Careers nina Sarah, Gracia at Roy
Reading 1
Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
God put Abraham to the test.
He called to him, "Abraham!"
"Here I am!" he replied.
Then God said:
"Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love,
and go to the land of Moriah.
There you shall offer him up as a holocaust
on a height that I will point out to you."
When they came to the place of which God had told him,
Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it.
Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.
But the LORD's messenger called to him from heaven,
"Abraham, Abraham!"
"Here I am!" he answered.
"Do not lay your hand on the boy," said the messenger.
"Do not do the least thing to him.
I know now how devoted you are to God,
since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son."
As Abraham looked about,
he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket.
So he went and took the ram
and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son.
Again the LORD's messenger called to Abraham from heaven and said:
"I swear by myself, declares the LORD,
that because you acted as you did
in not withholding from me your beloved son,
I will bless you abundantly
and make your descendants as countless
as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore;
your descendants shall take possession
of the gates of their enemies,
and in your descendants all the nations of the earth
shall find blessing—
all this because you obeyed my command."
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19
R. (116:9) I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
I believed, even when I said,
"I am greatly afflicted."
Precious in the eyes of the LORD
is the death of his faithful ones.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
O LORD, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your handmaid;
you have loosed my bonds.
To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and I will call upon the name of the LORD.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
My vows to the LORD I will pay
in the presence of all his people,
In the courts of the house of the LORD,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
Reading II
Rom 8:31b-34
Brothers and sisters:
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare his own Son
but handed him over for us all,
how will he not also give us everything else along with him?
Who will bring a charge against God's chosen ones?
It is God who acquits us, who will condemn?
Christ Jesus it is who died—or, rather, was raised—
who also is at the right hand of God,
who indeed intercedes for us.
Gospel
Mk 9:2-10
Jesus took Peter, James, and John
and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.
And he was transfigured before them,
and his clothes became dazzling white,
such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.
Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses,
and they were conversing with Jesus.
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,
"Rabbi, it is good that we are here!
Let us make three tents:
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.
Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them;
from the cloud came a voice,
"This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."
Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone
but Jesus alone with them.
As they were coming down from the mountain,
he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone,
except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
So they kept the matter to themselves,
questioning what rising from the dead meant.
Here we go. Halos lahat ng empleyado ngayon ay nag-aalala kung anong kahihinatnan ng career nila. Kabi-kabilang tanggalan mapa-Pinas o mapa-ibang bansa. May kilala akong 3 magkakapatid na malalapit sa puso ko. Si Sarah, si Gracia at si Roy. Maayos ang trabaho ni Roy sa Pilipinas bilang clerk sa isang school. Si Gracia naman ay sa Pinas din sa isang Advertising company at si Sarah naman ay Engineer sa Dubai.
Maayos ang trabaho ni Sarah sa Dubai kaya lang marami ng nawawalan ng trabaho kaya nag-aalala rin siya. Maraming umaasa kay Sarah kaya’t gumagawa siya ng paraan para magtuloy-tuloy pa ang trabaho niya…
Dahil sa hindi na nga stable sa Dubai para sa mga Engineer, hinanapan ni Sarah ng trabaho ang kapatid niya. Iniisip niyang mawalan man siya ng trabaho may sasalo sa kanya at iyon nga ang Kuya niya. Matapos ang maraming pagpapasa ng resume sa iba’t-ibang company, may nagreply naman na isang employer. Kinumpleto ni Roy ang lahat ng mga requirements. Maraming mga hurdles pero naisubmit pa rin niya sa employer ang lahat ng mga kailangan. Hanggang sa maipasa na nga ang lahat pero ang issue naman ngayon ay hindi pa nagrereply ang employer. Nakahang kung ok ba o hindi ang application niya …
Si Gracia naman ay nagnanais ding maghanap ng bagong trabaho sa Pinas o sa abroad. Gusto niyang magresign dati pa. Nang biglang nagkaroon ng Voluntary Separation Package - kusa silang aalis kapalit ang sapat na pera; na magiging opportunity para makapagresign siya at maaari pang magkapera kung maigagrant ang request niya. Kung hindi naman ay mapupuwersa siyang magresign ngunit walang makukuhang pera. Maraming araw na dinala ni Gracia sa puso at isip niya ang worry sa maaring maging desisyon sa VSP request niya. Hanggang sa isang araw, kinausap siya ng boss niya at sinabihan na approve ang VSP niya…
Sari-saring pag-aalala. Ano nga bang naidudulot nito? Madaling sabihin na stop worrying pero mahirap iapply sa sariling buhay. Kung susundan natin ang mga nasa pagbasa ngayon mag-iiba ang ating pananaw sa lahat ng nangyayari sa atin.
And he was transfigured before them - Bakit nga ba nag-aalala si Sarah kung may trabaho pa siya o wala pagdating ng panahon? Si Jesus nga ay nagagawang magbagong-anyo. Ibig sabihin kayang-kaya Niya ring ibahin ang status ng ekonomiya kung gugustuhin Niya. Kapag makakabuti kay Sarah na manatili sa present job niya o makahanap ng panibagong trabaho, ipagkakaloob ni Lord. Kayang-kaya niyang ibahin ang anyo ng career ng bawat isa.
Here I am. – Lahat na ng puwedeng gawin ni Roy sa application niya sa ibang bansa ay nagawa na niya. Kagaya rin ni Abraham na handang iaalay kahit ang sariling anak. Nasa Diyos ang decision kung iaallow niyang mangyari ang kahilingan ng bawat isa. Ang mahalaga ay palagi tayong handa sa tawag Niya at masasabi nating “Here I am.”
If God is for us who will be against us? Worry doesn’t end, which is normal lang. Ang wala nga lang daw problema ay ang patay na at ang baliw. Pagkatapos ng VSP, ang sunod na worry naman ni Gracia ay new job. Isipin kaya natin na kung hahayaan kong si God ang magdrive ng buhay ko anong ipag-aalala ko? Sabi nga sa nabasa ko Learn to Hold on and Learn to Let Go. Tama lamang na gawin natin ang ating part para makahanap ng magandang trabaho pero if we will put our trust in the Lord kapag sinabi Niyang bumitiw ka sa pagkakapit mo at alam mong malalaglag ka sa bangin handa ka pa ring bumitiw. Bahala na si Lord kung saan ka Niya tayo dadalhin.
Bloggers, please include these 3 people sa panalangin niyo. With the intentions of Sarah – magtuloy-tuloy ang trabaho niya sa ibang bansa. Roy - lumabas na ang permit kung para sa kanya ang trabaho na iyon. Gracia – makahanap ng best job sa Pilipinas o sa ibang bansa.
God bless you all!
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