The righteous and the wicked

And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not (Malachi 3:18).

"Good morning," I said to the woman behind the counter as she asked if she could take my order. "You're a Christian, aren't you?" "I can see Him in you!" I boldly proclaimed. "Yes, I am," she replied with a beaming smile. I could literally see the presence of God in her countenance in the way she related to me and others.

When Moses led the people out of Egypt he had several crisis moments during those forty years. His greatest crisis was when he came back from the mountain and discovered the people had made a golden calf. It was after this he came to a profound conclusion.

"Then Moses said to him, 'If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.'

What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?" (Exodus 33:15-16).

The difference between a

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Christian and a non-believer should be that the Christian brings the presence of God with him to work. However, this is not always the case. A Christian can shut out the presence of God by his behavior. Like the Israelites who experienced great miracles in their lives but began to worship idols, we can move away from God. Sin separates us from God. His presence moves away from us. Moses realized, he too had to have the presence of God with him to lead such a people.

The prophet Malachi was saying a day is coming when you'll be able to recognize a clear difference between the righteous and the unrighteous. Would your friends be able to recognize a difference in you from others?

We entered into the joyful celebration of the season of Lent four days ago with the liturgical celebration of Ash Wednesday.

This season is a joyful forty days preparation for the celebration of the Paschal Triduum, or three day holy days the make us remember the saving mystery of the Passover of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

In this season there are six Sundays that the Church has provided us to reflect on the word of God besides the celebration of the Eucharist so that we can seriously and thoroughly prepares ourselves, both as individuals and members of a community, for the renewal of our baptismal vows in the liturgical celebration at Easter Vigil.

Just like was we did in the past Lenten season, we are supposed to do three very significant activities in this joyful preparation. These are deep personal and communal prayers, sincere and generous charitable expression of our love for our neighbor, especially those who are in real need, and finally, compassionate and voluntary self-sacrifice through fasting and abstinence. This period of Lent, celebrated with joyfully will lead us to a very meaningful celebration of Easter which is “the most joyous and solemn feast of the entire liturgical year.”

“The First Sunday of the Lenten journey reveals our condition as human beings here on earth. The victorious battle against temptation, the starting point of Jesus’ mission, is an invitation to become aware of our own fragility in order to accept the Grace that frees us from sin and infuses new strength in Christ –the way, the truth and the life. It is a powerful reminder that Christian faith implies, following the example of Jesus and in union with him, a battle ‘against ruling forces who are maters of the darkness in this world’ (Eph. 6:12), in which the devil is at work and never tires – even today –of tempting whoever wishes to draw close to the Lord:

Christ emerges victorious to open also our hearts to hope and guide us in overcoming the seductions of evil.” (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) . Indeed the readings of today’s liturgy make us really conscious and aware that in the world today the temptations for riches, power and glory are real, forceful and pervasive. We are living in a world where often the gospel message that the “Sermon on the Mount,” or the beatitudes is truly put into test. There really exist strong and seductive allurements of the world from its sincere accomplishment in our personal and communal lives as disciples of Jesus. There are times that we fail in our Christian living of the gospel message of perfection, yet the triumph that Jesus has manifested in the desert should strengthen us and make us confident that although we cannot surmount the temptation of the devil by our own personal strength, the devil was overcome by Christ and can be overcome by us with the power that Christ has shared with us through baptism.

The first Sunday of Lent is a reminder that life in the world for every Christian is a constant battle between us and the Evil one. It is also an assurance that the Evil One has been conquered totally by Jesus Christ Himself. However, this conquest can also happen in our own personal a communal battle with the banner of Jesus as our guide and constant reminder of his triumph and victory. Let us, therefore, open our hearts and minds to Jesus during this holy season of Lent so that we may persevere in valley of tears until we finally come in communion with Him forever and ever.

Ask God to fill you with His overflowing presence in all you do today.

And now may the Lord bless you, and may the Lord keep you, and may the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and may the Lord be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May you walk in the blessed assurance that your steps are being ordered of the Lord and that His angels are going before you to make certain that your life reaches its spiritual destiny. May the prayers that you pray, be reward to you according to your faith, for God is a faithful God, and He will open the windows of heaven and bless you with blessings you cannot contain, in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Philippine officials have since met with Filipino groups who temporarily relocated to the Lviv and IvanoFrankivsk areas from Kyiv as a precautionary measure. By the way, at least six other Filipinos had returned to the Philippines as of February 18th.

In a tweet following Russia’s announcement of a “military operation” in Ukraine, Locsin assured that the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw is on “high alert.”

“Warsaw PE’s (Philippine Embassy) been on high alert; repatriated a few; Poland finally agreed to let ours in sans EU visas; not heard anything from Russia on our request re: its closest border,” the foreign affairs chief remarked.

“Most Filipinos in Ukraine are grateful guests and want to stick it out with their warm welcoming neighbors,” he supposed.

But what about Filipinos literally still in the war zones itself?

Though by now, and I guess quite late in the day – I say the Philippine government should still launch an extensive information campaign using all government-owned television and radio stations plus the assistance of privately-owned media outfits. Call on everyone again with family members and other kin in Ukraine to get out of that country via all means possible – immediately! Telling them which areas in Ukraine remain safe and how to make their way to Poland and other points of exit can be very helpful and critical. In this regard, the social pages of The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) can play a very vital role in saving Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) lives.

What are the lessons learned for our beloved old country – the Philippines – from the ongoing Ukrainian crisis?

I say the conflict and its economic impact, no doubt, taken together, is like a double whammy for developing nations like the Philippines, which are trying to bounce back from the devastating fiscal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Being aware of the economic consequences brought about by the Ukraine catastrophe is one thing but drawing lessons from the experience of Ukraine is something that is of great value and deserves consideration.

In an online webinar held on 23 February 2022 the theme, “Ukraine Crisis: Analysis and What’s Lessons for Asia,” Mr. Herman Laurel, the president of the Philippines-BRICS (FYI: BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Strategic Studies, expressed that in Asia, the United States had used the Philippines as its Ukraine in the disputed South China Sea (SCS) through the EDSA I (People Power) regime change operation ousting a fledgling geopolitically – independent, economic development and modernization-oriented government, and imposing anti-development, liberalizing, deregulating and privatizing regimes – until President Rodrigo Duterte changed the equation. Laurel said that President Duterte sinks the US Pivot to Asia by reversing the course of events between China and the Philippines from mutually defeating conflict and destabilization of Asia towards mutually beneficial dialogue, cooperation, and trade stabilizing Asia for continuing economic’ construction and prosperity.

According to Laurel, Filipinos should begin to comprehend and assist in building the “One World, One Family” vision that the recently concluded Beijing Winter Olympics exalted as its closing message. However, he also emphasized that there are still some Filipino personalities, and he calls them “Amchurian” candidates and officials seeking to restore US warmongering.

The conclusion suggested that the Philippines should avoid the fate of Ukraine. The country should refuse and prevent at all costs the possibility of being a proxy or a pawn of any superpower in the proxy wars. It must steer clear of being used as a pawn by any superpower to encircle another superpower.

The Filipinos should keep away from being in the frontline of any military confrontation and competition consequential to the power struggle of the superpowers, which is not to their advantage, and not in line with the country’s core national interests.

Similarly, amid the volatile and ever-changing geopolitical realities in the Indo-Pacific region and other parts of the globe, ASEAN must be an association that promotes peace, progress, stability, and most importantly, remains a nuclear-free zone.

Likewise, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states must be consistent and steadfast in upholding ASEAN centrality in matters such as regional security architecture, geographical order, and the power dynamics between external powers that have interest in the region.

The only way for the Ukraine predicament to come to a halt is for the United States and NATO not to completely ignore Russia’s security demands and concerns, for Ukraine to be neutral state, for negotiations, dialogues and for diplomacy to resume before it’s late which looks like what it is - as of the present moment.

I urge for Russia and Ukraine to go back to the negotiating table for the sake of their peoples and the world. The earth cannot afford another global war while it is still trying to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

One final word that I believe is a crucial lesson to be learned from the current crisis in Europe - and in view of the coming soon May 2022 Philippine presidential election in the old homeland of ours - is that voters should absolutely reject any Putinlike candidates who spin out elaborate hoaxes, tall tales, lies and pseudo history.

Without doubt, these lying political characters certainly “put Kafka and Orwell to shame,” if I may say so…No “lows too low, no lies too blatant,” so to speak. Those who rewrite history and spin grandiose stories to suit their own sinister ends often lead their nations to perdition… and the aggressions that follow those lies almost always end up badly.

So…what say you?

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