OPINION: Sunday Reflection by Mayor Beng Climaco (Zamboanga City)

THE FIRST Reading speaks about Perseverance amidst tribulations with the gift of fortitude to be resilient!   

When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear; so do one’s faults when one speaks. As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace, so in tribulation is the test of the just.

The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had; so too does one’s speech disclose the bent of one’s mind. Praise no one before he speaks, for it is then that people are tested.

Di aton maga difficultad lo mismo maga trials de vida hace canaton mas fuerte dale resiliencia por gracia de Dios! Bawal ang judgemental! We borrow this game show segment to elaborate Jesus call to look inwardly before we criticise and judge others. I have always tried to keep my mouth shut if I do not have anything to say, and best keep quiet, esta silencio condena mal actos de otro. But dificil hace, kay bien pronto jusga, hace bajo na otro. Bien popular ahora maga Marites y otras palabras que ta dale mira el vicios de chismis! 

Jesus told his disciples a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?” No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? How can you say to your brother, “Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,” when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye.”

Pope Francis helps us see that politics can be used to have good people serve others. It shows the value of goodness as basis for good work! Bien mabuling el politica poreso del 2004, ya pidi yo man resign na partido para estudia na America. Aquel dia, January 2, amo el dia ya informa yo, hinde mas yo corre, ya muri si Ma’am Caling. Ya tiene yo jura como el alcalde. Quien pensa este tiempo 24 años ya ya pasa cuando ya contesta yo el llamada de mi Madrina Caling ayuda na Zamboanga! 

Bien facil conversa aserca de otro gente, hasta di ila maga mal actos. En este tiempo el Dios ta initia el manera de responde con aquellos ta supervisa canaton. Kay serca ya el eleccion, mucho maga botante debe oi el verdad kay mucho ahora noticias de negativismo y disinformacion! 

Aquellos maga gente “rabyao na mundo” ay queda mas miserable kay el rabyo ya dura pa puede ser hasta na fin de vida. Ta reza kita el milagrosa mano de La Virgen desata con el maga amaro de vida bien gumun! Sigui con el llamada de Dios amediante na criticismo, mal palabra y rabyo. Levanta kita con fe na misericordia de Dios! (MBC)