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This year's Holy Week reflection takes on a different tone. Pondering the stark reality of our society, I'm struck by the absence of inner light for cleansing and renewal.
In our country, the battle between good and evil is a monumental challenge, a struggle that has left a scar and darkness deep within. It's a terrible and sad reality where darkness has invaded not just the souls of the sinners but also the righteous, the so-called protectors of the state and its people.
When killing has been a regular thing produced in the mouth of the most powerful man...
When abuses of women have been a standard form of mockery...
When the biggest offenders are protected while the poor men are executed...
When young minds are becoming influenced and confused about right and wrong...
When violently dealing with things to prove righteousness and justice...
In this era, believers and non-believers alike have succumbed to the darkness. We've allowed ourselves to be lured into committing sins in a misguided attempt to eradicate the dark. But this is a barbaric practice that's unacceptable in our modern world.
Is there a light hidden in our hearts that needs to blossom and enlighten those around us? This might be a reality to some, but it's a mystery that only a few truly understand. Today's society is focused on wars that will never be triumphant. The absence of love and inhumane behavior to defeat evil is never easy. Just like defeating our inner demons is a challenge that we have to fight forever. But we have not resorted to other means, we have chosen to seek the Divine light to renew us and strengthen our faith, to defeat the evil in our hearts and minds.
Our society is becoming sick because we have allowed anger, resentment, aggression, and violence to solve the unending problems. It has become an instant solution to ward off negativity. This has created a cycle of violence in our emotional, mental, and physical states. We have been defeated by darkness, and our solution is not to seek the light but to create chaos, another darkness that has enslaved our souls.
Let this Holy Week remind us that everyone has goodness in their hearts, no matter how evil people may have become. We may have sinned in the eyes of men, yet there's always a loving and merciful God who can forgive us and renew our lives—a God who will always take us out of the darkness and allow us to live illumined lives. Evil will always exist in this world, but we can always defeat it through the purity of our hearts and thoughts, through the power of forgiveness.
Let this Holy Week be the time to renew our faith and be strengthened by God's love and mercy. Let us not allow evil to influence our thoughts and intentions. Let us remain meek and humble like children. Let us stay innocent and forgiving and not plant seeds of harmful intentions or harm to other people.
Let our Divinity rule us to be kind and loving...
Let our conscience dictate what is right and wrong...
Let our humanity rule instead of insecurity and bigotry...
Let us be the light in the world of wickedness and lies...
Our society is dying in terms of human values and virtues; let us help resurrect our old and good ways. When raised as a good child, we will never forget that goodness in us no matter how sinful we may have become. We can better appreciate the light when we have been in the dark, but let us not prosecute those who are already in the night, but lift them up and help them towards spiritual renewal so that they may appreciate the light after a long journey of the darkest moment of their lives. If God is loving and merciful, how could we not forgive and help them lead better lives?
There's always the opposite in this world...
There's a light after the dark...
There's a day after the longest night...
There's joy after loneliness and sorrow...
Let the resurrected Christ be our guiding light, ruling our hearts, triumphing over evil, and illuminating our society and the world, now and forever.
© 2018 Del Cusay
When killing has been a regular thing produced in the mouth of the most powerful man...
When abuses of women have been a standard form of mockery...
When the biggest offenders are protected while the poor men are executed...
When young minds are becoming influenced and confused about right and wrong...
When violently dealing with things to prove righteousness and justice...
In this era, believers and non-believers alike have succumbed to the darkness. We've allowed ourselves to be lured into committing sins in a misguided attempt to eradicate the dark. But this is a barbaric practice that's unacceptable in our modern world.
Is there a light hidden in our hearts that needs to blossom and enlighten those around us? This might be a reality to some, but it's a mystery that only a few truly understand. Today's society is focused on wars that will never be triumphant. The absence of love and inhumane behavior to defeat evil is never easy. Just like defeating our inner demons is a challenge that we have to fight forever. But we have not resorted to other means, we have chosen to seek the Divine light to renew us and strengthen our faith, to defeat the evil in our hearts and minds.
Our society is becoming sick because we have allowed anger, resentment, aggression, and violence to solve the unending problems. It has become an instant solution to ward off negativity. This has created a cycle of violence in our emotional, mental, and physical states. We have been defeated by darkness, and our solution is not to seek the light but to create chaos, another darkness that has enslaved our souls.
Let this Holy Week remind us that everyone has goodness in their hearts, no matter how evil people may have become. We may have sinned in the eyes of men, yet there's always a loving and merciful God who can forgive us and renew our lives—a God who will always take us out of the darkness and allow us to live illumined lives. Evil will always exist in this world, but we can always defeat it through the purity of our hearts and thoughts, through the power of forgiveness.
Let this Holy Week be the time to renew our faith and be strengthened by God's love and mercy. Let us not allow evil to influence our thoughts and intentions. Let us remain meek and humble like children. Let us stay innocent and forgiving and not plant seeds of harmful intentions or harm to other people.
Let our Divinity rule us to be kind and loving...
Let our conscience dictate what is right and wrong...
Let our humanity rule instead of insecurity and bigotry...
Let us be the light in the world of wickedness and lies...
Our society is dying in terms of human values and virtues; let us help resurrect our old and good ways. When raised as a good child, we will never forget that goodness in us no matter how sinful we may have become. We can better appreciate the light when we have been in the dark, but let us not prosecute those who are already in the night, but lift them up and help them towards spiritual renewal so that they may appreciate the light after a long journey of the darkest moment of their lives. If God is loving and merciful, how could we not forgive and help them lead better lives?
There's always the opposite in this world...
There's a light after the dark...
There's a day after the longest night...
There's joy after loneliness and sorrow...
Let the resurrected Christ be our guiding light, ruling our hearts, triumphing over evil, and illuminating our society and the world, now and forever.
© 2018 Del Cusay
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