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Thursday, April 23, 2020


Lamphun-Thailand

Cinta mati kata mereka
Maksudnya cinta sampai mati
Cinta akan tetap ada
Sampai maut memutuskan

Cinta ini tak ada habisnya
Selagi masih hidup
Cinta akan terus ada
Cinta ini jadi cinta hidup

Cinta memang mesti menghidupkan
Cinta kalau mematikan
Hanyalah sebuah kepalsuan
Cinta itu hakikatnya adalah hidup

Cinta inilah yang menjiwai
Relasi intim antara Bapa dan Putera
Bapa sampai mengatakan dengan jelas
Betapa Ia mencintai Putra-Nya

Memang demikian adanya
Bapa mencintai sang Putra
Kita pun diajak untuk percaya
Pada sang Putra

Dia yang membawa Cinta Abadi dari Bapa
Sang Maha Cinta sejati
Yang percaya akan beroleh hidup
Jadi cinta memang menghidupkan

Terima kasih Bapa
Sang pemberi cinta
Terima kasih Yesus
Sang penerus cinta Bapa

Mecit 23/04/20
GA

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Thursday, April 23, 2020


in front of Buddhist Temple, Lampun-Thailand


No one knows daily life can change. The schedule also can be changed at the last moment. Last night, I cannot write my reflection. I read book, then sleep. This morning, before celebrating the Eucharist, I remember some words of today’s Gospel. I try to say it to our faithful. The short homily. This Gospel talks about the centre of our faith. Connected by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is what I said to our beloved Catholic people this morning. Nowadays, many people try to explain who is God. Many authority people try to argue and explain and also write the book about Jesus or about God. But I think that the original idea if we want to know who is Jesus or who is Lord is to read the Gospel. From there, we need to put trust only in Him. Reading the Gospel without believing in Him is similar to paying a big amount of money to the police without giving it to him as an offering.

So, today Jesus invites us to believe in Him. Believing means make Him our inspiration in daily life. Only with this, we can have a new life, the eternal life in Him.
Have a nice day.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

 
Maesot-Thailand
Terima kasih Cinta
Cinta terindah
Dari Allah Bapa
Untuk dunia

Ia mengutus Putra-Nya
Kepada dunia yang gelap
Penuh bobrok dan kerakusan
Egoisme yang tak terhingga

Putra-Nya pun ikut jadi korban
Keganasan kerakusan manusia
Mengadili tanpa kesalahan
Dunia seakan tak kenal pengampunan

Menariknya Dia tidak menghindar
Demi bersolider dengan manusia
Ia menghadapi semuanya
Terima kasih Yesus

Terima kasih Bapa
Engkau mencintai kami
Sampai mengorbankan Putra Tercinta
Untuk tinggal bersama kami

Kami pun tahu
Engkau begitu mencintai kami
Engkau mencintai Putra-Mu
Bahkan mengirim putra tercinta untuk kami

Ampunilah kami yang angkuh ini
Terima kasih atas Terang-Mu melalui Putra tercinta
Untuk menerangi kami yang menyukai kegelapan
Sungguh kami akan senang melihat terang-Mu

Karena hanya dengan inilah
Kami mengenal Bapa
Sang pemberi Cinta
Yang menerangi dunia

Terima kasih Bapa
Karena Putra-Mu, kami boleh mengenal Engkau
Karena cinta-Mu, kami boleh melihat terang
Kuatkan kami untuk keluar dari keegoisan kami yang gelap

Mecit 22/04/20
GA

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020


Bhacayan Mountain, Rizal, Phillipines 

I just talked with our housekeeper about the children. She said, “The children usually don’t want to eat vegetables.” I agree with her. It reminds me also about my childhood. Between fish and vegetables, I chose fish. She continued, “We reject the best thing from our parents. They ask us to eat vegetables because it is good for our health.” Very wise advice. Our parents loved us so that they gave good advice to us. No one of them considers the bad things for their children. As a mother or father, they will give the best one. That is the proof of love from parents to children.

Today, we listen to how the Lord loves us. “God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son…” Touched by this expression, I stop for a moment. Put it in mind, remember how it can happen to me. The answer can help me is through the love of our parents. How our mother and father loved us that they gave the best advice for us. That Lord’ love has another consequence. We are invited not to keep that love, but to spread it to the others. Very interesting to reflect on this process. How we can share that love?

Perhaps this Easter season can help us. Just remember the new hope God gave us through the resurrection. We also need to find our way to build up our hope in our daily life. We are in a special time where we do many things from our house and the local community. How we can share that love with others? The others in our life are our brothers and sisters, our neighbour, friends and so on. Please share with them that love. Covered your happiness with the love of God so that your happiness has a meaning for the others. Give also your love when you give something to others during this time. Only by sharing our love, the love of God can reach many people. Have a nice day. 

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020


philippines 


Terima kasih Yesus
Engkau memberi kami kesempatan
Untuk hidup kembali
Pada kali kedua

Setiap Paskah sebenarnya adalah kesempatan
Untuk mengalami hidup baru
Hidup yang kedua
Setelah lahir kembali

Tentang ini memang amat rumit
Nikodemus pun bingung
Bagaimana mungkin kata dia
Itu akan terjadi

Kami pun bingung
Apa bisa kami seperti itu
Hidup untuk kedua kali
Tetapi akhirnya kami mengerti

Hidup kembali berarti
Lahir kembali dari atas
Maksudnya dari-Mu
Sang Sumber Hidup sejati

Kami ingin hidup kembali
Tiap kali kami jatuh
Dalam dosa yang tak terkira
Agar lahir sebagai manusia yang bertobat

Kami ingin hidup kembali
Setelah mati kutu karena terkurung
Dari wabah penyakit Corona
Agar muncul semangat baru

Memulai hidup baru
Merencanakan kembali aktivitas harian
Hidup mesti terus berjalan
Semoga kami bisa

Kami ingin kembali ke sekolah
Bertemu teman-teman kami
Juga ke kantor
Bertemu rekan kerja

Terima kasih Yesus
Engkau memberi kami kesempatan kedua
Untuk lahir kembali
Hidup sebagai manusia baru

Mecit 21/04/20
GA

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Monday, April 20, 2020
Khaoko-Pitsanulok, Thailand


Bagai air dan angin
Yang memberi kehidupan
Tanpa mengharapkan imbalan
Mengalir dengan bebas

Bagai air dan angin
Air yang berlimpah di bumi
Memberi kehidupan baru
Pada segala makhluk

Bagai air dan angin
Air yang membersihkan kehidupan di bumi
Menghilangkan jejak noda hidup
Pada manusia yang penuh dosa

Bagai air dan angin
Yang berhembus tanpa tahu arah
Pun tanpa tahu asal
Hanya tenaganya yang terasa

Bagai air dan angin
Yang tak terlihat
Hanya efeknya yang terlihat
Itu pun setelah lewat seketika

Bagai air dan angin
Demikianlah pembaruan hidup
Air sumber hidup
Angin lambang Roh Kudus

Terima kasih Yesus
Engkau memberi kami air dan Roh Kudus
Agar kami dilahirkan kembali
Dari air yang menyucikan kami dari dosa
Dari Roh Kudus yang memberi harapan baru pada kami

Mecit 20/04/20
GA

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Monday, April 20, 2020


Khaoko-Pitsanulok, Thailand

After playing badminton this afternoon, I watered the plants. While watering the plants, my friend asked me, “Why are you watering the plants?” I told her that the plants need water, especially during this dry season. Some plants cannot live anymore. But, since I watered it some days ago, little by little the sign of hope comes out. The leaf started to be green. It means that the plants are still alive. I cannot explain how it happens, but I believe that the Creator makes it live again.

Like those plants, we also need to be born again. Having the newborn from above like Jesus told Nicodemus. The change in our life must come from above. Jesus has shown us already, how He suffers, but in the end, receives the resurrection from the Father. We learn from Jesus to make the changing in our daily life. If we want to be born again, just learn from Him. We can evaluate our habits by comparing them with Jesus’ life. Using His way of life, we can interrogate in our daily life.

We can ask for the help of the Holy Spirit. With only our force, we cannot do it. The Holy Spirit can help us by opening our hearts to listen to Him. When we read the Gospel, we try to listen to the word that Jesus uses. Little by little, we can be aware of the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Even many times, we don’t know how it works. Just becoming the plants that need the water. The change comes out without knowing it very well. Have a nice day.

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Sunday, April 19, 2020

 
menjelaskan iman kepada adik-adik SD,
St Lucia Church, Rumbai-Indonesia
Terima kasih Thomas
Satu dari antara rasul Yesus
Yang terkenal karena keraguannya
Tapi akhirnya percaya

Terima kasih Thomas
Satu-satunya rasul yang bertanya
Tentang Yesus yang bangkit
Yang akhirnya mengerti juga

Terima kasih Thomas
Satu di antara kita semua
Yang jujur akan imannya
Yang akhirnya memiliki iman yang kuat

Terima kasih Thomas
Rasul yang meragukan
Iman yang diterima begitu saja
Yang akhirnya menerima iman yang rasional

Terima kasih Thomas
Satu di antara kami manusia modern
Yang meragukan iman
Namun tak mampu mengakuinya

Terima kasih Thomas
Karena engkau, kami pun beriman
Ya Yesus tambahkanlah iman kami
Seperti Engkau menambah penjelasan pada rasul Thomas

Mecit 19/04/20
GA

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Saturday, April 18, 2020


Kapel Biara Xaverian (SX), Padang-Indonesia


Terima kasih Yesus
Kau mengunjungiku
Lewat Maria Magdala
Lewat Dua Murid ke Emmaus
Lewat Petrus dan kawan-kawan

Terima kasih Yesus
Kau mengunjungiku
Meski mereka sulit percaya
Hati mereka tertutup
Untuk mendengarmu

Terima kasih Yesus
Kau mengunjungiku
Meski kami tak percaya
Jika belum melihat sendiri
Bentuk wajah-Mu

Terima kasih Yesus
Kau mengunjungiku
Meski kami tak mengerti
Untuk apa kau datang
Berbicara berkali-kali

Terima kasih Yesus
Kau mengunjungiku
Membuka mata dan hati para rasul
Mengetuk hati kami yang tertutup
Untuk mendengar dan melihat sendiri

Bahwa Engkau telah bangkit
Bahwa mereka mestinya percaya
Setelah Engkau menampakkan diri berulang kali
Bahwa kami juga mestinya percaya
Meski tak melihat

Bahwa dengan iman
Dan hanya dengan iman
Kami bisa paham dan percaya
Akan misteri kebangkitan-Mu
Terima kasih Yesus yang bangkit

Mecit 18/04/20
GA

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Saturday, April 18, 2020


Sacred Heart Convent, Bangkok-Thailand

Three times already, Jesus appears to the disciples. Since the meeting with Maria of Magdala, then with two disciples of Emmaus, and today with all the eleven disciples. Even these three times of meeting, they still don't understand the Jesus' messages. Maria of Magdala needs another sign to believe in Jesus. Jesus called her by name. The two disciples of Emmaus through the breaking of bread they believe in Jesus. Both Maria and the disciples of Emmaus shared their experience with others. But, the others still remain as unbeliever in what they heard. Finally, Jesus comes to all of them. In yesterday's Gospel we read the experience of Peter and friends. There is the same thing there; they need the signs to understand Jesus' messages.

This journey of faith of the disciples is like ours as well. We need time and sign to understand and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. But even we receive this sign and meet people who help us, sometimes still we don't believe. Probably because we still close our heart to the Jesus' messages. Today, Jesus invites us to open our heart and listen to His voice. Maybe we need more than three or four experiences to understand Him. No problem. We have a little faith in our heart that Jesus gave when we receive the baptism. Our task now is to keep this little faith and try to grow it up in our daily life. That is our candle of faith. Like the ordinary candle, we need the glass cover to protect it from the blast of wind.

Thank you, Jesus because You continue to visit us in our daily life. Thanks for teaching us to understand your messages and to believe in You. Jesus, make us able to keep and to grow up our candle of faith. Thank you, Jesus, for showing us how to live out the gospel.


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Thursday, April 16, 2020


Jesus' lovers

I like to call, not the Jesus’ follower but the Jesus’ lover. Following Jesus sometimes doesn’t mean loving Jesus. Just follow Him and finish there. The Jesus’ follower means those who really love Him. (Even we need to remember that Jesus loved all of us first). So, we don’t love Him, He already loved all of us.

I call the two disciples of Emmaus as the Jesus’ lover. Why? Because even they can not recognize Jesus at the beginning, finally through the breaking of the bread, they recognize Him. After that, they are really very happy to share their experience with others disciples in Jerusalem. They are very happy again when Jesus comes in the middle of their meeting. Really, this is a joyful experience. Only those who have love can share and enjoy this experience.

Do we still have love in our heart. I invite you to reflect on this experience of the disciples. Not only of two disciples of Emmaus, but also from the other who gather in Jerusalem. As a Jesus’ follower, we need to share our joyful experience. We receive love from Jesus so we need to joyfully share it with the others. Our Emmaus is our daily life, and our Jerusalem is our gathering place.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020


dining room in Villa Paganini, Parma-Italy


Today’s Gospel reminds me about Philippines. There, I always had breakfast when I went to celebrate the morning Mass in the convent. During the breakfast, we shared many things. About the daily life, community life, the social situation, politic and culture. Having breakfast together is a good chance to know each other.

Jesus invites Peter and friends to have breakfast with Him. I will be very happy if I am there with Peter. There will be a special breakfast. The Jesus’ presence is important for them. He brings the new hope when they are hopeless. One night without gaining what they want to have. Following the Jesus’ order, they got many fish. This is not only a miracle but also the God grace.

We are all invited to have breakfast with Jesus. It also reminds us to open our heart and go out from our comfort zone. Jesus will share many things with us so only if we want to listen to Him, we can get something from Him. If not, that breakfast reminds only as ordinary gathering. Have a nice day.

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Saturday, April 04, 2020
Some of them, staying together, that is love


One day before the Palm Sunday. Not like the other year, this year not so busy. Corona Virus Decease saying covid-19 cancelled many activities. Palm Sunday is one of these important activities that was cancelled since last month. Supposed to be a very grateful celebration. But the fact is different.

Today, I joint the students and the teachers in preparing the palm for this coming celebration. I learn how to make that simple palm leaf become more beautiful. Many friends offered me the styles that should I follow. I choose one that very easy for me. I follow one time the example they give. Then, make three times. After that, I make it very easy and fast.

I think that time was very preciously. Nothing to lose. It was the best time to love others. I am sure that LOVE IS STAY TOGETHER. Not all of us is good to make up that leaf. But we learn from the others. We spend time together. That is love. Love in daily life. Love in a simple thing. I love all of you, friends. Thanks for your time in teaching me, make up the palm with a new style.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
update covid-19
Ada satu hal yang menakutkan pekan ini. Yakni soal wabah Covid-19. Tingkat ketakutannya pun bermacam-macam. Ada yang takut sekali. Ada yang aman-aman saja. Seperti Covid-19 yang kadang memberi tanda-tanda: demam, batuk, atau sesak napas. Tapi juga tanpa tanda apa-apa dan tiba-tiba jantung berhenti berdetak. Itulah sebabnya, pagi tadi saya membalas pesan seorang teman: di sini, kami aman-aman saja. Tapi aman-aman yang menakutkan.

Di kota kecil Maesot ini memang aktivitas warga seperti biasa. Hanya saja lebih banyak yang beraktivitas dari rumah. Anak sekolah berlibur di rumah. Kota perbatasan Thailand-Myanmar ini pun punya wajah baru. Yakni tanpa mobil berplat Myanmar. Biasanya pagi dan sore diramaikan oleh mobil dari warga sebelah. Saat ini volumenya berkurang. Pemerintah Thailand menutup pintu perbatasan. Pemerintah Provinsi Tak juga menutup pintu perbatasan lainnya. Bahkan, bandara dan pintu masuk untuk angkatan darat juga sudah ditutup. Teman saya berkomentar, kita masih bisa berkeliaran. Tapi hanya di dalam provinsi saja. Pintu masuk maupun keluar sudah ditutup.

Mari mencintai sesama kita dengan tidak menularkan virus Covid-19 ini. Kalau Anda mau keluar rumah, ingatlah bahwa Anda bisa terjangkit. Lalu bisa menjangkitkan yang lain juga. Maka, berhati-hatilah. Ingatlah selalu untuk cuci tangan dan memakai masker. Sekian update Covid dari Thailand.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

update Covid-19

Ada obat penahan rasa sedih. Yakni berusaha untuk tersenyum. Terkait wabah Covid-19, hari ini saya bicara dengan dua Suster di Italia. Saya ingin mengetahui situasi terkini dari sana. Kesan awal yang saya tangkap adalah mereka bahagia. Tetap tersenyum saat saya menelepon via videocall. Mereka tahu bahwa Italia sedang bersedih. Bahkan beberapa Suster dari Indonesia juga ada yang positif Covid-19. Mereka tentu ikut sedih tetapi di satu sisi tetap berusaha tegar. Berbagi senyum.  

Melihat mereka tersenyum, saya pun yakin, covid ini akan berlalu, dan akan ada harapan baru. Mereka menyinggung soal situasi baru di Italia pasca Covid. Katanya kota jadi bersih. Polusi berkurang. Makin banyak orang yang rajin mencuci tangan. Kebiasaan untuk berkumpul pun berkurang. Saat Covid berlalu, harapan memang mesti ada. Kalau tidak, hidup hanya akan berjalan di tempat. Dan, harapan ini diungkapkan dengan baik oleh seorang penyanyi dalam video yang saya terima. Dia menggunakan kata RINASCERE. Artinya LAHIR KEMBALI. Renasceró-demikian liriknya-yang artinya, saya akan lahir kembali. Dan Rinascerai yang artinya kamu akan lahir kembali.

Semoga kelak, Italia akan lahir kembali. Dengan semangat baru. Harapan baru. Dan kebiasaan baru. Terima kasih Suster sudah berbagi. Hai Covid, cepatlah berlalu.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
November 15, 2018
WAITING FOR THE KINGDOM
Luke 17: 20-25


After this mass, I will go to school, take the MRT and BTS. I make this way every day. I stop in the station, waiting for BTS and MRT. When I was meditating this Gospel, I remembered this experience. I said that if I can know the coming of the Kingdom of God, as I know when the BTS comes, I will be very happy. I will make a good preparation. But, in today's Gospel we listen, no one knows the coming of the Kingdom. I and you know the coming of BTS
(around 3 or 5 minutes) but I and you can not know the coming of the Kingdom of God.

I think that His coming is like in the Christmas that we will celebrate in next month. Jesus comes in the silent night. Many people don’t recognise his presence. So, I think that we don’t need to know when He will come. Because the Gospel says: the Kingdom of God is among you. We need only to realize his presence. What will we prepare is about ourselves. Let us ask the help of God so that we can enter in silence so that we realize the presence of the Kingdom of God.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
November 13, 2018
USELESS SERVANT
Luke 17: 7-10


Many friends ask me about our missionary service here in Bangkok. Most of them ask about to whom we serve? The answer is to the Buddhist people. Why? Because the majority of Thai people are Buddhists. Our missionary charism also is about bringing Jesus to those who don’t know Him yet. They are in this category. 

Today’s Gospel tells about the servant. All the Christians are the servants of God. Jesus says that we are no more as a slave but as a servant. As Jesus says, servant intends to serve and not to be served. In our daily life in Bangkok, we are the servants. More details are useless servants because we serve the non-Christians people. But, are we really the useless servants? Yes, I think. It means that event we serve the non-Christians, actually not we who serve them but our Lord Jesus Christ. When we serve the Buddhist people we serve God. So, we try to see God in our missionary service.

How about you? Are you a servant also? To whom you serve? Let us ask the Lord to give us his Spirit to go on in our daily life as a useless servant of God.
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