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 LENTEN
SACRIFICE
- by Beth Manibog
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It started just as a wish … I wish I could go to Mass more
often than the usual Sunday Mass. I wish I could wake up early everyday
to attend the
5:30 a.m. Mass at the Gereja Yohanes. I desired to receive the Lord more
often and listen to His words. I wanted to sacrifice someth
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more than the usual fasting on food. I wanted to offer and surrender to
the Lord my favorite pastime…sleep! Because I just love to sleep and
delight in the cool morning breeze still curled up in bed. I have
nurtured that desire for quite sometime, thinking I can do it on my own.
Until I lifted it up to the Lord, prayed and asked His grace that I be
able to make it the very next day. The next day, lo and behold, at exactly
5:00 a.m., I woke up – I knew that it was the Holy Spirit who whispered to
me – it’s time to go. The succeeding days got better as I was no
longer alone in going to Mass – my son just loved to go that he jumps out
of bed the moment I call him (even with a whisper- which surprises me!).
It is so encouraging that he would always remind me to wake him up before
he retires to bed the night before. His day seems incomplete if he was
not able to go with me. My daughter loves to go and comes along with us
when I wake her up as well. With their tender age, I am so thankful to
the Lord for the zeal and the love He has planted in their hearts. I
pray that we will be able to continue on with this early communing with
our Lord and may it bear a wonderful fruit of instilling the value of
having a personal relationship with our Lord to my children.
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In our Lenten journey, let us think of a sacrifice to the
Lord for the glory of God, though it may seem impossible, the Lord Himself
will help us achieve it through prayers.
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May you be inspired by the following answered prayers…
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Nilda (thru Sis.Nenette)
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We are very thankful to all those who prayed for a miracle
to happen upon Ibu Veronica. She is now conscious after several days in
coma due to stroke. Praise God for extending her life.
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Danny Singson
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Alleluia, praise and thanks be to God, our Father. I
started work today at the
Harbour Center. Thank
you for all your prayers.
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Regi Joaquin
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Thank you to everyone for praying for my sister
Lourdes and her baby.
Baby boy Adriel was born Sunday and the whole family is very happy.
Thanks be to God.
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Edna Palencia (friend of Leslie Freires)
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Thank you for your prayers - my mom's
biopsy showed negative of cancer.
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Andy Magbitang
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We are very thankful for all the prayers that you and the
Community have offered for
Sian, Nathan and Tintin when they were sick and confined at the
hospital. God is really good, He has given us friends and Community to
help us at all times. Thank you for the many prayers, visits and food
that made all of us well and happy.
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TELL US LIKE IT IS!
- Has something
wonderful and unique happened in your life lately? Did God answer your
prayer in a very unexpected way? Did you, like Isaiah, meet God’s
whisper?
- Have you felt
His powerful hand working in your life recently?
- Everyday,
people are experiencing God’s mighty Word in their lives and it is a
pity that very few know about it. Do you have a story to tell? Some Good
News to share?
- E-mail us (genesis@catholic.org)
or fax us (021-6627384), and tell us about it. That’s right! You don’t
have to be a great writer to do this. We can help you write it – just
tell us like it is!
- Don’t forget
to write the subject: “Let Me Tell You A Story”
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