Team Jesus

“What are our plans today?” is a question I often ask my family especially during Sundays and especially now that my grandfather is admitted in the hospital. I ask this question because I’m always interested in what we’re going to do next, where we’re going next, or lately, who will stay in the hospital para mag bantay. But often, I ask this question because I also have my own plans and agendas myself. I usually plan on studying these, reading those, making reports, finishing thesis and other academic related stuff even on weekends. Because of a very very long to-do-list almost every week, I usually end up staying at home accomplishing my agendas instead of being with them or visiting my grandfather, not that I don’t want to. I would sometimes feel that I am too selfish for always being busy accomplishing plans of my own without even consulting them if they need my help. Often times, my family would not complain but sometimes it would lead me to questioning whether they support my own

Today marks the end of the end of the Advent Season—when the people effortlessly remembers to appreciate the nativity of Jesus Christ and spreading love and His words comes easily. Today also marks the day when we are reminded of the challenge to do our duty as Christians; that when things don’t go easily, striving to be Christ-like should still become a priority. The Lord sends us His gift through today’s readings as He says in IS 42: 1-4, 6-7 “ I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you  as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.” After reading this verse, I thought to myself, how do I become a light for the nations when I oftentimes find myself in the dark? How do I open the eyes of the blind when there are still much that I have yet to fully understand? How