It's all over everywhere...from TV, Print media, and in the Internet.
The bombing incident at Glorietta Mall , Makati , Philippines took several lives of innocent Filipinos and inflicted pain and suffering from those wounded and hurt.
Who is to be blamed from this horrible incident?
As I was reflecting in prayer over this incident during our Requiem Mass yesterday which was offered for those who died at this bombing incident in Glorietta mall, I was asking myself who was to be held responsible for all of this? To whom will the proper civil and police authorities direct criminal, civil or fraternal corrections on the act done?
I think the Gospel message (Matthew 18:15-20) for us is very clear. That the most important aspect of fraternal correction - is to pray for the person who needs to be corrected!
So many sins have been committed in the name of fraternal correction. So many people have been hooked to improper means of doing it to the guilty and convicted. So many lives have been wasted in the name of fraternal correction.
But how many of us have really prayed for those people who have been corrected? How many of us pray for those we want to correct?
If you see something wrong or find fault in a person, the first thing you feel and do is to get angry at the person. How many hundreds of thousands of millions of Filipinos all over the world have cursed the perpetrators (whoever they were) of this bombing incident at Gorietta Mall?
Have we ever thought about this?- that if somebody commits an offense against us, then the first person we should talk to is not the person who commits the mistake, but the first person to talk to is GOD!
It is always easier said than done. But we can, at least, we can try, best achieve this challenge when we do rely and place or utmost dependence from God.
When someone has hurt you, talk to God about the person. If someone needs correction, talk to God about that brother or sister in the Lord.
And if somebody deserves to be criticized, first talk to God about that criticism you will unleash.
The most effective method of correctiing a brother or a sister who has sinned against you is by prayer.
We must realize that it is not our good and beautiful words and phrases that make people change heart and change their evil ways, nor it is not our invictive words and slashing tongues that crash their hearts and reform their ways. It is only GOd who can achieve that, not us.
It is only through the grace of God that can convert hearts and change ways, that is why prayer is the most vital instrument, or weapon , in making corrections.
We will pray today for the people who have made possible this unthinkable and terrible bombing incident at Gorietta mall.
We will talk to God about them: And we will tell God, "Lord, we do not know how to say it but we just want to talk to you. We want to get angry in Your presence. As a matter of fact Lord, We are. Lord we want to correct these people who caused deaths and sufferings of numerous people at glorietta mall. Please take care of that correction".
Let's keep calm and stay still in prayer....
God will listen to us.
6 comments:
Nag mapanood naman ang breaking news...kinabahan kami ng masyado dahil we have family thats lives just 2 miles away from Glorietta at lagi sila doon nag hang-out...thank God okay naman sila pero my heart goes out sa lahat ng namatay, pamilya nila at lahat ng injured...
I am still very sad and jittery because of this :( *sigh*
@sunshine
yeah--ako din....kaya ipagdasal na lang natin ang mga binawian ng buhay sa nangyari....
Kuya Dom - thanks for the offered prayers. Someone up there is listening. My heart goes out to the victims of this tragedy.
God Bless!
@chuva
yeah, me too--kaya windang mga utak at puso ng mga blagista ngayun-- lalo na mga andun sa atin... kaya lang talagang wala tayung ibang magagawa kundi ang ipagdasal ang mga namatay - ang mga nasugatan -at ang mga ay kagagawan-----:) ingats ka kapatid- at saka sana nakabawi ka na sa pagkamatay ng yung mahal na alagang pusa este pusa nga ba or aso? heheheheh--nalito na tuloy ako sa kakaisip sa mga nangyari sa glorietta. gud nyt kapatid!
during my college days dyan ako mostly dumadaan from the terminal to G2. kabisado ko na establishments dian sa G2 kc mostly dian kmi nag-hhangout. i feel bad nung nalaman ko ung news sa twitter frm a friend. check kagad ako sa ANC. i'm deeply saddened din that there are casualties. may daycare center p nman sa 3rd level at kids barbershop, infant store, at arcade sa 2nd level mlapit sa escalator. tsk tsk! buti hindi nagnyari nung sabado and today kc mas marami tao at SALE pa! My prayers goes to those who died and to those families deeply affected.
Im not posting tom. to initiate a one day blog silence to pay tribute those who died and to condemn those that are behind this.
@JP aka elmo
honga tol, kumikirot ang utak ko sa kakaisip kung bakit naman kelangan may madamay na mga inosenteng tao sa likod ng kung ano man na kaganapan kaya may sumabog or pinasabog....it's only through praying that such feelings of anger, pity, and loss may be healed.... Godbless you Jp. :)
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