AMONG SISTERS
Let brotherly love continue. – Hebrews 13:1
Into each life, some rain must fall, so the saying goes.
The year 2011 wasn’t easy for my sisters and me.
There were trials — big ones, small ones — in the areas of health, finance, business and work.
Through it all, we carried each other’s burdens. And we survived, by the grace of God.
2012 came, and right on the first day of the year, my nephew and his young family got involved in a road mishap. Fortunately, they were not hurt.
On the second month, a niece got into a car accident, too.
Each
time something happens, all of us, seven sisters (sometimes six,
because we don’t bother our sister in the US for minor problems), would
be busy with our cell phones, texting and communicating with one another
for comfort and strength. We would pray for whoever is in trouble and
be present to whoever is in need, even if not always physically.
And during such times, I’d remember my deceased mother.
She
was the one who taught us, by her example, how to love one another, how
to be strong for each other, how to give and share whatever we have —
as Jesus had told us.
Today’s first reading says, “Let mutual love continue.”
I pray we’re doing it right. Tess V. Atienza (svp_tvatienza@yahoo.com)
Reflection: How do you show mutual love for the people God has put in your life?
Lord Jesus, thank You for showing us the way to love.
St. Josephine Bakhita, pray for us.
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