BEATING THE DEADLINE
He appeared to them and rebuked them for their unbelief. – Mark 16:14
The layout of our March 2011 issue was almost done and I lacked two stories. One interviewee backed out, and the other one, who had previously agreed to have his story published in his community’s newsletter, didn’t want it to come out in Kerygma at the same time.
I browsed through my story bank and found one that would make a good replacement. And then through my network, I got another one, which I had to schedule for an interview. Unfortunately, he was a busy doctor and I couldn’t even get a phone interview.
I was on the verge of panic. But in my heart, I knew that things would fall into place, as it always did since I assumed the post of managing editor of Kerygma. Yet times like these made me resort all the more to prayer. In the silence of my heart, I heard God say, “Don’t you trust Me? I am in control.”
The next day, I received an email from another contact, referring me to a priest-friend of hers who, to my delight, was the best person to interview!
God is really in control — always — and unbelief should be out of the question. Tess V. Atienza (svp_tvatienza@yahoo.com)
REFLECTION:
How do you handle impossible situations? With belief or unbelief?
With You, Lord, nothing is impossible. Help me to trust in that truth always.
Blessed Peter Gonzalez, pray for us.
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