siya ng paraan para mabuhay ng kanyang sarili."

Sa sandaling yun, ibinaba ng anak ang telepono at wala nang narinig pa ang magulang mula sa kanya. Ilan araw ang makalipas, nakatanggap sila ng tawag mula sa mga kinauukulan. Namatay ang anak nila mula sa pagkakahulog sa isang gusali. Naniniwala ang mag pulis na malamang ay nagpakamatay ang anak nila. Agad-agad nagpunta ang mga magulang sa lugar na kung saan nakadestino ang kanilang anak at sa morge para kumpirmahin ang katawan ng kanilang anak, nakilala nila at ito nga ang anak nila at sa kanilang pagkagulat ay nalaman nilang wala na pala itong isang kamay at isang paa.

Ang mga magulang sa kwento ito ay halos katulad ng marami sa atin. Mas nadadalian tayong mahalin yung mga taong walang kapansanan o maganda ang hitsura o pangangatawan at yung mga tao na masasaya kasama, ngunit ayaw naman natin dun sa mga taong sagabal lang sa atin at magagawa tayong hindi komportable. Mas ginugusto nating lumayo na lang sa mga taong hindi natin kasing ayos o kasing talino.

Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are. Jesus never treated us like those parents treated the friend of their son, He is willing to accept us no matter who we are and we we have done in our lives, as long as we have a sincere and humble heart. And we are expected to do what Jesus did to us as an example of His love in this world, I know it is not that easy but at least let's try to.

Ngayung gabi bago tayo matulog, manalangin tayo kay God na bigyan tayo ng kalakasan at lakas ng loob para tanggapin ang mga tao anuman at kung sino man sila, at tulungan tayong maging maunawain sa mga taong naiiba sa atin! May isang himala na tinatawag na PAGKAKAIBIGAN na nananahan sa ating mga puso. Hindi natin alam kung paano ito nangyari o nagumpisa.At ating malalaman na ang pagkakaibigan ay isang pinakamagandang regalo na bigay ng Diyos sa atin.

Inspirational Prayer

Make me a channel of your peace
Where there is hatred let me bring your love;
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord
And where there's doubt the true faith in you.



O master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace
Where there is despair in life let me bring hope,
Where there is darkness only light
And where there's sadness ever joy.

O master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
In giving to all men that we receive
And in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Prayer of St Francis of Assisi

Love People and Use Things

This story was shared to me by my colleague through our company internal email system. I do not know where did they get it from, but all I know is this is a worth-sharing story for everyone. Take time to read and then meditate for a little period of time about this scenario and if possible let us apply this to our personal daily life.

After reading this simple story this verse came into my mind right after I read the last word.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. - MAtthew 5:16




Anonymous Mother:

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.

The last class I had to take was Sociology.

The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.

Her last project of the term was called "Smile."

The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.

I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway, so, I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally.

Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning.

It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did.

I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.

As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.

As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling".

His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance.

He said, "Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching.

The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.

I held my tears as I stood there with them.

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.

He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).

Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.

I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.

I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.

He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you."

I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope."

I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope."

We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.

We are not church goers, but we are believers.

That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.

I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand.

I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it.

Then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?"

I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class.

She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed.

In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.

I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.

Amazing Grace Story.

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Today, I wanna share to you about an amazing story of a man whose view of God changed radically and as a result, his life changed radically as well. Perhaps you have heard this man's story so many times before, but let me tell you this story again as I was very blessed the moment I encountered this amazing grace story of John Newton.

John Newton was born in 1975 in England. His mother was a devoted christian, and intending for her son(John Newton) to enter the ministry. She worked hard to instill the a deep faith in him. But eventually, Newton's mother died before his seventh birthday. As a young Newton, he decided to follow in his father's footsteps, as Newton's father was an English sea captain. He joined the British Royal Navy but was eventually discharged because of unruly behaviour. To get away from the problem, he moved to the western coast of Africa and worked for a slave trader. He eventually became the captain of a slave ship, and like most slave ship captains, he treated his slaves ruthlessly. What a bad man he had become and what a terribly far cry from his mother's hopes and prayers for him!

On one voyage, a fierce storm severely struck Newton's ship. Sure that he would die. Newton surrendered his life to God. Miraculously he survived and he decided to set his life to a new course. A course Jesus intends all of us to follow or to set our life to. At first he remained as a slave ship captain. But he tried to treat the slaves more humanely. It did not take that long until he decided to gave up the slave trade entirely. What's more, he went on to a passionately crusade against slavery. Newton's life was changed so profoundly that he studied to become a minister, just as his mother had prayed. He came to be known as "the old converted sea captain". And this was all because he had personally met and come to know God.

Probably the most famous thing Newton did was to write the hymn "Amazing Grace". In it he described his own transgression:

Amazing grace how sweet the sound

that saved a wretch like me

I once was lost, but now am found,

was blind but now I see.

Sometimes we feel inside of us that we are OK. We don't care about our relationships to other. We do not care what's happening to us. We do not even notice that we are now breaking the very heart of God. And when we come to this point of giving God no pleasure and heartache, He disciplines us like what He did to John Newton on his voyage, like what fathers do to their sons telling "Hey son, that not right anymore." Until we see ourselves helpless, hopeless, restless and left nothing to do but surrender our whole being to God. The Good thing about it is that we can only find complete happiness, quietness, and complete satisfying love in God alone by having deep and intimate relationship with Him.

"Surrendering to God is not BEST way to live, it is the ONLY way to live. If you don't surrender to God, you surrender to chaos" - Pastor Rick Warren.