A “thank you” for Every Day

If I listened to all my insecurities, I would live a very fearful life. I would shroud in robes hiding the various parts of my body that I thought people had checked and censured. I would not speak because I might utter words that may raise many eyebrows and they may use them against me…

Like a Stream of Water

The greatest fulfillment of the Word of God is for it to be applied. James 2:17 says, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” There have been many times that the Word of God had spoken audibly to me, yet for those many times I had been either deaf or…

A Word of Appreciation

Through the years, there have been few students who expressed their gratitude toward me, not that I deserve it. If ever I contributed something, it’s teeny-tiny and close to none. I still believe that it is one’s efforts and God’s grace that make someone hold and taste the sweetness of victory. On the third week…

A Change of Perspective

Matthew 6:31-32, “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things” is a seal of approval that our Heavenly Father will never ever…

Odette: A Blessing and a Reminder

I could still remember the violent sound of the wind. It was not just a whistle but a howl. Sitting down on a stool and staring at the candle for almost three hours, I couldn’t help but pray. My prayer was not loud nor organized. It was more of a distress call to none other…

One year later…

It has been a year since that shocking suspension of classes on a Friday the 13th. It has been a year since lockdown was the immediate solution to an ever-increasing COVID cases. It has been a year since socialization abruptly ceased and everyone was forced to stay home. The list could go on and definitely…

Grateful for 2020!

2020 was a breakthrough year for me here in WordPress because it’s the year when my views and visitors have largely increased since 2015. First of all, I want to thank God for giving me wisdom to write articles, poetry, and stories. They may not be labeled excellent, for sure, but I’m so happy to…

I Have Survived 2020!

Every time the year is almost ending, the mood (almost mandatory) is always exciting. When one ushers in the new year, one expects to embrace more fun, victories, and of course blessings. Well, maybe this year, that excitement is going to be louder and clearer than ever. I guess, everyone likes to turn over a…

The Prayer of Jesus

Have you ever tried reading a chapter in the Bible once again and then reading it like it’s your first time? Like everything is new and you have not read this part before but you’re sure that you did. Well, for me during this quarantine season it was John 17. When I read John 17…

Since March 13

March 13, that was a Friday I could still remember… My mind blacked out The future I envisioned was all dark Death with its scythe Grinning, coming to pull me in Then a light flashed Angels flying with their arms wide open Welcoming me in a white chamber All those happened in just a split…