Say to those whose hearts
are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, he comes with
vindication; With divine recompense he comes to save you. Then will the eyes of
the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; Then will the lame leap like
a stag, then the tongue of the dumb will sing. Streams will burst forth in the
desert, and rivers in the steppe. The burning sands will become pools, and the
thirsty ground, springs of water.
The God of Jacob keeps
faith forever, The LORD secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the
hungry. the LORD sets captives free. The LORD gives sight to the
blind. The LORD raises up those who were bowed down; the LORD loves the just.
The LORD protects strangers. The fatherless and the widow the LORD
sustains, but the way of the wicked he thwarts. The LORD shall reign forever; your
God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia.
My brothers, show no
partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. For if
a man with gold rings on his fingers and in fine clothes comes into your
assembly, and a poor person in shabby clothes also comes in, and you pay
attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say, "Sit here,
please," while you say to the poor one, "Stand there," or
"Sit at my feet," have you not made distinctions among yourselves and
become judges with evil designs? Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God
choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of
the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
Again he left the district
of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of
the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment
and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the
crowd. He put his finger into the man's ears and, spitting, touched his tongue;
then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him,
"Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened!") And (immediately) the
man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke
plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them
not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they
said, "He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and (the) mute
speak."
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Dear Humanity,
I personally encourage everyone to emulate JESUS' values on LOVE, FAITH, HOPE
and CHARITY, as the humanity has been a failure; which resulted to the more than two (2) years of pandemic and its after-effects on economy, not only here in the Philippines but worldwide.
And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
Thank you and may GOD bless you and the whole family to have an enjoyed life's journey at home, Church, schools/universities, corporate commitments, public and places of interest.