This child is set for the fall and rising of many

Gospel: Luke 2:22-40

When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. ~ Luke 2:22

Do you know the joy of a life fully surrendered to God with faith and trust?

Last 2 weeks I received SMS from my sister in the Philippines that my mother is not well she said she will take her to the hospital for check up when they reached to the hospital the doctor said your mother is diabetic and she has high sugar she’s already paralyzed cause of twice heart attacked then she undergo lots of test and gave her lots of medicines, in her 2 weeks in the hospital there’s no any improvement in her health she’s still not well and my sister told me to be strong because we don’t know what will happened next, she feels very tired and uncomfortable its come to the point that her life comes to 50/50 but she’s still surviving for us. We are experiencing sorrow, frustration & hopeless because of my mother illness we don’t even know if there’s any way to cure her health even the doctors don’t know what is happening to her and it comes to the point that I ask GOD why my mother Lord I’m not ready for all of these. I feel so hopeless & frustrated specially I’m her in Dubai and I can’t go home to see her as I am new in my work I truly don’t know what to do. But thanks GOD for all the people he gives to comport & love me. I have nothing to do but to pray and lift up to him all I know that what ever we encountered difficulties in our lives his always there for us.

While I’m reading this verse I realized we truly need to trust and have faith in him what ever we have going through right now nothing is impossible for him. I surrendered to him all what ever we are facing now, I know that he heard and felt what is inside of our hearts and he loves us so much that’s why he give to us his only begotten son to be with us when we fall his always there to catch us & guide us in the right path of our lives . .

Frustration in life can easily make us cynical and hopeless if we do not have our hope placed rightly, the hope which God places in our heart is the desire for the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness. He gives us a supernatural joy which enables us to bear any sorrow or pain and which neither life nor death can take way.

Like Mama Mary, she was given the blessedness of being the mother of Jesus the Son of God. She knows that her blessedness also would become a sword which pierced her heart as her Son died upon the cross. She received both a crown of joy and a cross of sorrow. But her joy was not diminished by her sorrow because it was fueled by her faith, hope, and trust in God and his promises.

Have faith and Trust GOD always.

"Lord Jesus, you came to restore us to unity with the Father in heaven. Where there is division, bring healing and pardon. May all peoples and families find peace, wholeness, and unity in you, the Prince of Peace and Savior of the world."

Sis Jelly

Unit 6

The Seed of Sorrow and The Fruit of Joy (12/28)

Gospel: Matthew 2:13-18

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” ~ Matthew 2:13

Egypt had been a house of bondage to the Israelites and particularly cruel for their infants; yet it is to be a place of refuge to the Holy Child Jesus. God, when He pleases, can make the worst of places serve the best of purposes. This was a trial of the faith for Joseph and Mary; despite their faith being tested it remained firm. If we and our infants are at any time in trouble, let us remember the straits in which Christ was when an infant.

Herod killed all the male children, not only in Bethlehem but in all the villages of that city.

Unbridled wrath, armed with an unlawful power, often carries men to absurd cruelties. It was no unrighteous thing with God to permit this; every life is forfeited to his justice as soon as it begins.

The diseases and deaths of little children are proofs of original sin. How early did persecution against Christ and His kingdom begin! Herod now thought that he had baffled the Old Testament prophecies and the efforts of the wise men in finding Christ; but whatever crafty, cruel devices are in men's hearts, the counsel of the Lord shall stand.

Sis Myra
Unit 6

God’s Promises, NEVER been Broken (12/12)

1st Reading: Zec 2:14-17

Sing, rejoice, daughter of Zion, for now I am coming to live among you -Yahweh declares!

And on that day many nations will be converted to Yahweh. Yes, they will become his people, and they will live among you. Then you will know that Yahweh Sabaoth has sent me to you!
Yahweh will take possession of Judah, his portion in the Holy Land, and again make Jerusalem his choice. 

Let all people be silent before Yahweh, now that he is stirring from his holy Dwelling!

. ~ Zec 2:14-17


Our Lord God has promised redemption to our forefathers and He fulfilled it when he sent his only begotten son, Jesus Christ. He lived and dwelt among us in this world. He was crucified and suffered for our sake. Jesus Christ died on the cross so that we will no longer bear the wages of our sins. Jesus Christ did it with all obedience to His father - our Creator. Therefore, it is only proper that we, His people, show the same obedience and do our best to follow the same path of holiness as Jesus did. The first part was already done for us; we don't have to be crucified, we are spared from that. We just need to live this life loving Him, abiding by Him and giving glory to Him and His son, Jesus Christ.

So, be glad! Our existence alone is a great gift from Him. Yet, His enormous heart, overflowing with love, did not only intend to give us life - He wants us to live! And by living, He wants us redeemed from our sins. He wants us to joyfully experience all the love and all the blessings He has to give for us. It is out of His love that we are given chances after chances - a chance to be better and to do better in all our waking days. Never has He grown tired of us. Never has He given up on us. All these is because, He wants us to be with Him in His Kingdom. It is the same reason why He has given the greatest gift of all, Jesus Christ. The only thing left for us to do is to accept His greatest present with all our hearts.

 And, during the times that we feel burdened, we should always keep it in our minds that the Lord God has given us the best gift and through Him, we can never go wrong. We might not be perfect and, our lives, we might judge it imperfect but, we have a perfect God who cares, who forgives and who shows us His never-ending love in every minute, every second that we breathe – in all our days!
All glory and honor to Him alone!

Sis April
Unit 6

The kingdom of heaven is at hand (12/03)

Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5-8 

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay. ~ Matthew 10:8

How grateful we should be for our Lord God for He is really awesome and wonderful. He has endowed us with so many gifts and graces and blessings in life. These gifts and graces that God has given us will be our guiding tools to be used in partaking with His mission for the whole world - His greatest mission of bringing back all those that have lost their path and lead them to His way. Our God has always an invitation for all of us, an invitation to accept within ourselves the reality of Life. A life having armed with the spiritual tools, a life in service to others, a life mandated to work on a specific task , a life with full of sacrifices in fulfilling God’s mission and to be with Him in His kingdom on His perfect time.

Just as what Jesus have done when He chose to live with us, He showed to us the right way on how to live the Life He has given us. Because God has created us according to His image with mind, heart and soul and been embraced with so many gifts and graces. That is why He wants us to live the very essence of this LIFE and that is to give LIFE also to others so that the LIGHT of the world will shine on those who will follow His will and will receive the reward of eternal life. God is our teacher and preacher.  But the way He teaches us is not just merely thru His words but those words were demonstrated to us so that all mankind will understand clearly the message of God to all humanity.

Our Lord Jesus Christ is a generous God. For God knows who are in great need. And He gives freely even before we ask. Jesus said to his disciples: Freely you have received, freely give (Matthew 10:8).  He is a compassionate God.  For His hand are always ready to offer to those who accept Him. He is a living God.  By accepting His generosity to us… by acknowledging the graces and blessings of God to us… we are then also accepting the task He has commissioned to us.

Oh God whatever Your will to us…may it be done unto us.

Sis Reah
Unit 6 

The Wise and Foolish Builders (12/01)

Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ~ Matthew 7:24

The Gospel today is very significant in our SFC Life. YES! We listen to his words more often but we should ask ourselves… How can we listen more attentively to the words of Christ? In the decisions of life, do we tend to build our house on rock, or on sand?

The reading puts before us the challenge to take seriously the words of Jesus’ preaching and to put them into practice. We too, as disciples we need good foundation as we seek the kingdom of heaven in our lives. We believe that everyone has something special to share in our community. Let’s share and give our FIAT... YES without hesitations! Because we are called to be holy…

So better do our best every single day to embrace, cherish & treasure all that we have now….even our considered crosses! Always be thankful and contented! We are given another chance to make our lives better and worthy stewards of God’s creations.

Sis Dred
Unit 6