too many in fact, that it's becoming quite disturbing.
at the peak of the Vigan fiesta season, my mom has been to two funerals already. that same week, my lola (grandfather's sister) passed away. day after that, a distant relative in Santiago died. that weekend, a typical Ilocano cortege marched towards the church near our house. at the eve of my lola's internment, one of our staff's brother got killed in a vehicular accident. on the day of the internment, we passed by a neighbor who also set up tents for the dead. at church, another coffin was beside lola. on our way out, another set of mourners for another dead person is coming in. the other night, one of our subscribers was stabbed right inside his house.
10 deaths in 2 weeks. it just doesn't end.
i heard somewhere that life is taken for every repulsive sin we commit.
Have mercy on us, God. Spare our land. Forgive us from our sins. Let there be no more deaths.
"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
- 2 Chronicles 7:14
3 comments:
...redeem that place, ate shaws. :) for God's glory.
exactly what we did last Saturday, Chari. =)
too excited to redeem it that i was up before 5am. we salted and prayed. i'm thankful that Vigan is the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur. so even if we just rounded Vigan, in a way, it's redeeming entire Ilocos already.
Praise God! Amen. redeem the whole Ilocos. and what's done here on earth is sealed in heaven, thank God. you're meant to live there for a great purpose, ate shaws. greater than i've ever thought before.
you're an inspiration, ate shaws. :)
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