Novel & Cerita Devotional Verses With Reflection

tugon niya habang nakatingin sa ibang direksiyon. "Gano'n ba? Maraming salamat." Nginitian ko siya kahit na hindi niya nakikita. Mayamaya, sumakay na kami. Habang nasa biyahe, inilabas ko ang aking bibliya para magbasa ng isa o dalawang verse. 1 God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. 2 So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. (Psalms 46:1-1 NLT)

“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” Lyv closed her eyes as she meditated on the verse she just read. Less than a week after her Kuya Tri’s passing, she buried herself reading the Beatitudes. She tried her best soaking in the presence of her maker. For her, the best time to seek His love and comfort was during the time of great trials and sufferings.

Humigpit ang hawak niya sa cellphone. "I am living in a lie. In hypocrisy. It is I who should repent. I'm sorry, God." Inalala niya ang mga nabasang verses sa devotional niya sa nakalipas na mga taon. "If you love Me, keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father to give you another helper, that He will abide with you forever." (John 14:15-16) "He who sins is of the devil, for the devil have sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, the He might destroy the works of the devil." (1 John 3:8)

Naiiyak na tanong ni Gilda habang walang magawa sa kanyang sitwasyon. Hindi naman siya pinansin ni Teresa at bumalik sa kanyang pwesto. Pinatakan niya ulit ng kanyang dugo ang batsa saka muling inusal ang kanyang mga dasal sa pagtawag ng kang sinasamba. Itinaas niya ang kanyang mga kamay “Domine tenebrarum, exaudi uocem meam. Ego voco vos de altero mundo. Accede ad me. Gloriosam crucem tu divide. Haec utinam sic veniat.”

My knees were trembling as well as my body. Naglakad ako nang nakaluhod hanggang sa makarating ako sa bandang unahan ng praying room. Ipinikit ko ang aking mga mata at pinagtag-op ko ang aking mga kamay. I cried as I uttered my prayers after a long, long time. Alam kong makasalanan ako at hindi ako karapat-dapat na humarap sa Kaniya. I humbled myself. I asked for forgiveness and strength. Ibinulong ko sa kaniya ang aking kahilingan. Habang umaagos ang aking mga luha ay tumatagos sa puso ko ang bawat salitang binibitiwan ko. Maalam pa rin pala akong manalangin. Nahihiya ako sa aking sarili pero alam kong may awa ang Diyos. He can love us even in our darkest times. He can save us even if we ar

May taong makapangyarihan ang humaharang sa akin at nagbibigay ng protekta kay Rasselle. Napadaan ako sa isang church at napahinto ako dahil sa kantang narinig ko. Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth would care to know my name? Would care to feel my hurt? Who am I, that the bright and morning star would choose to light the way For my ever wandering heart? Not because of who I am But because of what you've done Not because of what I've done But because of who you are I am a flower quickly fading

"Madami boss. What I mean is—" Devi interrupts Alice from talking. "In the Bible, Jesus said: “Whatever you do for the least of these you do for me.” We do Christ’s work when we act with and for people affected by hunger and poverty. God teaches us, through the prophets, that we are not to withhold nourishment from anyone (Nehemiah. 5:1-13). So, kapag may taong gutom, pakainin. Kapag nauuhaw, painumin. So, ano ang gagawin mo kung maka-encounter ka ng ganyan? Hindi mo ba pakakainin kahit may pagkain ka naman na sobra? Hindi mo paiinumin kung may tubig ka naman na sobra sobra?"

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.

Noong nakatayo na kami, sumenyas sa akin si daddy na ako ang mag-lead ng prayer. I took a deep breath and nodded, realizing that this was something I could do. As we gathered in the living room, I closed my eyes and began to speak, my voice trembling. "Lord our God, You are great and almighty. We come to You with humble hearts, pleading for Your mercy. Please keep Poppy safe from all harm and bring her back to us safely. We're lost without her. She's the light of my life, and I can't imagine a world without her. Give her strength, wherever she is. And give us the strength to keep hoping, to keep believing that she'll come back to us.”

Bakit ba kailangan kasi niyang pansinin pa iyon? "Bago ko tatapusin ang aking mensahe, gusto kong magpasalamat muna sa mga taong patuloy na naniniwala sa aking kakayahan. First and foremost, I would like to thank God for His never-ending grace, mercy, and provision during the toughest times of my life. I consider this as a blessing from Him. Being the new Chief Development Officer of The Partners I know that I needed His enlightenment most of the time.