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She's a blessing to me even though only a few people knows about
it. I usuallyvisited her occasionally in her humble home at Esca o
Beach, that were named after her late husband Dodong Esca o. I
never thought that her influence will impact me with humility. I
can never tell how bless she was in her peacefulcondition, even
though once I asked her when she was diagnose by a doctor,
"How'sthe result?" She just simply smiled to me and said,
"everything is perfect andthere's no sign of any diseases, my blood
pressure and heart beats are all normal.She just died in her good
old age.
I can reflect only to the Ten Commandments of God in Exodus 20
the fifthcommandment says in verse12, "Honor your father and your
mother, so that you maylive long in the land the LORD your God is
giving you." This is the onlycommandment with a promise and I
believed that she was also obedient to herparents inspite of their
strict Spanish type of discipline. The Lord bless herwith a good
old age of 93 years old and still active in any public and
socialacademic affairs most especially to give hands to charity and
other religious act.
I was just so bless to see her lying in her bed before the Lord
took her awaywithin that week. I was visiting her and comfort her
with some words in my Bible,while I'm reading about the resurection
of the Saints and The Lord Second Coming,I was unaware that her
weak hand are trying to touch my other hand while reading
the text. I just found out that she's trying to hold me after I
leave from my lastvisit. The Scripture that comfort her is qouted
below.
1 Thessalonians 4
The Coming of the Lord
13Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who
fall asleep, or togrieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.
14We believe that Jesus died androse again and so we believe that
God will bring with Jesus those who have fallenasleep in him.
15According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who
arestill alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will
certainly not precedethose who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord
himself will come down from heaven,
with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with
the trumpet call ofGod, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17After that, we who are still aliveand are left will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lordin the air. And so
we will be with the Lord forever. 18Therefore encourage eachother
with these words.
Romans 10
5Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the
law: "The man whodoes these things will live by them." 6But the
righteousness that is by faithsays: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who
will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, tobring Christ down) 7"or 'Who
will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bringChrist up from the
dead). 8But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in
your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are
proclaiming:9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"
and believe in your heartthat God raised him from the dead, you
will be saved. 10For it is with your heartthat you believe and are
justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess andare saved.
11As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be
put toshame." 12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile
the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on
him, 13for, "Everyone who calls on thename of the Lord will be
saved."
I grieve, but because of Christ I never grieve without hope.
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