“Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time. This is not just a nice story or a fable, it is true. “ -Thomas Merton
Every second Sunday of the month I make it a point to watch Fr. Fernando Suarez on TV, an early morning mass on ABS-CBN. He is a healing priest and it has become a sort of ritual for me to wait for his healing prayers and be blessed. Back when I was sick and recuperating from an illness, when it was impossible to go out and mingle with people, hearing mass on TV kept me anchored. I’m well able to attend regular masses at our village chapel or in our Parish for quite some time now but out of habit, I still look forward to watching the celebration on TV, be it Fr. Gerry Orbos, Fr. Joey Faller, I love them all. This morning, I was touched by the stories shared by Fr. Suarez, about little children who were healed and one thing that I remembered him saying was this, “sometimes it is better that you are poor, because the only way that you’ll get cured is your faith and trust in God” . Not exactly his words but what he was driving at was this, if you have the money to consult a doctor, you rely on the doctor’s expertise for you to get well but if the only thing left is your belief that you’ll be cured, you will be. He emphasized further that every time we attend mass, we are healed. Every mass is a healing mass, and healing comes not just physically but we are healed of our hurts, insecurities and unbelief. Listen to God’s words and how He speaks to us in silence. And at the most quiet place in our heart, we hear His voice.
What a wonderful feeling to experience God’s miracles. I’ve blogged about this time and again. Last Friday, I met another wonderful doctor. Dr. Jonard Tan Co, is a gastroenterologist. He specializes in Diagnostic and Interventional Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasound (I hope I got this right). Earlier on, Dr. Samuel Ang, my surgical oncologist asked me if I’m done with my colonoscopy so I honestly told him that the procedure is so expensive compared to the one I underwent two years ago before my sigmoid surgery. He immediately called up Dr. Co, (they spoke in Chinese) and told me to drop by the latter’s clinic before I go home. More than the joy of meeting another doctor, I was thrilled when Dr. Co quoted a sum lower than what Dr. Ang estimated for the procedure. He wrote it at the back of his calling card and told me to show it to him when I am ready to undergo another colonoscopy. Colonoscopy is an endoscopic examination of the colon. It can detect polyps as small as one millimeter or less. The wonder of meeting these people, I do think he is another angel sent by God to watch over me.
I am truly grateful for everything, God is always there for me, for us, and for my family.
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