Halina, Hesus, Mapaghilom na Pastol!

Isang panalangin ni San Juan Eudes na sama-samang isinalin sa wikang Tagalog ni GI, Crissy, Mylene at Yo ng Pamayanan ng Mabuting Pastol (ika-10 ng Oktubre 2006)


Halina, Hesus, Mapaghilom na Pastol!
Halina, manahan at maghari kang ganap sa amin.
Isakatuparan Mo ang habi ng Iyong Kabutihan.
Buuin ang gawa ng Iyong pagpapala,
At itaguyod mo sa amin
Ang kapangyarihan ng Iyong kaluwalhatian
At dalisay na pagmamahal magpakailanman.

Halina, Hesus, Mapaghilom na Pastol!
Manahan ka sa amin ng buong lakas.
Kamtin mo sa pamamagitan namin
Ang Iyong minimithing kadakilaan.

Halina, sa kabanalan ng Iyong Espiritu!
Palayain kaming lubos sa lahat ng hindi Iyo.
Pag-isahin mo kaming ganap sa lahat ng Iyong gawain.

Halina, sa kaganapan ng Iyong mga misteryo!
Sa pamamagitan ng mga ito,
Papangyarihin mo sa amin ang Iyong kalooban.
At maghari ka sa amin ayon sa Iyong diwa at biyaya.

Halina, sa kalinisan ng Iyong pamamaraan!
Tuparin mo sa amin, anumang maging katumbas,
Ang lahat ng itinatakda ng Iyong wagas na pagmamahal.
At akayin mo kami tungo sa landas ng pag-ibig.
Iadya mo na kami’y mapariwara
O mapadpad sa makasariling pagnanasa.

Halina, Hesus, Mapaghilom na Pastol!

ZEAL

By Ronald Tepora, PMP

Zeal stands for Zest for Empowered Authentic Life.

Zeal is something we have in all of us. In Filipino, we call it sigasig. We have zeal when we are positive, excited about life which normally happens when our circumstance is ok or hope-filled, if not at all perfect.

But having zeal is not at all dependent on factors external to us. Zeal is in us and will be with us for as long as we breathe. But we do not recognize it when we are hurting, confused, in despair, lost or beaten to the ground. Beset with negative experiences, we tend to withdraw from the world and bury our thoughts or desires with the filth that we feel or think are all around us. On certain occasions, we fight like wounded beasts, devouring anyone or anything that crosses our path. Still sometimes, we flee in the hope that our problems or hurts will go away when we turn our back against them.

With Zeal, the process of claiming back the power that is within us at the first instance of life in our mother’s womb is facilitated. It is a seminar that seeks to empower the individual who seems to have lost or forgotten that the key to changing or improving one’s life is with him/her. ZEAL, as a seminar, is not the key. The individual or the person holds the key to his/her own healing, transformation and growth. ZEAL only plays the catalytic role as it introduces helpful exercises, movements or tools that tap the unconscious, seeking to bring out the UNIQUE or AUTHENTIC person in each one of us.

As we feel empowered with the stark rediscovery of who we are -- the boundless power of our mind, the blessings of our magnanimous hearts, the eternal untiring nature of our spirits – our life takes on a new meaning. We move from our limited confines to embrace others, nature and all of creation – seeing them all as part of who we are. With ZEAL, life becomes what it really is – TRUE, GOOD and BEAUTIFUL!

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The author is Pamayanan ng Mabuting Pastol (PMP) Coordinator, Ronald Tepora. ZEAL is his brainchild. It puts together more than ten years of PMP experience of journeying as God's flock. It captures the reflected experience of "pakikiisa at pakikinig sa maraming tawag ng paglago at pagbabago, kasama ang pakikipag-ugnayan sa maraming tao at grupo." Chato Dominese, one of the newest members of the community, helped him coin the seminar title inspired by the zeal of our beloved patron and founder, St. John Eudes.

Our Hininga (Breath) Teaches...

View from the view deck at the foot of the Cross, Bathalaan Caves, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque.

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Our breath teaches us simple facts about life:

• Life is a rhythm of receiving and giving. We receive life as we inhale and share it with others as we exhale. As we are given, we are also invited to give so that we may be emptied and be ready to receive life anew.
• We are channels of life and blessings. God’s breath and blessings flows through us to continually give us life and have it to the full. We cannot hold, hoard and keep to ourselves the breath of life or the gifts of persons, material possessions and talents. If we do, we impede its flow in our own lives and even go against its natural harmony, spawning suffering and discord.