Be Positive! Be Victorious!

The Victory of the Cross is our in Jesus.

"...thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." -1 Corinthians 15:57 (NIV)

We all read the story of David and Goliath. I just imagined the thoughts they had then.

When Goliath went to the Israelites, the soldiers thought and told themselves; "he's so big, we can never kill him."

But David looked at him and thought; "He's so big, I can't miss!"

Dear friends. We all have our own Goliaths to face. As we face them, our own Goliaths, trust and faith in God will give us victory. Having positive attitude will help us focus.

Be positive! Be victors in the Lord!


Prayer:
Lord, help me focus on your power. Make me victorious. Amen.

Be Good-Looking

The Holy Sacrament of Reconciliation will make us good-looking in the eyes of God.

"...I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." -Galatians 2:20 (NIV)

Many of us are working hard in the gym to have a good body physique. Many of women buy many make up sets, many avail of many treatments just look good.

I want to share with you TIPS to be GOOD LOOKING for free!

FOR LOVELY EYES:

"Always look at the good side of other people." (Philippians 2:4)

FOR TENDER LIPS:

"Speak only kind words towards others." (Colossians 4:6)

FOR A CHARMING FACE:

"always smile with a happy heart." (Proverbs 15:13)

FOR GRACEFUL ARMS:

"reach out with compassion to those in need." (Romans 9:15)

FOR BEAUTIFUL FEET:

"always walk with God." (Genesis 6:9)

Try it! You will see, they are free treatment but very effective! Be a good-looking person all the time!

Prayer:

Lord, make me a good-looking person not just outside but in the inside. Amen.

Live What Matters!

Dinner with a wonderful couple, my spiritual brother Renan and wife Jannel Lim.
They live what matters in life. In photo is Mark Tayo, a very good friend and partner
who also inspires me as he is a man of dreams for his family. Trying to live what matters.

"You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you..." -Deuteronomy 5:33 (ESV)

"What really matters in life?" is the question many of us are keep on asking ourselves. Working hard to earn money, achievements and others is not bad at all but we should always be reminded that in life what really matters are:

Not what we HAVE, but what we SHARED;

Not our MATERIAL SUCCESS but our SIGNIFICANCE;

Not what we LEARNED but what we TAUGHT;

Not our COMPETENCE but our CHARACTER;

Not HOW LONG WE WILL BE REMEMBERED but BY WHOM and FOR WHAT.

Yes my dear friends, let us live what matters in life. Let us LIVE a LIFE that MATTERS, that CARES, that LOVES!

Living life with PURPOSE and WALKING through it with the LORD's guidance is an awesome life!

Experience it!


Prayer:
Lord, teach me to live what matters. Amen.

God Wants You!

People who let the Lord uses them for His purpose.

"...for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose." -Philippians 2:13 (NIV)

For so many times I asked myself, "How can God accomplish things through me? I am limited. I have my shortcomings. I am a sinner."

Until I realized that I need to make a sacrifice. And a sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt and must empty myself. Yes, I should empty myself of myself. I mean I should not focus so much on me and my limitations and shortcomings. Instead, I should focus on the Lord and His grace who wants to use me despite of all those.

My friend Drew Alda sent me an SMS (text message):

"Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in His love and grace than in your weakness."

Wow! True enough. We should focus not on ourselves but on God who wants to accomplish his purpose through and with us.

Prayer:

Lord, I am sorry for the times that I am so drawn to myself forgetting that You can use me. Lord, Thank you for your love and mercy. Thank you for your grace. Use me, Lord. Accomplish your plans through me and in me. Amen.

Sor Techie Rodriguez: A Woman of Great Faith

Sor Techie Rodriguez, Founding Elder of The Lord's Flock
Catholic Charismatic Community.
 (Photo from Bro. Froilan Hong's FB)

"Increase our faith." -Luke 17:5

I graduated the Life in the Spirit Seminar from the Lord's Flock Catholic Charismatic Community way back in 3003 while I was still a seminarian. It was then that I met this woman of great faith, w call her Sor Techie. (Sor is latin for sister)

Her faith in God and His Divine Providence was so impressive and inspiring that I myself was drawn into it. My seminary days, I always seek the Lord and entrusted to Him everything. When I became a priest, I lived in the "Faith Principle" of Sor Techie.

The Miracle that happened in building the Heritage and Sanctuary of the Community happened also in many of my projects. Why? I trusted the Lord the way Sor Techie trusted Him and His providence.


Prayer: 
Lord, thank you for giving your Church the gift of Sor Techie Rodriguez, who did not only preach Your Holy Word but inspired us to trust you as she does. Bless her and her mission and all the members and elders of the Lord's Flock Catholic Charismatic Community. Amen.

Ate Tess Alonzo: True Crusader of the Family Rosary

Ate Tess Alonzo in Batanes wearing Vakul,
a traditional head dress of Ivatan

"I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live..." -John 11:25

I have met Ate Tess for the first when alone from Nueva Ecija I joined the 2nd General Assembly of the Family Rosary Crusade (FRC) in Pius XII Catholic Center in Paco, Manila. I have worked with her in the FRC as volunteers and chapter builder for quite a long time. I have been a witness of how she worked hard for the promotion of the Family Rosary and the cause for the Beatification of the Servant of God, Venerable Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC, FRC's founder. She is very joyful and giving her best for the work.

Ate Tess joined Tita Gennie Jota, Dirk Beda and our very own Fr. Peyton in heaven today (March 15, 2014) at around 8:30 in the morning. She now enjoys the company of our Lord Jesus and the Blessed Mother.

Ate Tess, thank you for the chance of working with you. Thank you for the wonderful memories. Thank you for the love you have given me.  Thank you for you selfless work for the Church. You will never be forgotten. You will always remain in our hearts. Vaya con Dios! Pray for us!

Ate Tess still in Batanes with me, Fr. John Phalen, CSC and Fr. Devadoss, CSC

Prayer:

Lord, thank you for the gift of Ate Tess in the Church and in the Family Rosary Crusade. Thank you for her friendship. Grant eternal rest unto her, Oh, Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. Amen.

Teach Your Children

"Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it."  -Proverbs22:6 (NLT)

I read of a story which goes like this:

Teacher: What comes after the number 8?

Boy: Number 9 Ma'am.

Teacher: Good! Good! What comes after the number 9?

Boy: Number 10 Ma'am.

Teacher: Wow! Very good! Who taught you how to count?

Boy: My father Ma'am.

Teacher: Okay, what comes after number 10?

Boy: Jack Ma'am, then the Queen, then King!

Uh oh! Dear Parents, teach your children. You are their first teachers. You are your children's inspiration. Whatever you teach them while they are still young will remain in their hearts and mind.

Prayer:

Lord, bless all the parents and make them instruments of Your Gospel to their children. Amen.