Lola, di po ba Siya nalilito sa dami ng nagdadasal sa kanya? this is a subtle line from a movie Tanging Yaman which came back to my sense last night when i attended a wake of my uncle Jose.
The one leading the prayer was a stout elderly woman who may have occupied 3/4 of a square inch in such a fully occupied space in front of a white polished wood with a mirror reflecting a lifeless Uncle Jose highlighted by candles and bright lights beside.
The prayer leader was spontaneous with the prayer until i realized she is such an amazing woman when even the latin part of the prayer, he readily recited with great candor and sponteneity without looking at booklet she was holding. In the entirety of the prayer vigil, I was looking in awe at the woman who I presume have been doing that kind of job for quite a long time for her to memorize everything including the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. What disgusted me with the situation is that she seem to have only memorize the lines without any inkling of what those words supposed to mean. Huh! how would God listen if you only utter every prayer without your heart knowing what your mouth is speaking? Isnt it ironic for people to do it?
Not until another group of charismatic group joined in for their own prayer vigil did my mind was back to normal stature, I felt again the lost of a loveone. Tears dwelled in my eyes when the song SINO AKO was sang.
Hiram sa Diyos ang Aking Buhay
Ikaw at ako tanging handog lamang
Di Ko ninais na akoy isilang
Ngunit salamat dahil may Buhay
Ligaya ko na akoy mabuhay
Pagkat ako ay mayroong dangal
Sinong may pag.ibig, sinong nagmamahal
Kundi ang Tao
Na ang Diyos ay pinagmulan
Kung di ako umibig,
Kung di ko man bigyang halaga
ang Buhay kong handog
Ang buhay kong hiram sa diyos
Kung di ako nagmamahal
SINO AKO
Whoa! What a heartwarming song indeed! Who am I really if i have not loved?
HOw about you, do you know who you are?
~jayR
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