Novel & Cerita Romans 8 38-39

Iniyakap niya ang mga braso sa leeg nito at may ngiting tinugon ng kaparehong tamis at pagmamahal ang mga halik ni Rave. Tapos na akong magmaganda. Ngayon, magiging magandang ina at asawa naman ako. At sa tingin ko, magandang ideya ‘yon. “The pain that you’ve been feeling can’t compare to the joy that is coming.” – Romans 8:18 WAKAS

Binaon ko ang aking mukha sa una ko nang tumunog ang cellphone ko at bumungad sa akin ang mga mensahe galing kay Luke sa messenger. Luke: Before you go to bed I just want to share a verse with you from thwe Bible. This keeps me from overthinking a lot these days. Luke: It is found in Isaiah 41:10, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Luke: I'll pray for you. Goodnight and see you on Monday. Hindi ko mapigilan na mapaiyak dahil sa nabasa. Hindi ko alam kung bakit sobrang bigat ng pakiramdam ko ngayon.

Sinipot ko si Father kaninang tanghali at nag-iisa naman ako ngayon sa harap ng covered court na tapat ng simbahan, nakain ng kwek kwek. Nakakagigil. Kung kahapon ay gusto kong sakalin ang dalawang ‘yon sa harap ng mga tao sa simbahan, baka kurot na lang o kaya sampal ang maaabutan nila mula sa akin. Comforting din naman ang mga salitang narinig ko mula kay Father – “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselvs, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord," kinuha niya mula sa Romans 12:19. Nabanggit pa niya muling hindi paghihiganti ang gusto ng puso ko kundi closure mula kay Maverick. Totoo naman in some way. Baka galit lang talaga ang puso

I will trust you and honor you And I will laugh with you and cry with you. I will love you faithfully. Through the best and the worst, Through the difficult and the easy. Whatever may come I will always be there. As I have given you my hand to hold. So I will give you my life to keep. So help me God. The fr. added and continues to say; and according to the bible verse John 4:7-12 Dear, brothers and sisters. Let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God—for God is love.

1 Corinthians 13 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. Love never fails. But for Rowena. . . it already failed. Everything she dreamed together with her husband falls into pieces.

” Austin Gray, first reading: 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. Nicky Gray, second reading: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls; for he has not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Pahina man ng pahina ay nagpatuloy ito sa pag-usal ng dinarasal na Psalm 91. “Clamabit ad me, et ego exaudiam eum; cum ipso sum in tribulatione, eripiam eum et glorificabo eum. Longitudine dierum replebo eum, et ostendam illi salutare meum. (He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.)

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)

she said seriously. "No. I am destined to be hurt kaya hindi na tayo magkikita pa. But, if ever na magkita pa tayo, paalala na lang iyon na minsan ay tinulungan mo ako," seryosong sabi ko. "Ang sabi sa bible na matatagpuan sa Romans 8:28, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Kaya kung ano man ang pinagdadaanan mo ngayon plano yan ng Diyos para sa ikakabuti mo," she sincerely said.

“As God in Christ forgave you. Hindi bilang taong deserving. Hindi dahil it makes sense. Dahil imposible. We all fail God one way or another.” Sumikip ang dibdib ko. May point sya. “We didn’t deserve forgiveness sa mga kasalanan natin. Romans 3:23. All have sinned. And yet Christ died for us. And that, when we are still sinners. Romans 5:8. Before we even apologize. Before we earned it. Before we deserve it.” May pinakita siyang slide sa projector. “Colossians 3:13. Bearing with one another, and if one has a complaint against another, forgive each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”