merciful - 2nd week of lent monday 2019

Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.

There is one virtue, one characteristic which makes us like God – merciful, maluloy-on.  If Jesus is asking us to be perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect, then this characteristic must be present in us – maluloy-on.

How can we be merciful?  The church provides us with some guidelines.  For example we have the corporal works of mercy – feed the hungry, drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, shelter the homeless, visit the prisoners, bury the dead, giving alms to the poor.

Our parish has a feeding program every Saturday, providing food for at least 60 people – sponsored by two people.  I believe this is a good start.  Passing by Molo one gets the impression that it’s all beautiful houses and rich people. 
But when you get to those little passage ways, mga gagmay nga kalye kag eskenita then you get the real picture, and I have been here only for less than a month.  The first characteristic of our community is, it must be a merciful community, maluloy-on ilabi na gid sa nakulangan.  Wala pulos ang mga manami nga liturhiya kag matahum nga simbahan kon wala ini.  Matuod isa man sa characteristic sang Dios is beauty but nothing can take the primacy of mercy.

Individually we can be merciful, helping people here and there especially in our own neighborhood.  We actually don’t have to go far.  But as a community we can become more effective.

"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”