Insignificant… Reflection for July 31, 2005
Five loaves… two fishes… too little… too ordinary… insignigficant! But with these "insignificant offerings", more than five thousand were fed! Come to think of it, we are like those five loaves and two fishes. We are insignificant! We are just like the little grains of sands on a vast sea shore. But God got hold of our insignificantness and fashion us into becoming significant… CHILDREN OF GOD! We are blessed, broken and shared so that others might be fed and have life! As I look now on my life as a priest, I see more my being insignificant in God’s eyes. With all my weaknesses and sins, I see my unworthiness in front of Him. But God continues to get hold of me… blessing me… breaking me… sharing me to others! Amazing grace! Wala akong maaring maipagmalaki sa Kanya… para lamang akong "limang tinapay" at "dalawang isda"… pero minahal N’ya pa rin ako. Bilib pa rin Siya sa akin. Ginagamit Niya pa rin ako upang pakainin ang maraming "nagugutom" sa Kanyang pagmamahal. Lord, make me a worthy instrument of your Grace! Deo Gratias!
