good morning planet earth..while my body is not so okey with throbbing pains almost everywhere (in bisaya, i guess this is panuhot) i crawled and limped on my way to the desk to go fb...whoa...and, it lighted up my body somehow..my breakfast is delivered so while typing this post, im sipping coffee and munching king special from chowking, too...yesterday was the feast day of st. ignatius of loyola...he was a chick boy, who lived as an aide to the king in a palace...in an ensuing war, he fought boldly until he was hit by a cannon ball on the leg...whilst recuperating, he chanced to read the bible where his conversion started...the cannon ball experience is a big deal in ateneo because students are always asked to reflect on their individual cannonball experience - - -where they truly meet God personally...ignatius met God many times in his journey, until he studied in Rome...there, he met other equally God-fearing and brilliant men, and subsequently formed the Society of Jesus (Jesuits or Hesuwitas in Pilipino)...the journey of St. Ignatius should inspire us to continue our journey to God consistently amid the many trials, evil, challenges and problems that we encounter daily...in school, we practice PAUSES - - one pause in the morning, where we just sit and reflect where God is from the time we wake up until midday, and the same is done in the afternoon....by being quiet and being aware of Gods presence in the events of our daily life, we see that our faith is not divorced from our daily actions and behaviors...we also practice MAGIS - - that is doing more..by doing more, we are in effect stretching ourselves for others...it is like doing an extra mile...with these reflections, may we continue to grow in Christ by being aware of His presence from the time we wake up, until we rest for the night...happy weekend everyone around the globe!!!
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:29:59 +0000