A PRAYER FOR RAM

Whenever I see the sign saying “Pray hard, it works!” a feeling of assurance always comes into me. Indeed, a prayer that comes from the soul is powerful. We all turn to prayers whenever we are faced by dilemmas of life. We pray when we’re happy. We pray when were lost and afraid. Many times I have mentioned in this blog that prayer is my best ally. It feels good articulating what I have in mind. Knowing that it’s God listening to my every word helps me create a perspective on some tangled things that I am dealing with.

I believe that a prayer, short or done in long hours, can move a mileage of moments in one’s life.

One dear friend needs my prayer right now. Sarah, a college friend, has a brother named Ram who is currently suffering from disease that is very tough to deal with. The clear medical term of the disease is not defined to me, but Sarah told me in one of our YM conversations that it breaks her heart seeing how Ram goes through very painful episodes in the hospital. I could feel Sarah’s pain and I could sense her fear. I am very emotional when it comes to family and friends. Its sad knowing that someone dear to me is dealing with a storm of life. I have known Ram because of some school projects we did in Sarah’s house. The boy is very gentle and I could tell that he is growing on the right path. I couldn’t imagine him suffering from severe pain - Just like I couldn’t take any of my nephews going through the same situation.

I have been praying for Ram since I learned about his situation. I have been lighting candles for him. But I know that if more voices will appeal to God and ask Him to heal Ram, the boy’s early recovery is highly possible.

I appeal to your good heart to please post a short prayer on the comment segment of this post. You may be a stranger to Ram, but your concern will help create our grand appeal to God. I am positive that Ram will soon be okay. I am positive that God will stay with Sarah and her family all throughout this trying moment.

YELLOW RIBBON FOR CORY AQUINO

Like what I said in my tweet Cory Aquino or her family may not know my name or face, but I feel the need to pray for her. I feel the need to contribute an appeal to the Big Guy up there to heal her and keep her family's torch of hope.

I feel bad that some people can spread bad rumors about Cory's situation, but I'm happy knowing that more Filipinos around the world aim for positivity.

Lets all pray and spread the yellow ribbon symbol all aimed towards Cory Aquino's good health state.

PRAYERS -First Realization

Mellow drama, some considerable achievements, expected failures, right leveled happiness, sudden escapes, beautiful friendships, down sides, ignorance, resentment, desperation, triumph, self-discovery, and tighter relationship with God- ideas and thoughts that went about in my 2008. I’m not sure if I have included all the stimuli and humanly defined terms in all these, but it doesn’t matter because I didn’t plan to start this writing with those words anyways.

Realizations – I had a lot of these during the holiday break. Realizations that went about in between party get goes, reunions, stressful travels and unbelievable expenses brought about by my aim to make my love ones feel like they are blessed same way that I feel so blessed by the past year.

I have a lot of realizations, so in between current affairs post that I might put here, REALIZATIONS articles will reign all throughout January. This will happen because this blog shall serve the main purpose it was built for- for me to speak my mind out and put my words into a web bank for me to look back and be surprised by writings that made sense, non sense and stuffs that I wouldn’t even care to shrug with or lift a muscle to create any reaction.

So here goes my first realization, PRAYERS

As human, we face the world full of things necessary and unnecessary. Things can be happy or sad, stressful or free and easy. I learned why population and urban nations exist, because no one can really survive alone. You may be living and running your own house, but buying commodities outside or attending to your personal needs will always include human interactions. Interaction will always be a two way thing. But what if time, proximity and even psychology won’t permit us to obtain any interaction in some points of our daily deliverance? Would we conclude to losing our minds? Or be Nancy Drew and search for some child-motivated crime scenes?

We don’t.

We turn to God. We talk to Him through whispered or loud prayers. I realized that human interaction can be a great savior of human sane. But I realized that prayers are indeed powerful. We don’t hear God respond real time. We don’t get a hug or kiss from Him. We don’t see Him laugh or cry with our stories. But, in this unexplainable context, we feel and hear his reply by heart. We don’t interact with Him physically, but our thoughts are being answered with us aware of it.

Prayer is my sanctuary. It has been tested. It can be done anytime, anywhere and for all situations- be it grief, happiness, confusion or hate, a prayer will always make you breathe easier and sleep sounder.

A year full of prayers to all of us! Prayers that can move even the most futile son of God.

More SERIOUS realizations for the whole month...I hope you can keep up.