graces from ASIA PACIFIC CLC

yesterday marked the end of the asia pacific convention of the christian life community. i experienced the last day of the event. when we arrived at the convention center, they were having their final mass and it was the offertory part, wherein they are offering the graces they received. it was just so appropriate since i feel that i'm harvesting graces from the last week.

there were two major graces that i received.

1. i feel that i'm very proud to be filipino. i realized how much we can give to the world given what we can do as a people and as a nation. no matter how much negativity there is in our government or in our international image, we are still blessed as a people. God still gives us the graces we need and we should think of ways how we can be more of service to Him as a people.
2. i'm very proud to be an aclcer but apart from that, the AP meet, gave me a bigger view of what it means to be a clcer. God's work in the world is not yet done and we're still invited to join Him as co-creators for His greater glory.

there.

on the side, moreover, i realized how much i did not listen to God in my prayers, which prevented me from trusting Him a lot. inasmuch as i would like to have everything under my control, i realized how imperfect i am and that i should trust Him more. there i realized that those i have been tempted to control were already okay. now, i am seeing with new eyes.

your faith has saved you

i got the title of this blog from the gospel awhile ago. the only thing i realized after mass is that i need to have faith in God more. what hit me further is the song version of prayer for generosity. damn... can't i trust more? where's the faith?

also, i am in consolation today after two bigwigs of the world clc visited our room. it was nice to know people from other ends of the world who share the same way of life as yours and what hit me is how they see hope in us, the youth, the young clc. it was a wonderful experience sharing with them different ways to live the same faith and the same way of life. i wish i could go to the convention of the asia pacific region. on the side, though, i could not believe how good i've become in speaking in english. hehehe...

well... last note. i have received news that one of my high school classmates was involved in a car accident in canada last saturday. honestly, i was shocked and i could not believed what had happened. but now, i found myself signing a scrapbook that will hopefully reach him there saying how much we have been praying for his speedy recovery.

rem, wherever you are (i know that there is this minute chance that you will read this entry), we, your classmates in h4c, are praying for your recovery. we are always here for you, no matter what you are going through and be strong because God loves us very much and he will never leave us. i know for a fact that he will never leave us.

damn... life is short and we must take care of it and live each and every single minute of it to the full.