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Thursday, April 30, 2020

 
Let us be on the front line, Hundred Islands, Philippines

“No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me…”

Last night, I shared with my friends about our pastoral program. He invited me to reach people first. Don’t wait for the other to offer something for us then we take action. It seems the invitation to be on the front line. I feel many times I did the contrary. This invitation reminds me to be on the front line. 

Our Lord is the Lord from the front line. He offers us His Love first. So, our vocation as Christian is not from ourselves. First of all, that vocation comes from God. That is the precious gift from Him. What we can do after is we need to reply to it. Like when someone offers the mask to you, you need to say thanks to him. The same thing is in our relationship with God. He gives us His pure love so we need to respond to it. 

If God is from the front line, we also are invited to become someone on the front line. We receive the bread of life from God, we need to share it with others. We need to take action first. At this difficult moment, we need to take care of others. If you have something, please share it with the others who very need it. 

God, thanks to being the Lord on the front line, make us stand on the front line also, to follow your example in our relationship with others. 

Have a nice day.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020


Kala keindahan itu gratis, Maesot-Thailand


Tuhan, di luar sedang hujan
Gemercik air itu mengingatkan kami
Akan panasnya tanah selama beberapa bulan belakangan
Maka gemercik itu seperti setitik harapan di tengah kegerahan

Ibarat pandemik covid-19
Gemercik itu besar nilainya bagai kami
Senilai obat anticovid yang sedang kami tunggu
Kalau ditemukan, itu akan seperti gemercik air hujan malam ini

Tuhan, terima kasih atas misi-Mu di dunia ini
Memberi hidup yang kekal kepada kami
Kami sungguh bangga
Karena kematian bukanlah kata akhir bagi kami

Mengikuti jejak-Mu, kami pun akan bangkit
Dan memeperoleh hidup yang kekal
Yang Engkau hadiahkan untuk kami
Betapa berharganya kami di mata-Mu

Tuhan, air hujan ini juga adalah jalan ke sana
Engkau tahu betapa rindunya para petani
Akan air hujan ini
Untuk membasahi tanah mereka

Yang akan siap ditaburi benih
Sebagai persiapan musim panen berikutnya
Mereka tentu bahagia pada malam ini
Mendengar rintik hujan membasahi bumi

Engkau tahu Tuhan
Kami seperti para petani
Setiap hari selalu berharap
Akan datangnya harapan baru

Bagi kehidupan kami
Bagi kebaikan kami
Bagi keharmonisan kami
Bagi kebaikan alam

Tuhan, terima kasih sekali lagi
Untuk air hujan
Untuk kehidupan kekal
Untuk misi Agung-Mu

Mecit 29/04/20
GA

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Masih dari Hundred Islands, Philippines



Tuhan, hari sudah malam
Kami pun ingin berlelap
Tapi izinkan kami mengingat-Mu
Pada sunyinya malam ini

Betapa baiknya Engkau
Memberikan makanan yang kami butuhkan
Kami mempunyai makanan juga
Tapi rasanya beda

Engkau tahu kami ingin makanan dari-Mu
Yang kalau kami santap
Lenyaplah seketika rasa lapar kami
Kami rindu makanan seperti ini

Sebab makanan kami beda
Kami makan dan terus makan
Tapi kami lapar dan terus makan lagi
Kami ingin makan yang mengenyangkan

Kami bersyukur
Karena Engkau mau berbagi
Makanan yang memuaskan dahaga kami
Yakni makanan yang kekal itu

Tuhan, kami ingin menyantap makanan dari-Mu saja
Kami Engkau undang ikut ambil bagian
Untuk bertemu dengan-Mu, untuk berbicara dengan-Mu
Dan untuk menerima-Mu dalam Ekaristi

Tuhan, buatlah kami selalu lapar
Akan makanan yang berasal dari-Mu saja
Biarlah kami rindu akan makanan itu
Seperti kami merindukan makanan dunia ini

Semoga ya Tuhan
Kami selalu menimba rahmat dari makana itu
Kuatkan kami selalu dengan tenaga yang baru
Yang berasal dari-Mu  saja

Mecit 28/04/20
GA

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Hundred Islands, Philippines

“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6: 35)

If we are hungry, we still alive. So, we need food to eat. If we are not hungry anymore, we are sick. Maybe we have a problem. This morning, I gave some mangoes to the students. I know that they want to eat it. I want them—like me also—to enjoy it. They eat fruits not every day. So, it is better for them—even sometime—to take some fruit.

Yesterday and today we still talk about the food. Jesus stresses more on spiritual food. Every day we need food. We have to eat. But, why Jesus said that “Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”? Of course, we need food to eat. The more we eat, the more we feel hungry. So, we eat again. This is our rhythm of life.

What Jesus said here is not about the food that we eat only one time and we will not feel hungry anymore. Not like this. Of course, we need to eat every day. So, Jesus invites us to eat the food that comes from Him. This food makes us not feel hungry anymore. We need to eat so that we don’t feel hungry. The same as this spiritual food. We need to eat it so that we satisfy.

We give thanks to Jesus who provides this food for us. We are invited to receive it every day. We need to come to Him in the Mass (for example). Don’t worry if now we can’t go to the Church for Mass. If you desire to meet the Lord, you are united with Him. There, we meet Him, listen to his Word, speaks with Him in prayer, and receive Him in Holy Communion. So, let us eat food that makes us satisfied.

May our heart continues to be hungry for God’s bread. He always waits for us, “Come and eat your food here.” Have a nice day.
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Monday, April 27, 2020
kami juga membawa bekal dalam perjalanan, Hundred Islands, Philippines


Rakus membuat kami terus lapar
Akan banyak hal
Mulai dari makanan
Coba yang ini lalu yang itu

Tiada hari tanpa ingin yang baru
Seolah-olah tak ada yang mengenyangkan
Cicip satu belum kenyang juga
Nikmati yang lain belum puas juga

Kami memang rakus
Makanya kami tak pernah kenyang
Entah mengapa
Kami selalu menyantap yang tak mengenyangkan

Tuhan, Engkau tahu
Kami hanya penikmat nafsu
Dan hanya Engkau sendiri yang tahu
Cara mengenyangkan kami

Terima kasih Tuhan
Engkau memberi kami Sabda-Mu
Sebagai bekal yang mengenyangkan
Makanan yang tidak akan membuat kami lapar kami

Yesus Engkau juga tahu
Ke mana hati kami berlabuh
Kalau bukan kepada makanan yang tak mengenyangkan
Arahkanlah hati kami kepada Sabda-Mu
Sebagai sumber kekenyangan kami

Tuhan, buatlah kami kenyang selamanya
Dengan Sabda-Mu itu
Agar kami tak perlu banyak mencoba lagi
Cukup menikmati hidangan spiritual dari-Mu

Luruskanlah pencarian kami kepada Sabda-Mu
Agar kami tidak terus berjalan
Mencari yang tidak mengenyangkan
Yang membuat kami terus menikmati hidangan tak memuaskan itu

Bantulah kami Tuhan
Untuk mencari hanya makanan yang dari-Mu saja
Yang sekali dinikmati langsung mengenyangkan
Semoga kami selalu setia menikmatinya melalui perjamuan Ekaristi-Mu

Terima kasih Tuhan
Untuk Sabda-Mu
Untuk Tubuh dan Darah-Mu
Untuk makanan yang mengenyangkan kami

Mecit 27/04/20
GA

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Monday, April 27, 2020


Hundred Islands, Philippines

Yesterday, I saw the children came together in front of our gate. They noticed that my friend just arrived home. Usually, he brings them something to eat. The biscuits or something like that. That is what the children want and like it very much. They come because they want to receive something that good for them. While playing with them, he calls them one by one and gives that one.

We probably passed this joyful moment when we were children. As a human being, that experience remains as a part of our daily life. Sometimes, we do like that in the relationship with God. When we have a problem, we try to search for God. We believed that God can help us. Only in that moment that we really need God. After it passes away, we come back in our nature, forget God easily.

Today’s Gospel helps us to reflect on our relationship with Jesus. He reminds us to find “the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” That food comes from God. It means we need to find something that comes from God. Not about our desire, but the desire that comes from Him. That food is what God wants us to have.

Here, we are invited to purify our desire to search for God. If we want Him only when we need it, we are the same as the children who come to our gate to receive something. Ideally, we need to find God because we love Him. We want to receive that pure love of Him. Have a nice day.  

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Sunday, April 26, 2020


Hundred Islands, Philippines


Yesus, terima kasih
Engkau menemani kami
Dalam perjalanan ke Emmaus
Betapa Engkau baik

Menemani dan membantu kami
Untuk membuka mata
Meski kami tak ingin buka mata
Untuk melihat Engkau

Engkau sendiri yang datang
Namun Engkau kami abaikan
Betapa Engkau tahu kebodohan kami
Namun kami tetap tak mau buka mata

Terima kasih Yesus
Engkau membantu kami
Memasukkan kami dalam komunitas
Dan tidak biarkan larut di luar rumah

Engkau tahu rumah kami adalah Yerusalem
Ke sanalah kami mesti berlabuh
Bukan mencari kebahagiaan di luar kota abadi itu
Dan karena kebaikan-Mu kami kembali ke sana

Engkau begitu sabar ya Yesus
Membimbing kami untuk memahami Kristus yang bangkit
Bukan saja dengan menjelaskan Kitab Suci
Tetapi juga dengan memecahkan roti

Tanda yang bagi kami tampak jelas
Roti yang dipecahkan lalu dibagikan
Itulah ikatan komunitas kami
Di mana Engkau sendiri yang menetapkannya

Engkau pula yang mengundang kami ikut ambil bagian
Untuk mengenang dan menghadirkan kembali
Terima kasih Yesus
Melalui Kleopas, Engkau menyadarkan kami

Selamat hari Tuhan
Hari Minggu
Hari bersyukur
Atas segala rahmat

Mecit 26/04/20
GA

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Saturday, April 25, 2020


Hundred Islands, Philippines


Tuhan, kami ingin jadi pembawa harapan
Bagi mereka yang kehilangan harapan
Yang kehilangan semangat hidup
Hidup tanpa orientasi yang jelas

Terimakasih Tuhan
Engkau mengirim kami Penginjil Markus
Yang memotret hidup-Mu
Hingga kami boleh mengenal-Mu

Santo Markus merekam perbincangan-Mu
Kepada para murid tercinta
Mereka tak perlu takut untuk menyebar kebaikan
Karena Engkau membekali mereka tenaga yang kuat

Betapa pun setan kuat, kekuatan-Mu lebih besar
Betapa pun penyakit menyengsarakan, para murid lebih berkuasa dari penyakit apa pun
Betapa pun kami kehilangan harapan, para murid-Mu datang membawa harapan
Tuhan Engkau begitu baik

Yesus, kami ingin bersama-Mu
Menjadi murid yang berani membawa harapan
Menjadi pengikut yang berkomunikasi dengan santun
Tanpa memaksa dengan sekuat tenaga

Yesus, kami suka gaya-Mu
Memberi kami kebebasan
Untuk memilih dan memilah
Kalau boleh, kami ingin memilih hanya Engkau sendiri

Oleh karena itu
Bukalah hati kami
Penuhilah dengan hati-Mu yang mulia
Agar kami bisa mengikuti jejak-Mu

Mecit 25/04/20
GA

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Saturday, April 25, 2020


Hundred islands Pangasinan-Philippines 


I like to call him a journalist of the Gospel. He is Saint Mark, the Evangelist. Mark wrote the first Gospel. The shortest of all the four Gospels. His Gospel is adapted for those who want to know who Jesus is. The Cathecument usually needs to read this Gospel.

For me, this Gospel not only very short but also very easy to read. When I studied Italian and English, I read this Gospel first. Mark wrote all he has seen and has done. Even I call him as a journalist of the Gospel, he is not like the journalist as we understand. If we read the Gospel, we realized that this is not a book of history. The gospel has a message of faith in his audience.

On this feast of St Mark, let us remember what Jesus said to the apostles. First of all, Jesus gives them strong faith so that they can combat evil. With this God’s power, the apostles can heal the sick people. For this, they need to be a messenger of hope and to be a good communicator.

We give thanks to Jesus who sent us the evangelist, St Mark. Through him, we know our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray for those who want to know Jesus. May St Mark prays for them so that they know who Jesus is. Have a nice day.

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Friday, April 24, 2020


Maesot-Thailand

 Ada gunanya punya rasa percaya diri
Setidaknya bisa memiliki harapan
Untuk bertindak di kala ada masalah
Mencoba mencari solusi

Percaya memang erat dengan berharap
Percaya dengan demikian berarti mempunyai harapan
Maka penting memiliki kepercayaan
Karena akan memperoleh harapan juga

Terima kasih Yesus
Engkau memberi kami iman
Untuk berharap dan mencintai-Mu
Dan iman kami bukan dari diri kami

Engkau sendirilah yang menghadiahkannya pada kami
Kami hanya menerima
Dan ada juga yang menolak
Sebab Engkau memberi kami kebebasan

Hari ini kami sangat senang
Mendapat hidangan rohani dari-Mu
Hidangan jasmani bagi 5000 lebih orang
Hidangan yang lezat

Yesus, di saat kami dilanda covid-19 ini
Banyak dari kami kekurangan makanan
Mereka amat membutuhkan makanan itu
Kami yakin Engkau telah mengenyangkan mereka dengan makanan dari-Mu

Lebih dari makanan jasamani
Mereka juga merindukan makanan rohani dari-Mu
Yesus, Engkau tahu kami amat merindukan-Mu
Untuk menerima hidangan rohani itu

Tidak ada Misa tapi banyak yang mengikuti Misa online
Tidak menerima komuni kudus tapi banyak yang merindukan komuni kudus itu
Tidak ada Misa Mingguan tapi banyak yang merindukan pertemuan seperti itu
Tidak ada kunjungan pastor tapi banyak yang melihat-lihat foto kunjungan pastoral lainnya

Yesus Engkau tahu semuanya
Betapa kami merindukan-Mu
Kami rindu hidangan dari-Mu
Jasmani dan rohani

Terima kasih Yesus
Di tengah keraguan iman Filipus dan Andrew
Engkau masih tetap memberi kami hidangan
Betapa Engkau mencintai kami
Terima kasih Yesus

Mecit 24/04/20
GA

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Friday, April 24, 2020


Maesot,Thailand

Have you ever heard your friends say that they have a little faith only? Many people try to measure their faith. But we don’t have a certain measurement for it. So, never mind if you have weak or strong faith. My friends always tell me that my faith smaller than theirs. I just accept it and tell them to pray for me. However, having faith in God is important for us. It doesn’t matter strong or weak. 

Have a faith in God means believing in God. And, those who believe in God have eternal life. The Gospel of yesterday announced this. So, if you have faith in God, you have everlasting life. Life here on the earth and life there in heaven. Life at this moment and life in eternity. Phillip and Andrew have an interesting experience with their faith. Not like Andrew, Philip has no faith in Jesus. He was not sure about the food enough for so many people. Rather, Andrew has little faith. He still has a hope that food will be enough for all. From that little, Jesus makes an abundant food. More than people need.

Like Phillip and Andrew, Jesus encourages us to have faith in Him. Believe and have faith in God means having a hope to do something. We try our part. The rest is God’s part. We believe that the Corona Virus will pass away. So, we do what we can do to make it possible. The rest, let God does for us. Have a nice day. 

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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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