Chronicles of the Daily Grind

i received through my email "a" picture where we'll be holding our first quarterly recollection this 23rd and 24th of August:

they say it's in calatagan...

i really took a lot of time viewing and analyzing the picture.
will we be staying in this boat?
or one of the houses far off shore?
or is this photo an good entry for photojournalism?

it's a beautiful picture, though.
although it didn't give me a clearer picture of what and where exactly will we be spending our overnight recollection.
though, i am thrilled to look for this same boat...
and capture it in full color.

but then, i am even more excited for the opportunity of our community to rest, "recharge," reflect and recreate after having been immersed in a "deluge" (quoted from our rector) of activities for the first quarter.

if we pause to think, we'll have cause to thank...

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Posted by brodiz at 5:09 PM | Permalink | Comments

today highlights the perpetual profession of 15 salesians.
to commit oneself in perpetuity is no joke.
it even goes against the modern pluralist trend where people are confronted with so many options in life. consumerism and materialism allure us to pick out the best, to choose what leads, which paradoxically confronts us to the truth that we could not really make a choice.
for this reason, people nowadays find it difficult to commit.
we all want everything to ourselves.
and so why commit?
why choose one when there are many?

commitment is love.
love goes against that mentality of taking everything for ourselves.
love gives up the self for one thing.
when we commit, we lose ourselves, we lose the full control of ourselves.
we do it because we value its importance.
simply, we love.
we commit and we love.
we love and we commit.
love and commitment are options taken interchangeably.

i pray that i may never lose this love.
i pray that on that day when i would offer myself fully,
when i am about to commit myself in perpetuity,
i'd be loving God more deeply as it would ever grow each day.
yet, for sure, His love never lessens.
i pray that i may love the Lord as He deserves.

Labels: choice, formation, introspection, personal, prayer, reflection

Posted by brodiz at 6:39 PM | Permalink | Comments

i had to admit, i have never been so tensed in my life except for this one.
and i am happy that i have reached the end.
after the exam, i immediately went up to the adoration chapel and really shouted, "Thank you, Lord." I feel like crying while thanking Him for His providence, but I didn't. I am overwhelmed by His presence and grace. Inside the chapel, i feel like making my catharsis.

i cannot but praise and thank God.

among the answers i have given, after exposing the thesis of Divine Intelligence and while connecting it with Divine Wisdom, this struck me most:

"God knows me through and through, and for that He loves me."

I have been feeling that intensely now.
I pray that i may give back to God that same intensity,
or even at least close to that intensity,
to love Him.

But then, i really love you, Lord.

Labels: personal, philosophy, postnovitiate, prayer, talking within

Posted by brodiz at 7:51 AM | Permalink | Comments

I did have... until I've read this...























We get to realize then that we tend to focus on our pain that we forget or we neglect to realize all the graces and blessings that we are now reaping.

Lord, this is really embarassing... after all these realizations... and I cannot but praise and give you thanks. Amen. +

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