Jesus Christ is risen. With this is our assurance that we will rise with Him; that God now lives in our hearts, in our midst and in everyone of us.
After rising from the dead, Christ gave the instruction for His diciples to "Go to Galillee".
Galillee is where Jesus Christ performed His missions: feeding the hungry; healing the sick; giving sight to the blind, providing hope to the despairring and the oppressed.
"Go to Galillee" is Christ's instruction to me, to you and to everyone. And start building God's Kingdom around.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Judases in our Country
"Judas, indeed, had no concern for the poor; he was a thief and as he held the common purse, he used to help himself to the funds."(Jn 12:6)
People in government, corporate leaders, big landowners consumed with greed are the Judases betraying the interests of the Filipino people and are responsible for the extreme povery of the teeming masses.
They should go and hang themselves if like Judas, they don't know how to ask for forgiveness, refuse to return what they have stolen and are incapable of reforming themselves.
People in government, corporate leaders, big landowners consumed with greed are the Judases betraying the interests of the Filipino people and are responsible for the extreme povery of the teeming masses.
They should go and hang themselves if like Judas, they don't know how to ask for forgiveness, refuse to return what they have stolen and are incapable of reforming themselves.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Jesus Christ is Thirsty... For Us
A friend who will be sharing on the 5th Last Word of Jesus Christ asked for my input. Here is part of it.
Promise, no politics this time.
Let's talk about the ONE WHOSE love for you and me is beyond compare--very much unlike most of our crop of politicians. A heart that loves bleeds easily; a HEART that loves unconditinally bleeds profusely.
Imagine Jesus Christ whose love for us is beyond measure and eternal. Imagine Him saying: "I AM THIRSTY". We can be sure that He is thirsty not only for water-- He is thirsty for your response to His Love. While hanging on the cross, Christ was thirsty for the love and loyalty of those among the crowd who betrayed Him. And now, Christ remains thirsty for our love.
(Give examples of how people have turned their back to Christ making Him crave for their attention and thirsty for their affection)
Christ thirsts not for Himself; He thirsts because He knows that we cannot find happiness where we are looking for it--pleasure, money,power. He thirst for the happiness He wants to give but which the people reject. Parents among you know very well that when out kids rebel and go wrong, we suffer not for ourselves; we suffer for our kids. Just like, Jesus Chris. He suffers from hunger & thirst for us.
How much longer are we going to let Jesus remain thirsty?
Promise, no politics this time.
Let's talk about the ONE WHOSE love for you and me is beyond compare--very much unlike most of our crop of politicians. A heart that loves bleeds easily; a HEART that loves unconditinally bleeds profusely.
Imagine Jesus Christ whose love for us is beyond measure and eternal. Imagine Him saying: "I AM THIRSTY". We can be sure that He is thirsty not only for water-- He is thirsty for your response to His Love. While hanging on the cross, Christ was thirsty for the love and loyalty of those among the crowd who betrayed Him. And now, Christ remains thirsty for our love.
(Give examples of how people have turned their back to Christ making Him crave for their attention and thirsty for their affection)
Christ thirsts not for Himself; He thirsts because He knows that we cannot find happiness where we are looking for it--pleasure, money,power. He thirst for the happiness He wants to give but which the people reject. Parents among you know very well that when out kids rebel and go wrong, we suffer not for ourselves; we suffer for our kids. Just like, Jesus Chris. He suffers from hunger & thirst for us.
How much longer are we going to let Jesus remain thirsty?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Do We Deserve Our President?
How much longer shall we bear the arrogant posture of PGMA & her administrative and legislative cohorts before we say: "Enough with fooling the people; enough with insulting our intelligence; enough with your corrupt ways."
How much longer shall we pray and reflect before we see the light that God performs miracles through the peoples' heart, minds, legs and arms. Right, the Spirit of the Lord blows but we have to lend ourselves to give the inspiration, its concrete shape and form. We have to stop wishing thatlightning strike Malacañang or a deluge sweep the palace into the filthy Pasig river. Prayer without action is an empty lamentation. Even the contemplative nuns and monks tender their garden and raise their poultry. They don't just pray and wait for the manna to shower them from heaven.
Under PGMA the nation is governed under an era of lust for money and power.Her reign is characterized by widespread poverty, breakdown of peace and order, violation of basic human rights-- extrajudicial killings, repression of rights of peaceful assembly, violent demolitions of shanties and vendors' stalls, oppressed farmers and workers. Do we deserve all these?
I believe that God is waiting for us, His/Her beloved people, to forge the miracle of reform through a concerted action and a unified front. I remember reading in the Bible that Love and Unity are the marks of a true Christian. We are all believers in Christ. Why are we disunited in working for a government run with righteousness? Why is CBCP, as a body, speaking unanimously but member bishops are acting ifferently? Who's driving the wedge into the hearts of believers that they may be divided and be easily subjugated by the rule of evil.?
When shall we, as one people seize the constitutional avenue of a snap election... and try again? Nothing can be worse than what we presently have anyway!
Otherwise, we might just prove, we deserve the leader we get, indeed!
How much longer shall we pray and reflect before we see the light that God performs miracles through the peoples' heart, minds, legs and arms. Right, the Spirit of the Lord blows but we have to lend ourselves to give the inspiration, its concrete shape and form. We have to stop wishing thatlightning strike Malacañang or a deluge sweep the palace into the filthy Pasig river. Prayer without action is an empty lamentation. Even the contemplative nuns and monks tender their garden and raise their poultry. They don't just pray and wait for the manna to shower them from heaven.
Under PGMA the nation is governed under an era of lust for money and power.Her reign is characterized by widespread poverty, breakdown of peace and order, violation of basic human rights-- extrajudicial killings, repression of rights of peaceful assembly, violent demolitions of shanties and vendors' stalls, oppressed farmers and workers. Do we deserve all these?
I believe that God is waiting for us, His/Her beloved people, to forge the miracle of reform through a concerted action and a unified front. I remember reading in the Bible that Love and Unity are the marks of a true Christian. We are all believers in Christ. Why are we disunited in working for a government run with righteousness? Why is CBCP, as a body, speaking unanimously but member bishops are acting ifferently? Who's driving the wedge into the hearts of believers that they may be divided and be easily subjugated by the rule of evil.?
When shall we, as one people seize the constitutional avenue of a snap election... and try again? Nothing can be worse than what we presently have anyway!
Otherwise, we might just prove, we deserve the leader we get, indeed!
Monday, March 3, 2008
God Speaks From Within
When turmoil is rioting within, the soul can be razed into discordant pieces. During one such moment, I waited upon the Lord till God speaks within. The Spirit inspired this prayer:
This contemplation was reinforced by the following e-mail, a forward from Eddie Cuenca
Meditating around the prayer can set in a calm that one experiences only in the Presence of God.
Lord soak me in your silence and let my soul drown in your Spirit.
This contemplation was reinforced by the following e-mail, a forward from Eddie Cuenca
Top Ten Predictions
1. The Bible will still have all the answers.
2. Prayer will still work.
3. The Holy Spirit will still move.
4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people.
5. There will still be God-anointed preaching.
6. There will still be singing of praise to God.
7. God will still pour out blessings upon His people.
8. There will still be room at the Cross
9. Jesus will still love you.
10. Jesus will still save the lost.
God whispers in your soul and speaks to your mind.
Sometimes when you don't have time to listen, He
has to throw a brick at you. It's your choice:
Listen to the whisper, or wait for the brick.
Meditating around the prayer can set in a calm that one experiences only in the Presence of God.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Jun Lozada as THE EVIDENCE of the Truth on the ZTE NBN Scandal
There are different kinds of evidence under the Rules of Court of the Philippines.
The Rules classify evidence according to form into:
1, object or real evidence (Sec. 1, Rule 130)
2. documentary evidence (Secs. 2-19, Rule 130); and
3. testimonial evidence (Secs 20-51, Rule 130)
Testimonial evidence is that which is submitted to the court through the testimony of a witness. This testimony is what we are getting from our courageous witnesses like Jun Lozada and Joey de Venecia; and partly by the half-baked testimony of Romulo Neri, at the senate investigation.
Lozada is not only evidently credible due to his spontaneity and consistency. Joey de Venecia and Romulo Neri furthermore corroborate his testimony on material points such as the excessive overprice of US$130M commission of Abalos. According to Lozada’s testimony, said level of greed goes into the depths of the “forbidden zone” of corruption. In the opinion of Neri, the amount is “ immoderate greed”.
Likewise, the discordant and conflicting testimonies of the government functionaries are also evidences of lies and deception. The testimony of Sec. Gaite is also highly incredible because lending PhP .5 Million without evidence nor security for the big loan and only upon a text from someone you have met only twice runs counter to the grain of reality and the ordinary course of human experience.
With regards the attempt by Senator Miriam Santiago and other pro-administration senators to destroy the credibility of Lozada by questioning the witness’ personal integrity, let me cite relevant decisions of the court on similar issues.
In the “People of the Philippines vs. Sanchez” the former mayor of Calauan was convicted of rape with murder (or homicide?). The principal witness was the driver of the ambulance used by Sanchez in the abduction of the victims. The driver/mayor's side kick/witness was an accomplice--but least guilty--to the crime and had a less than admirable if not condemnable past. In believing the said witness' testimony against Sanchez, the Makati RTC Judge declared something to this effect: ' This is a crime hatched in hell; we can not expect witnesses who are angels' ( the word angel is mine but that was what the Honorable Judge meant."
The other case is the Aquino-Galman double murder case. One of the principal witnesses was the “crying lady” whose credibility was being impeached by cross examining her on her colored past. Her response: “My past does not at all destroy the truth of what I saw.” And the whole world found her a credible witness of the events that her eyes witnessed on that fateful day at the tarmac of the Philippine airport.
The Senate investigation remains to be the only avenue to the truth about the ZTE NBN scandal. The senate can ferret out the truth by its power to issue subpoena to force witnesses to attend at its hearing and to issue subpoena duces tecum to demand the delivery of documents which the guilty parties are keeping in their vaults.
Please be reminded that the evidences submitted to the Sandiganbayan during the trial of the plunder-convicted Estrada were records of the investigation and evidences gathered by the senate.
The road to truth is oftentimes paved with briers and thorns. But those who are sincerely searching for the truth should be ready to walk on fires and nails if necessary. Remember God's concrete proof of His/Her immeasurable Love for us? It is the mangled Body of the Son of God hanging on the cross.
The Rules classify evidence according to form into:
1, object or real evidence (Sec. 1, Rule 130)
2. documentary evidence (Secs. 2-19, Rule 130); and
3. testimonial evidence (Secs 20-51, Rule 130)
Testimonial evidence is that which is submitted to the court through the testimony of a witness. This testimony is what we are getting from our courageous witnesses like Jun Lozada and Joey de Venecia; and partly by the half-baked testimony of Romulo Neri, at the senate investigation.
Lozada is not only evidently credible due to his spontaneity and consistency. Joey de Venecia and Romulo Neri furthermore corroborate his testimony on material points such as the excessive overprice of US$130M commission of Abalos. According to Lozada’s testimony, said level of greed goes into the depths of the “forbidden zone” of corruption. In the opinion of Neri, the amount is “ immoderate greed”.
Likewise, the discordant and conflicting testimonies of the government functionaries are also evidences of lies and deception. The testimony of Sec. Gaite is also highly incredible because lending PhP .5 Million without evidence nor security for the big loan and only upon a text from someone you have met only twice runs counter to the grain of reality and the ordinary course of human experience.
With regards the attempt by Senator Miriam Santiago and other pro-administration senators to destroy the credibility of Lozada by questioning the witness’ personal integrity, let me cite relevant decisions of the court on similar issues.
In the “People of the Philippines vs. Sanchez” the former mayor of Calauan was convicted of rape with murder (or homicide?). The principal witness was the driver of the ambulance used by Sanchez in the abduction of the victims. The driver/mayor's side kick/witness was an accomplice--but least guilty--to the crime and had a less than admirable if not condemnable past. In believing the said witness' testimony against Sanchez, the Makati RTC Judge declared something to this effect: ' This is a crime hatched in hell; we can not expect witnesses who are angels' ( the word angel is mine but that was what the Honorable Judge meant."
The other case is the Aquino-Galman double murder case. One of the principal witnesses was the “crying lady” whose credibility was being impeached by cross examining her on her colored past. Her response: “My past does not at all destroy the truth of what I saw.” And the whole world found her a credible witness of the events that her eyes witnessed on that fateful day at the tarmac of the Philippine airport.
The Senate investigation remains to be the only avenue to the truth about the ZTE NBN scandal. The senate can ferret out the truth by its power to issue subpoena to force witnesses to attend at its hearing and to issue subpoena duces tecum to demand the delivery of documents which the guilty parties are keeping in their vaults.
Please be reminded that the evidences submitted to the Sandiganbayan during the trial of the plunder-convicted Estrada were records of the investigation and evidences gathered by the senate.
The road to truth is oftentimes paved with briers and thorns. But those who are sincerely searching for the truth should be ready to walk on fires and nails if necessary. Remember God's concrete proof of His/Her immeasurable Love for us? It is the mangled Body of the Son of God hanging on the cross.
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