Where is God When it Hurts? (ONE SHOT COLLECTION)

2. My Redeemer Lives

Dedicated to my Little Brother :) Hey bro, wassup? Remember me? Ate Chloie ^^ Though, nahirapan talaga ako hanapin pangalan niya ngayon. Hahaha. :D

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning? 

And who told the ocean you can only come this far? 

And who showed the moon where to hide till evening? 

Whose words alone can catch a falling star? 

Well I know my Redeemer lives, I know my Redeemer lives

All of creation testifies, this life within me cries

I know my Redeemer lives

The very same God that spins things in orbit

Runs to the weary, the worn and the weak

And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken

They conquered death to bring me victory

He lives to take away my shame and He lives forever I'll proclaim

That the payment for my sins was the precious life He gave

And now He's alive and there's an empty grave! 

And I know my Redeemer lives, He lives, I know my Redeemer lives

Let all creation testify, let this life within me cry

I-I-I know my Redeemer Lives.. 

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MY REDEEMER LIVES

"Weak! Oh my gosh why are you even here in our school? You don't belong here!" sigaw ng isa sa mga babae sa classroom namin, habang nakaikot sila sakin. Iniwas ko ang tingin ko, huminga ako ng malalim at kunwari hindi sila naririnig.

"She's so dirty kaya! Like eww. Diba she was raped?"

"And I heard after that she became a prostitute!"

"And then, she become pregnant only to get abortion."

"I wonder how many guys she have slept with na."

Pinagpatuloy ko lang ang pagbabasa. Nasasaktan na naman ako, pero sanay na din ako. Araw-araw ko na itong naririnig. Hindi na nawala ang issue.

The Gift of Pain, libro ni Philip Yancey at ni Paul Brand. Tungkol siya sa experiences o mga nakita ni Dr. Brand isang leprosy expert. Leprosy, ketong, o ano man ang gusto niyong isipin. Hindi naman talaga nakakahawa ang sakit na ito. Sa totoo nga, kaya lang sila ganun dahil hindi sila makaramdam ng kahit anong sakit, manhid sila.

Eto ang gusto ng marami hindi ba? Ang mundong walang sakit, pero sila, gusto nila eto maramdaman. Ginusto ko din ito dati, ang walang maramdamang sakit. Pero, narealize ko habang binabasa ito at ang iba pang libro ni Paul Brand at Philip Yancey, na mahalaga pala ang sakit. Pain is what makes alive. Pain is a reminder that someone once suffered on rhe cross for the salvation of sinners. Pain is what makes us remember that there is a God.