1 Corinthians 15:33 Mga Nobela at Kwento

sambit ni pastor. Maya maya pa ay nag simula na ang reading, “reading from the Apostle Paul, The first letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 13, verses 4 through 7: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Father, as and pledge themselves to each other, help them and bless them that their love may be pure, and their vows may be true. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.”

Tinitiyak ko pa naman na punong-puno iyon ng katas at napakatamis pa. “You know what, Niah, I easily understand your insight about this thing.” Ngumiti ito. “In fact, pare-pareho lamang tayong empleyado rito, saka alam ko rin na nagtatrabaho ka nang masigasig upang iahon ang iyong pamilya sa kahirapan kaya naiintindihan ko ang nararamdaman mo.” Dinampot niya mula sa kaniyang bag ang isang maliit na hugis parisukat na naglalaman nang makapangyarihan na salita ng Diyos. “'Donʼt be afraid, just believe', says in Mark 5:36.” Ibinigay niya ito sa akin. Manghang-mangha ako sa disensyo rito at itoʼy gawa lamang sa isang tabla.

Kaparehong-kapareho ito sa expression na ipinakita nina Alyssa, Mara at Alicia kahapon. Siguradong may alam din siya at hindi lang trabaho ng mga magulang ni Reena ang dahilan kung bakit ito lumipat. May iba pang dahilan at iyon ang aalamin ko. 37 NO, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:37-39 NIV)

Naka-engraved ang pangalan niya, may maliit na Bible verse sa likod nito. “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” I Corinthians 13:7 Simple lang pero galing sa puso ko. Napatingala ako sa wall clock 6:35 AM na. Any minute, nandito na siya. Doon nagsimulang kumabog ang dibdib ko nang sobra. “Girl, relax. Magiging successful ‘to.” saka ako kinindatan ni Alyssa.

"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life." - Galatians 6: 7-8

Wala pa din ba? Bumalik na lang ako ng kuwarto upang maituloy na ulit ang dasal. Tiyak na mapapanaginipan mo ako mamaya dahil dito. "Craig..." "Craig..." "Incobus imatrimonus in nomine Latri et filio et espiritu sancto." "Craig manaut sa ubod at himaymay ng iyong utak at isipan, sampu ng iyong puso't kalooban ng iyong pagmamahal at kapurihan kung hindi ako lamang edeus gedeus dedeus deus

Gigil na napailing ang naiinis na designer. Nagpatuloy ang seremonya. Nagbasa ang pari ng bible verse, mula sa Conrinthians 13: 4-8. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, It is not proud, it does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hope, always persevere. Love never fails…

Pareho kasi nilang namana sa ina ang hilig sa paghahalaman. Humugot ng malalim na hininga si Jhaz bago sinumulang magsalita sa madla. “Thessalonians 4:13 reads, ‘Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.”

Faith said. The room was filled with silence. "But you love each other, right?" Love asked and I nodded. "Corinthians 13:13, Hope," nakangiti niyang sabi. "Love is the greatest. As long as you love each other, you'll be fine. Dalawang taon na lang rin naman at gagraduate ka na. 'Wag lang kayong papahuli, okay?" "Alam mo, ikaw-" Faith wasn't able to continue what she's going to say when she saw Love's face.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” Hindi ako relihiyosong tao, pero sigurado akong 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 iyon. Nakailang dalo na rin ako ng kasal, at iilang pari na rin ang ginamit ang verses na iyon. I couldn't understand what each verse meant, until I found her. The verse “It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” will always hit me because that's how I love Samantha. Handa akong pr