Special Ka!

How much God loves us!

The readings for today reminds us that http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120611.cfm

Here is your God!
Here comes with power
the Lord GOD,
who rules by his strong arm;Here is his reward with him,
his recompense before him.Like a shepherd he feeds his flock;
in his arms he gathers the lambs,
Carrying them in his bosom,
and leading the ewes with care

The first reading reminds us that a mighty and strong God loves us! But mighty as He is, he is also gentle when he needs to. He is like a shepherd carrying the lambs with care. This mighty, strong yet caring God of ours loves us so much. Each and every one of us is special in his eyes.

If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,
will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
and go in search of the stray?

And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it
than over the ninety-nine that did not stray.In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father
that one of these little ones be lost."

No matter how little we look at ourselves, He finds us so special and worthy of his love. He is willing to leave the others and search for us. Hindi sya yung magsasabing “pasaway ka ha, alis ka ng alis, sige bahala ka”, rather, he leaves the others and goes after us. Kahit nagiisa lang tayong nawawala. Kahit pasaway tayo. He always goes out of His way to find us, to bring us back. It maybe through a friend, a bible verse, a realization… but he always finds a way to bring us back, to get his message across. It’s just up to us if we will heed his call.

Life may seem unfair. There may be unavoidable circumstances which may lead us to go astray – maybe out of loneliness, rebellion or desperation. However, as we can see in the readings, God loves us so much. Even if we look down on ourselves, God sees us worthy of his love, so much that He sent his only son to die for our sins. If that doesn’t make you feel good about yourself, I don’t know what will.

Have a blessed day!