This month, the weather has been so weird, but I love it! haha. for weeks now, the country experiences cold breeze, even here in Katipunan, QC. It's so cuddly; what a bed weather.. anyway, it just sets me in a good and relaxing mood, though there are so many things to do...
With those many things, I still feel happy and motivated to work for it. The Lord has blessed me a lot since the start of the year. So far, things are getting well; I can really feel God's love through it all.. and because of this, I wanted to do something in return: serve Him in any way possible. This is what I want to do not only this year, but in the next years of my life.
This is only the third week of the first month of the year, yet I have learned so much from many different people, and had realizations in life.
1. Reality
Since it's the start of the year, uso ang gumawa ng 2014 goals for yourself and for others. I have planned goals already, and some of them involves other people, which includes my room mates. But then, I've come to talk to this person, who is so realistic, compared to me (medj idealistic kasi ako). And he assumed almost everything I told him in the negative perspective. Puro "what if it won't..." ang case. Pessimist lang. haha. Kaya nga may goal eh, may dream = we'll make it happen. Pero he already assumes that we can't. Well it's a possibility; I know that he's trying to tell me that things won't always happen the way we (me and my room mates) wanted it to happen, but I know we can work it through somehow. Well in this experience, he had let me see the reality side of things. I started the year dreaming, and he reminded me that I must also consider what could happen in the real world. That doesn't stop me from dreaming, maybe he just made me realize lots of things and consequences that could happen because of the choices that I make in order to fulfill that dream.
2. Priorities
With lots of things in mind, and lots of things going on, I really should work on this. The hardest thing to do when it comes to making priorities is when one is torn between two good choices... This question would be helpful again: "Where are you needed the most?" and that is how I would weigh them. It is still tough, but it would cause me less regrets. haha.
3. Calling
Last saturday, we had recollection for Theo 131
Our relationship with others, with Christ and our call to love are the highlights of that afternoon. In order to love like Christ, one should know how Christ loves people, so, we first talked about the scripture passage, from the Catholic Bible's version, but I want to use our version in LDS:
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
Charity or the pure love of Christ is what was being described in this passage. This is how Christ manifests His love to all of us, even until now. Since we already know how Christ show His love, it is now our task to do the same. As we establish relationships with the people around us, we impart a part of ourselves to them by showing our love and concern for them. We have many kinds of relationship and many ways of showing love. Our formator mentioned that there are 5 kinds of love: Physical, Verbal, Gift, Presence and Service. All of these strengthen our love for one another and for the Savior.
This day, I have also learned more about the word Magis it is doing the more loving choice, not just doing more. It is doing something out of love for the other, not for your own. It is a selfless act, a loving and willing service given by a person. I've come to appreciate this word more especially when the couples Sir Rem and Ma'am Renee gave a talk and further elaborated the word Magis in their married life. They have inspired me to do the same as I serve others with love.
One of the things that also made an impact on me was when I heard that my relationship with others is the way of our communion with Christ. Com: to be with, union, to be united = to be united with Christ. As such, I remember the passage, "Inasmuch as you have done this unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me," which was taught by Christ in the New Testament. So, how I really treat and serve people reflects how I wanted to treat and serve my Savior. That is a reason why I was called to respond to love, because I love Christ, and how can I do this? It is through the relationships that I build with the people around me. Once again, I was able to realize the impact of showing love for others, in the way that I show my love for Christ.
The session went on, and we were able to reflect the scripture passage, as we replace love/charity with Christ, and later on, with our names. As we did, I have felt that the passage, was meant for me. That it somehow wanted to describe me, inspire me and encourage to have the qualities in those verses. I was able to find out in what descriptions do I feel comfortable with and what do I feel weak about...
Today, I was able to share what I feel, let it out to my small group, and I was also blessed to have the opportunity to share some things about my religion. I introduced myself and my religion, explained some standards that were different from the others, and that was where the Jesuit guy, Basil, explained some reasons about standards. He has been studying as Jesuit priest, and it was his 4th year. I am happy and satisfied with his explanations and how he was unbiased despite of the multi faith that we have in the group.
4. Friends
True friends are just a few, and they are hard to find, so when you have one, take care of that person, keep on serving and loving him/her. Treasure him/her like a family. In this life, many will leave you, and many will forget you, but few will be there for you, will make you feel important and loved.
There are still so much more that I have been wondering about, and I know that I will find out more this year. I will make sure that I will use these to serve Him :)
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