We all need spiritual enlightenment, I agree. Who does not? No man is spared from sin. Everybody has sinned and continually sinning. The question do you still recognize your sin? Knowing so, are you repenting from it? The Bible speaks of unforgivable sin; it is an unrecognized sin, the one you ignore always, and failed to ask for Divine pardon.
I am a little bit disturbed to see and hear politicians talk of Divine virtue, even quoting from the Bible, and declare themselves innocent and uncorrupted while serving in office.
Cocoy’s Delight talks about back pedalling among politicians in his post today. There is nothing wrong about it for as long as you pedal back to the truth. But to back pedal in order to fence off criticism does not clear one from his own dirt and stain. This is a highly pretentious act, a kind of hypocrisy that insults God. How could politicians clear themselves from the dirt and stain of corruption if evil has always prospered in their lives. There has been no respite from committing evil after evil. They even shrug it off when someone calls them evil bitch. They are emboldened with sinfulness their lies. And liars go to hell. Perhaps this makes Jun Lozada smile despite the so many troubles he is facing today, he is on the side of the truth.
One church member explained (in a small Bible study group), one reasons why politicians can not live by the light of truth and the Glory of God is the fact that they give more premium to their political ambitions, their relationship with their party mates, and their desire to survive politically. The fear of God is made subordinate for their political survival. They do all kinds of acts abhorred by the law, but who could run after them when they have the money and power in their hands? Eventually God passes judgement against them, who made the lives of their country and people miserable. He did this in the past when He vanished on the surface of the earth the evil ones, there is no reason He wont do it again.
There will be a time of reckoning, for those who fomented all those troubles in Mindanao, to those who killed innocent civilians, to those who connived in robbing the government’s coffer by the billions, and made life in this country miserable. Some sectors even attributed the rice shortage we experience lately to the fertilizer scam where farmers were robbed of their opportunities to reap bountiful harvest.
We need spiritual enlightenment at this point in time when thousands of people in the Southern Philippines could not go back to their homes because of the armed conflict, when government failed to restore our economy, stop corruption, prevent those undermining our judicial processes, when there is a continues backpedalling of executive policies and decisions, when mediocrity is all that we see from the performance of our public servants, and when peace and order continue to deteriorate.
But God uses men and women too to transform and heal our nation, to attain our national goals, to secure our lands, to make our land productive and prosperous. But God uses people to topple an evil system and restore righteousness in the heart of people. God’s people who see the truth need not be passive at the midst of evil, our prayer for change is as good as our faith in action.
God made us all healers, let us heal our land. Pray for peace, progress, and truthfulness in the government. And above all, when we are called to act, let us all act!
There are two ways to enable change within us, internal and external. We internally change when we feel the need to do so, inspirational. On the other hand, we change because there are external pressures that force us to do so. We don’t expect much change from most of our leaders and politicians; they ignore both the internal and external call for change. In tagalog–manhid na sila.
Doc. Nagpahayag na ako ng abiso sa ating mga parokyano tungkol sa padasal mo dito para maliwanagan ang kaisipan ng mga mambabatas,huwes at presidenti at ituwid ang kanilang pagkakamali.
Syempre nag volunter ako para sa good cause.HIHIHIHIHI>
amen to this doc…
Salamat sa mga reactions ninyo mga kapatid, Kimuchi, Mer and yhen. Inaabangan ko sina Kapitan pero busy lang siguro sa Barangay.
Ang good cause Kimuchi ay isang talento na mula sa Diyos at ibinahagi sa atin upang tayo’y makagawa ng isang bagay na kapuri-puri sa Kanya.
Ngayon at may panahon pa, kailangan natin ang magbago. Sana ganito rin ang nasa puso ng lahat ng mga namumuno sa atin sa gobierno ni Pangulong Arroyo.
Change is maturing in spirit, taming that ego that inhibits our personal growth. Christians turn to Jesus, Muslims to Allah, and Bhuddist to Buddha.
Politics is a complex process that compromises even people’s values and relationships. It all boils down to one thing, your priority for political survival. But again one has to ask himself to see the light, what is more important your political ambitions, your love of power and fame, etc., or your spiritual destiny?
My topic is Job and education – you got a problem with that Renato? Unfortunately, the lack of Education in our society and in our country is not a laughing matter.
We are suffused with embarrassment in our country about the decline of Education and look for reasons in our government, our churches, our economists, our media. But among the most potent reasons must be the failure of many leaders to accept their role as educators. Philippine law provides free elementary and secondary schooling for all children, but offers little support for specialization beyond basic education. However,There were too many highly educated people chasing too few jobs. What went wrong Virginia?
Hi doc! Kumusta ka na.Lagi ka yatang wala dito sa klinika mo.Hehehe!
Ay pasensiya na manong Cocoy, ngayon lang tayo nagkaroon ng pagkakataon dahil may compassionate ministry tayo, haha. Anyway nagpaalam na ako sa mga katropani biyenan na magpahinga muna ako para may time na makibarangay at makipagchamporado.
Nabigla rin ako sa pagsulpot na isa pang beauty, hahahaha. Ngayon lalong magiging maiinit pa ang ating mga talakayan.
Secondlady,
I am sorry but we don’t believe in Bhuddism. Faith that we speak here is our faith in Jesus. I agree with you that when you sow good you reap good, that is if the goodness in you is the product of your relationship with Jesus.
Doc.B,
Napasyal ka at nag-iwan ng dasal sa aking Barangay Hall, naparito naman ako upang magpasalamat. Malaking bagay ang mga panalangin sa panahon na nagkakagulo ang ating bansa. More power to you doc.
Ano ang naging kabayaran sa pagasasabi ni Jun Lozada ng katotohanan? Ngayon na binalewala ng Court of Appeals ang kanyang petisyon para sa kanyang proteksiyon dahil hindi raw siya kinidnap at wala namang bantang matatawag sa kanyang buhay, na maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw, ano na ang mangyayari ngayon sa kanya? The pride of corruption in the Philippines, ikahihiya mo pa ba ang iyong pagiging corrupt?
Dalawa lang ang magagawa ng reyna para manatiling nakaupo sa trono ng arinola, sumayaw ng cha-cha o tawagin si Ka Martial. Alin man sa dalawa ay hindi katanggap-tanggap sa mga tao.
Hahaha, Kapitan nagpapatawa ka. Sabi nga ni Jun Lozada, magpakatotoo ka.
Ay mabuti naman at Martial Law ang topic ni Manong Cocoy. Mabuti din naman at nakapasyal dito si brother Pacifico. Peace be with you brother Renato.
Tao lang naman ang nagsasabi na bobo siya. Nakakalungkot marami sa atin na puro na lang mga bagay na negatibo ang ating tinitignan. Ako ay ilang beses na rin nakipag-away noon araw sa mga motorista sa kalye na walang disiplina. May naghamon pa nga ng suntukan ngunit hindi ko inurungan. Binago ng Panginoon ang aking buhay at dito ko nakita na may pag-asa pa pala. Kaya marami sa ating mga Pilipino ang walang disiplina dahil marami tayong nakikitang mga pasaway at lumalabag sa ating mga batas ngunit hindi napaparusahan. Kaya nakikigaya na rin ang mga iba. Ewan ko kung tama ako sa aking pananaw, mawalang galang na sa mga socio-behaviorists na makakabasa nito, sa Pilipinas kasi Karamihan sa mga Pilipino ay mahilig magpalusot. Kung makakalusot di panalo siya. Kung makapaglalagay, e di maglagay siya. After all follow the leader kung mag-isip ang marami sa ating mga Filipino. Kung ano ang ginagawa ng presidente, e di sundin mo.
Change must come from within. Sabi nga ng isang lady blogger intrinsic change lasts longer than the extrinsic change. Maaring baguhin ka ng bago mong invironment dahil ayaw mong maparusahan, sumusunod ka dahil ito ang kalakaran sa bago mong environment (example sa Saudi Arabia kung saan takot ang mga Pilipino ng gumawa ng mga kalokohan doon). But it does not necessarily mean na sang-ayon ka sa iyong ginagawa. Nabago ang panglabas mong anyo ngunit hindi ang pangloob. Pagbalik mo sa Pilipinas, dating gawi. Walang nagbago. Kung may mga nagbago man at nagkaroon ng disiplina sa kanilang mga sarili na nagpunta sa abroad, natitiyak ko na mas nakakarami ang hindi. Kaya hindi sulosyon ang pagpunta ng abroad na iminumungkahi ni brother Pacifico.
Dito sa ating bansa tayo magbago, ang pagbabago ay mag-umpisa mismo sa ating mga sarili sa pamamagitan ng paggabay sa atin ng Panginoong Diyos. Mababaw na paraan ang pagpuntang abroad upang magbago ka sa iyong paguugali. Change must come from within, hindi iyong ini-impose sa iyo kagaya ng mga ginagawa ni Bayani Fernando, kuwersibong pamamaraan upang disiplinahin ang mga tao. Sa totoo lang kailangan din natin ang ganitong puwersahang pamamaraan pero not all the time. Wala pa ring tatalo sa mahusay ng pakikipag-usap, edukasyon (for life), values formation, at pagbibigay ng magandang halimbawa. Salamat po.
Doc,
Napaliwanagan mo si Mr.Renato Pacifico.Ang tao kahit na gaano pa katigas at katapang ay may kahinaan din na tinatawag na “Achilles heel”.Sa aking palagay hindi inaaway ang naliligaw ng landas,bagkus iakay sa tamang daan at dalawang daan.
Sabi nga ni Greggy may punto de vista siya.
Ang mga sinusulat ni Cocoy ay pang masterpiece,kaya join na si renato pacifico sa kanya.
Pero ginawa niya ng pang comedy dahil seryoso ang mga tanod mo dito.Ano sa palagay mo Doc?
Nalabasan {este}Nabasbasan sila sa mga prophesiya mo.HIHIHIHIH>