Hilumin Mo

Hilumin Mo

When we are sick, we always realize a lot things including the common adage, “Life is short.” I have realized that healing is not just physical, but also a spiritual renewal. It involves the true change of the heart; a change where we don’t build ourselves to the...
Creating Handmade Masks for Our Pandemic Heroes

Creating Handmade Masks for Our Pandemic Heroes

The COVID-19 pandemic took everyone by surprise. My family and I were not an exception. My parents and I suddenly found ourselves at the mercy of circumstance as our sources of income were suddenly snuffed overnight. We became one of millions in this nation whose...
It Is Well with My Soul

It Is Well with My Soul

It Is Well with My Soul Horatio Spafford and Philip Bliss (Chorus by Theodore Amper) It is well! It is well! Lord we trust in Your sovereign will! Rest in God, O my soul! Take my mind, my heart, my life my all! When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows...
Facing Fear During the Pandemic

Facing Fear During the Pandemic

It was only the third day of the Metro Manila lockdown. By then, I was already caught between “trying to keep it together” and giving in to my anxieties. I had so many plans this summer. I had a well-planned routine, an organized schedule, a stable job. Thanks to...
Countermeasure Against COVID-19

Countermeasure Against COVID-19

I was cooking tinola (chicken and green papaya stew), while the news was running through television. Everything I heard was virus-related. Probably to stop me from soaking in all the negativity from the news, the Lord gave me an impression. He reminded me of...