Novel & Cerita 100 Short Prayers

"Thank You, Lord! Thank You for we could now enjoy electricity-consuming. Tomorrow I would pay our dues. Thank You for blessing Jano with that money. Lord, god, guide me. Protect me tomorrow. I hope I could pay it safely without loss or bad fate. Then, help me in decision-making. I was in chaos. I did not know how to get a job. There are so many vacancies but, I was double-minding. There's always a trouble such as resume/bio-data, picture, fare or the same. You know, God, how much I have longed for a job. Please, Lord, help me. Give me a job. Whatever job will do, as long as it's decent. Thank You! Thank You for everything. Pardon me. Pardon us, the sinners. Amen!"

Habang kinakain ng dilim ang liwanag ay lumalakas yung tambol ng dibdib ko. "PATER NOSTER, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen."

wika ng kanyang anak. “Okay,” malumanay niyang wika. “Baby, can you lead the prayer?” “Okay, mommy.” Matamis itong ngumiti sa kanya at agad na pinikit ang mga mata. “In the name of The Father, The Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Thank you, God for food, and family, and friends. We remember those who have no food today, and those who have food, but nobody to share it. As you have blessed us, help us be a blessing for others. Amen.”

we responded while holding each other's hands. Nanatiling tahimik ako that time na medyo pre-oocupied sa oras na iyon. Nasa isipan ko pa rin kasi ang sinabi ni Lawrence over the phone. "God forgives us for all the things we do bad, so together we pray; I confess to Almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters that I have sinned through my own fault in my thoughts and in my words in what I have done and what I have failed to do, and I ask the Blessed Mary, ever virgin, and all the angels and saints and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord, our God." Dinig namin mula sa pari.

Thank You. "Okay," huminga si Alex ng malalim na para bang nag-iisip kung paano niya sisimulan ang lahat. "Gusto ko lang pasalamatan ang Diyos dahil sa lahat-lahat ng biyayang ibinibigay niya sa akin at sa inyo na rin. Hindi lamang sa pagkaing nasa harapan natin ngayon kundi sa lahat ng biyayang kaniyang ipinagkaloob sa atin sa nakaraan, sa kasalukuyan at sa hinaharap. Sana'y bigyan kami ng lakas ng mga pagkaing ito para magawa namin ng maayos ang aming mga gawain, sana'y sa pamamagitan ng mga pagkaing ito ay maging matalas ang aming isipan sa paggawa ng desis'yon at kumalma ang aming mga puso, Amen," pagtatapos niya. Kahit na sa kaunting oras ay narinig ko na talaga siyang magdasal. At nama

Include ko na lang siya sa prayers ko. ********

Makakalaya na ako. Ten... Nine... Eight... Seven... Six... Five... Four.. Three... Two... One.... "Please, stay."

tumawa kami sa hirit ni Kuya June at binatukan naman siya ni Ate Odette. "Nakakahiya ka Hunyo!" Tumawa ang lahat dahil sa bangayan ng dalawa. "Lord of All, we give you thanks for your abundance, and for all the great things you have given us, especially the birth of Your Son on this day. We ask your blessing upon this food, and upon our friends and family. We also pray that in your great mercy, you would look kindly upon all those in need this day. Amen" "Amen" sabay naming sabi. Nagsimula na kaming kumain.

"Mommy!" "Dad!" "Let's pray first." Napangiti ako. "Of course." Sabay-sabay naming pinagdugtong ang aming mga kamay. Pinikit ni Caleb ang kanyang mga mata at siya mismo ang nanguna sa panalangin. "Dear God..." "Thank You for our food." "Thank You because Dad is here now." "Please bless Mommy..." "Bless Dad..." "And bless our family." "Please don't let Mommy cry anymore."

Naupo na rin ako at pinag-lead namin ng prayer ay si Madrid. "In the name of the Father, the son, the holy spirit... Lord, thank you po for the blessing you have given to us. Bless this food po to give us strength in our body, and bless this day to all of us. I would also like to pray for my father to come home because I missed him so much and I'm hoping that soon, we will be together again. Amen." Para akong naestatwa sa kinauupuan ko sa narinig kong prayer. Marahan ko rin'g sinulyapan sina mama at Matthew na sinusulyapan din ako.