THEY PROCLAIMED: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.” As we offer our palms to honor Jesus, our true Savior and King of our lives, may we reflect on His great love for humanity. In Isaiah 50:4-7 “the Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them.”
Morning after morning, he opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back. I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; my face I did not shield from buffets and spitting. The Lord GOD is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame.The First Reading, a message I relate and pin my hopes in.
This Holy Week, I have reflected on what God would want me to do in the Campaign to seek to be elected by the people in Congress and that of our team members. I heard grumblings by opponents, who look at opportunity to tarnish the work we have done to serve our people. Lies and accusations being thrown at me to diminish my dignity as a woman and as person. They have recruited men to demolish and destroy me. Even my husband, a soldier who put his life at grave risk to protect our people, was not spared. Unfortunately, even if they do not know the person, the condemnation is made even if it is false.
I was so busy to address the Covid pandemic when we had the different surges from Alpha, Delta to Omicron that I couldn't answer the negative and false messages. Hasta ya queda mas malo el maga mensaje de negativismo y mentira. I chose to ignore these fake messages because I do not want to give the opponents room to increase their mileage. In every mass, a prayer is said for clean, honest and peaceful elections. Politics is God's gift to us, and an opportunity to contribute to the common good.
I was asking myself how Jesus would want me to respond to all these accusations. Last week, I got my answer, when a friend, Fr. Rentax, S.J., shared on his Homily and I was moved to stand firm for truth. I recall Jesus challenging the accusers of the woman caught in adultery to cast the first stone si sila no hay culpa. Then on Araw ng Kagitingan or the Day of Valor, the Holy Spirit gave me bondness and the truth set me free.
Fr. Bong Suñaz, CMF, mentioned the contradiction of Alleluia to Crucify Him. The Paradox of Jesus, we are called to share in His Passion, Death and Crucifixion. May we offer ourselves as a Sacrifice with the Great Suffering of Jesus for us. And we say igual con el Ladron na Derecha de Hesus: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (MBC)
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