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fr. wilmer joseph s. tria
Only prayer and meditation can ‘LOWBAT’ HAS become part of Pinoy lingo. connect us to the source of our spiritual It does not only refer to gadgets, but energy. If we get drained and lose also to humans with low levels of energy. inspiration in our apostolate, then we And the metaphor succeeds because the are losing connection to the Holy Spirit. experience is similar and real. If our personal motives The readings this Sunday become more important remind us, Christian SUNDAY Reflection than common good, then disciples, of the need to our energy is not wellbe recharged often, and to spent. Even our attachment to the always carry a power bank. The First Reading points us to the source of energy, family, if excessive, can be unhealthy to our discipleship. When the family is the Holy Spirit. And the cord that committed to Jesus, we ought to love and connects us to that source is the gift of support our family. When the family is discernment. The Second Reading gives corrupt, we ought to hate and abandon us tips on how to keep our connection our family. Only Jesus matters. Only He is with the source. We have to learn the art King and Master. of detachment. Paul liked the services Lastly, by using the parable of the rendered by the runaway slave Onesimus. tower builder and the king in defense of But Paul sent Onesimus back because his country, Jesus reminds us to calculate he had a rightful master, Philemon. To fully maximize our lives, the Responsorial the cost of following Him. To be his disciple is not a walk in the park. We Psalm reminds us that our life is short cannot just wake up one day and proclaim and uncertain. Lastly, the Gospel tells ourselves true disciples. It requires a lot of us that discipleship is not cheap. It has reading of the Word of God and getting a high cost. When gadgets have more inspiration from it. It requires a lot of functions to offer, the more expensive reflection and meditation. It requires a lot they get. But we buy them because we of self-giving, of sharing our time, talent need those functions, and not because we want to show off. And gadgets are nothing and treasure, to the point where all that are ours, have become God’s. n compared to the value of our lives.
“DINARA AN gabos na pagsadiri kan nguhod na aki asin nagduman sa harayong lugar kun sain sinayang nya an saiyang kwarta sa buhay nin kalaswaan.” Nakakaagid kita sa LECTIO Divina aking ini. Naghagad kita kan grasya sa Mahal na Dyos. Winarasan kita nin buhay, nin isip, nin kakayahan, nin pamilya, asin dakul pang iba. Alagad, kadaklan kan iwinaras sato kan Dyos satong sinayang. Ginamit ta an satong buhay, isip, asin kakayahan sa karàtan. Ano an mga grasya na nakamtan ko sa Dyos? Sain ko an mga ini sinayang? “Babayaan ko an lugar na ini asin mabalik ako sa sakong Ama.” Dai pa huri an gabos. Napukawan an isip kan nguhod na aki. Aram nya an buhay kan yaon pa sya sa saiyang Ama. Buot nya idtong balikan. Nagbasol sya. Makusog an buot nyang papatawaron sya kan saiyang Ama. Alagad, pinaghandaan nya ini. Inisip nya kun ano an makakapalumoy kan buot kan saiyang Ama. Aram nya na padangat sya kaini. Andam daw akong bayaan an buhay nin pagkakasala? Dakula daw an tiwala kong papatawaron ako kan Mahal na Dyos? Kaya ko daw na tàwan ining panahon? “Anggot sya asin habo nyang maglaog.” Dawa an matua nagpawalat sa harong kan Ama, dai man talaga sya nakikiulay digdi. Dai nya namatian an kamunduan kan Ama huli kan pagkawara kan nguhod na aki. Kaya kan ini magbalik, nakamati an matua nin pagkauri, bakong kaugmahan. Dai sya nakanuod kan pagkaherak. Sa sakong pagkaugos sa Simbahan, namamatian ko daw an kamunduan kan Dyos huli kan mga kadukhaan na nawawara sa tamang dalan? Mauugma daw ako kun sinda makabalik giraray sa Mahal na Dyos? n
Intense love does not measure, it just gives.
— st. teresa of kolkata
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