A Prayer

Dear God,

Tonight, I have spent lavishly for myself. Yes, I have enjoyed visiting places, and spending it with friends--laughing, chatting, eating out, shopping. But as I spent tonight's merrymaking, there's still this little guilt that stays in the heart, because I know that I may be feeling happy tonight, but somewhere out there, in the outskirts of the province of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, there are people who have lost their loved ones--family members, friends, mentors, neighbors.

Before the tragedy happened, they were wishing, looking forward to spending the holidays with them, sharing happy moments, and bonding times with them.

But after that fateful night, as the storm lashed out, and raging waters came and washed away their little homes, the dreams, the hopes were shattered. Since then, they have known pain, suffering, heartache. It seemed difficult to them to accept what has just happened. A will of God? Nature's revenge? A bitter reminder of how we should take care of our waters and landscapes? What to do now? They might ask. What kind of hope or positive message/learning may come out of it? As of now, it seems vague.

But dear Lord, I know, I am miles away from them. Though I don't physically experience their loss, I can just imagine this heartache, this depression. It is expressed,somehow, in this little guilt.

I thank you for family and friends, Lord. With whom I am able to experience this happiness and joy. But hat I am asking for you right now, is to touch the hearts, minds, and bodies of those people affected by the recent Sendong tragedy. Nourish them, and fill their souls, their hearts with the hope to once again face life. To see a brighter day. Physically, give them the strength, as well as the basic necessities to shield them against the coldness of the surroundings, against all physical dangers that they will be encountering, as an effect Nature's tragic cry. Again, I ask you, for them to celebrate your birth, emerging and remaining strong and be able to look at the coming year in a better perspective.

What I'm asking from you Lord, may seem many. But this is not for me. This is not for my own pleasure or enjoyment, or even asking for what I lack. First and foremost, I am asking for you to touch the suffering hearts of these people with your healing hands. Because I know that you, alone have the biggest, miraculous power to heal the sick, the abandoned, and the less fortunate. Amen.


The Couples for Christ Global Missions Foundation, together with its family ministries are currently accepting donations for the families/victims of the Typhoon Sendong Tragedy in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City. Cash donations may be deposited at its BPI Account No. 3103 3205 76 or at its PNB Account: 36999 38 000 22 with account name: Couples For Christ Global Mission Foundation Inc.

For donations in kind, you can drop them off at the its CFC Home Office at No. 156, 20th Ave. Cubao, Quezon City. For other inquiries, you can call them at (632) 709 4868 or (632) 709 4873.

Be blessed, and be a blessing! :)