Brown out.
I was saying goodnight to twitter and resetting my alarm when the light suddenly went out. Just like that. It's getting late and the wind is blowing furiously, the rain continuously pours. We all were caught off guard. My first brown out here in Manila and the typhoon "Basyang" continues to spread its "lagim" outside. We have no emergency lights, flashlights or candles prepared since we weren't expecting this to happen. Talk about being unprepared.
This simple circumstance brought me to this reflection. At times, God sends us a brown out in our lives to teach us that brownouts are necessary to help us check if we have been prepared of what is to come. Are we ready to face the brown outs of our lives armed with the flashlight and candle of hope, courage and strength? And to check if our hearts are still with Him and for Him.
A few minutes later, we heard a knock. At first, we were hesitant since we are new here and that it may mean danger or some scary thing. But after a few more knocks, a roommate decided to open it, and it was someone from our
neighboring room offering us a candle.
Sometimes, it is hard for us to open the door of our hearts and our mind to the hope and light that someone else may bring amidst the darkness. It's hard for us to trust someone and at times, we feel that we can go through the darkness alone. But God know our needs and He sends the right people to reach out to us.
And then we have a candlelight, thanks to our dorm mate who chose to care for her scared-y cat dorm mates. We have seen the light, just because our dorm mate didn't gave up in knocking in our door even though we were hesitant.
Sometimes, it takes only a single light to illuminate the darkness, a light that will pierce through the darkness. Be the beacon of hope amidst despair. Be the knight in shining armor to those who need your rescue. And be the light of faith and love that the world could ever imagine, one brown out at a time.
P.S. And then I went to the restroom after I wrote this, and realized that my phone has a flashlight (no kidding, I have this slight tendency to forget stuffs.). That I have a light, that I can be the light. I am reminded that each and everyone of us can be the light, if we chose to let our light shine so that all men will know that God dwells in us and we are but instruments of His love.
This simple circumstance brought me to this reflection. At times, God sends us a brown out in our lives to teach us that brownouts are necessary to help us check if we have been prepared of what is to come. Are we ready to face the brown outs of our lives armed with the flashlight and candle of hope, courage and strength? And to check if our hearts are still with Him and for Him.
A few minutes later, we heard a knock. At first, we were hesitant since we are new here and that it may mean danger or some scary thing. But after a few more knocks, a roommate decided to open it, and it was someone from our
neighboring room offering us a candle.
Sometimes, it is hard for us to open the door of our hearts and our mind to the hope and light that someone else may bring amidst the darkness. It's hard for us to trust someone and at times, we feel that we can go through the darkness alone. But God know our needs and He sends the right people to reach out to us.
And then we have a candlelight, thanks to our dorm mate who chose to care for her scared-y cat dorm mates. We have seen the light, just because our dorm mate didn't gave up in knocking in our door even though we were hesitant.
Sometimes, it takes only a single light to illuminate the darkness, a light that will pierce through the darkness. Be the beacon of hope amidst despair. Be the knight in shining armor to those who need your rescue. And be the light of faith and love that the world could ever imagine, one brown out at a time.
P.S. And then I went to the restroom after I wrote this, and realized that my phone has a flashlight (no kidding, I have this slight tendency to forget stuffs.). That I have a light, that I can be the light. I am reminded that each and everyone of us can be the light, if we chose to let our light shine so that all men will know that God dwells in us and we are but instruments of His love.
Matthew 5: 14-16
You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under a bushel basket, but on the lamp stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
