At Last, A Child in Law School

This morning, Joey, my eldest child, laid on the couch of my private office and solemnly declared:

This is serendipity. That I am in law school only now, 5 years after getting out of school and after establishing my business is the best time for law. This is what we can call in God's time, the best moment. I felt sad the first time I was not able to get in, right away. Now I see there is always a good reason behind everything.Things will always turn out better, as long as we do our best in every circumstance, even in apparent failure and disappointment.

What can a mother say hearing from her son such a deep wisdom and a deeper faith. And for me nothing matters now. What's beyond ordinary celebration and calling for thanksgiving to the Lord is that finally I have a son studying law. And I am very sure, my son will be a lawyer every mother can dream of having--a lawyer with a good heart; one who can contribute in building a just society--one case, one document, one counsel, one word,one act at a time.

"You Will Be the Best Girl in My Life"

Be meticulously careful when cleaning up old files. You might miss out a note as lovely as this:

Hi Mom, You will be the best girl in my life

That's the introduction. The body follows:

Really sorry for not knowing that today was mother's day. I didn't mean to be so insensitive. I seem to disappoint you a lot though you are such a great mom to me. Thus, I wish to express my heartfelt apology.

Anyway, I soaked up your garden just like I promised...just to show I care.

So, happy mother's day

Val

Val is my third child. The letter must have been written many Mother's day celebrations, ago.

I Am a Portion of the Infinite

Below is a personal psalm I found in my old file with date May 10, 2002.


I Am a Portion of the Infinite

I am not a speck but a glittering scintilla

Not a dust but more solid than gold

Not made of frail flesh alone

But portion of the Infinite

For I am Your creation

You designed me for a Divine union.

Make me worthy of it My God.

Hunger

One wrenching issue of the day is the rice shortage together with the world food crisis. The thought of a looming hunger– it’s now here in our country, a long time–can wring the guts of many.

Beth Day Romulo states in her article “Asia Needs a New Green Revolution”:

“It is actually a global crisis, since nearly half of the world’s population depend on rice as their staple food. The world is already consuming more rice than is harvested in any one season. So far the shortfall has been made up by reserve supplies.

But much needs to be done. The president has anticipated a crisis which Congress has so far ignored.” (Philippine Panorama, 03/30/2008)

My Bible reading for today, “Not All Hungers” (Sabbath: Scripture Meditation for Daily Life, 2008), speaks of a different kind of hunger. It is not less gut-wrenching. It says:

“In the Gospel today, Jesus is pleased to satisfy the hunger of the crowd by offering them the bread of the poor. But He doesn’t satisfy their hunger for power by offering Himself to be their king.”

The immoderate greed for money and power brazenly exhibited by many of our leaders and policy-makers are largely responsible for the curse of hunger descending upon our land. At the same time, our leaders’ hunger for money and power does not seem to be satiated at all, as well.

There are different kinds of hunger, indeed.

"No Rice Shortage" in the Big Dome

It was a Phiippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference game earlier tonight (April 2, 2008) between Purefoods and Magnolia. The regulation game ended with 108 all. The Purefoods imported player, Darius Rice scored 47pts. in all.

So, Darius Rice was the reason behind the screen flashing "No Rice Shortage" when I chanced upon a game of basketball being cheered by a bursting crowd inside the Araneta Coliseum.

Rice scored 4 more points during the first overtime and capped his game with 56 points after the second overtime. Rice' team finally won by 1 point.

Purefood's victory stock was indeed sparse, considering an abundant supply of Rice.

Easter Instruction: "Go to Galillee"

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.

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.