I've been studying religion ever since like, forever. I wasn't even going to school yet but I do remember participating in children's bible study groups. I've learned the way we Christians are taught the life of Christ and how being good follower of God will make you count as a good person.
From all the things that I studied about religion and life, I have learned that having FAITH is the most important of all. I say that because, yes, you can be devoted, you can pray and say your novenas all through the day or you can give all the alms you can give but what exactly are you doing? I have seen people going to church twice or thrice a week but still do curses and things that I can't imagine a real religious person would do.
I don't go to church very frequently. Maybe because I have been exposed to it too much? (Is there such thing?) I do go there once in a while, to thank the Lord for giving me such blessings that I don't deserve and ask for strenght to be able to go through life. During Sundays, my mother always asks me to attend the mass with her in our village chapel but then, I always refuse. My reason is actually not because I am too lazy to get up on a Sunday but because the preaching is not that good. I have heard a lot of priests whose words touched my heart and made me ponder on God's words from the bible. I always tell her that not because I don't go to church, it would mean that I don't belive in God.
There was one time that I was riding a pedicab with an old woman and just right after we passed the bridge, she saw her grandson with his friends coming out of the computer shop. She then immediately shouted " Pu***** bata ka! Anjan ka na naman sa p***** shop na yan! (&**)&* ka! Malilintikan ka paguwi ko P*@^#&^ ka!!!". The boy immediately hid himself away from the eyes of his grandma. The woman told the pedicab driver, "P*** bata yan, ang aga aga, yang p*** laro na naman ang inaatupag! Magsisimba pa kasi ako sa Quiapo, pag-uwi ko, hala, matatamaan sakin yan! I was so speechless that day. She was boasting that she was in fact, going to Church but then, she acted like, hmm.. I don't know, a tramp?
When I was already in college and was not already obliged to attend school mass and sunday preachings, I had less time going to Church. Yes, less time. That would mean from weeks to months without going to church but my faith in God didn't falter at all. Instead, it grew stronger. I prayed through silent whispers at random times everyday. I don't forget to be thankful for the blessings as well as the trials that I encounter because it made me learn of things that made me who I am today. I may not be a devoted Christian but what I believe is, as long as I don't use the name of the Lord in vain and have a strong faith and fear of Him, I'm good. And as long as you do too, we're all good.
Faith is the confident belief or trust in the truth or trustworthiness of a person, concept or thing.
From all the things that I studied about religion and life, I have learned that having FAITH is the most important of all. I say that because, yes, you can be devoted, you can pray and say your novenas all through the day or you can give all the alms you can give but what exactly are you doing? I have seen people going to church twice or thrice a week but still do curses and things that I can't imagine a real religious person would do.
I don't go to church very frequently. Maybe because I have been exposed to it too much? (Is there such thing?) I do go there once in a while, to thank the Lord for giving me such blessings that I don't deserve and ask for strenght to be able to go through life. During Sundays, my mother always asks me to attend the mass with her in our village chapel but then, I always refuse. My reason is actually not because I am too lazy to get up on a Sunday but because the preaching is not that good. I have heard a lot of priests whose words touched my heart and made me ponder on God's words from the bible. I always tell her that not because I don't go to church, it would mean that I don't belive in God.
When I was already in college and was not already obliged to attend school mass and sunday preachings, I had less time going to Church. Yes, less time. That would mean from weeks to months without going to church but my faith in God didn't falter at all. Instead, it grew stronger. I prayed through silent whispers at random times everyday. I don't forget to be thankful for the blessings as well as the trials that I encounter because it made me learn of things that made me who I am today. I may not be a devoted Christian but what I believe is, as long as I don't use the name of the Lord in vain and have a strong faith and fear of Him, I'm good. And as long as you do too, we're all good.
Faith is the confident belief or trust in the truth or trustworthiness of a person, concept or thing.
