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Saturday, 3 March 2018

CYF PAGTUKAW UG PAGMATA!

A Sunday Reflection by Jommel Picorro, WVJ CYF President

“You are a good man, with a good heart. And it’s hard for a good man to be King.”
(Words of King T’Chaka to T’Challa in the movie Black Panther)
This month of March we celebrate the Season of Lent. We recall the sacrifices of a good man. We reflect on the suffering of his good heart. We remember the King of Jews and Gentiles. It is these times that we Christians highlight the want to be a good man and to have a good heart. And even so, we often stumble on our own efforts as we find it hard to fast or give up things for a while. That’s why the Psalmist {73:26} said, “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Halleluiah!
Another striking line in the movie was from W’Kabi and I quote, “The world is changing. Soon there will only be the conquered and the conquerors. I’d rather be the former.”
Change is inevitable. Time is indispensable. Who would you want to be, the conqueror or the conquered?
The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few (Matt. 9:37). We have a mission, God’s Mission. But do we know what it is? And in doing so, are we good enough? In the light of the season of lent, let us all together ask ourselves. How are we “Doing God’s Mission in these Changing Times”?
CYF, let us learn from what the Black Panther T’Challa said,
“Wakanda (WE) will no longer watch from the shadows. We can not. We must not. We will work to be an example of how we, as brothers and sisters on this earth, should treat each other. Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe.”
CYF, #pagmata ug #pagtukaw kamo, tutok sa Ginoo dili sa tawo. Wake up. Be vigilant. Look into Jesus and not into mortals. Seek God in doing the mission. Stick to God in these changing times. Young as we are, we have a mission to do. Our efforts no matter how small can definitely contribute when we come together for a greater cause. 
Let’s talk and be heard. Let’s meet to discuss. Let’s plan to help.Let us be the one single tribe as we unite through our leaders in this 10th National Youth Assembly. 

For God’s greater glory! Kitakits!


1 comment:

  1. i find this blog inspiring... pagmata ug pagtukaw in one phrase...why not!!.. great great idea millennial cyfs!! BUILDING BRIDGES, COUNT ME IN!

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