MY BOO's FOOD For Thought

10/09/2025

🌿 Reflection
Each act of kindness is like a gentle imprint upon the heart—
a touch that does not fade,
a memory that lingers long after words are forgotten.
When we choose mercy, walk humbly, and let our light shine,
we leave a mark that time cannot erase,
a heartprint that whispers of God’s love for a lifetime.

✨ Verse
“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16

🙏 Prayer
Lord, help me sow kindness wherever I go.
May my words bring comfort, my actions bring hope,
and my presence reflect Your love.
Let the heartprints I leave behind be reminders of Your goodness,
lasting long after I am gone.
Amen.

Think about those footprints in the sand. We all leave them, don't we? A sign that we were here. But what's more important than the temporary marks we make i...

24/08/2025

Mark 11:25 means that to ensure your own prayers are effective and you receive forgiveness from God, you must forgive those who have wronged you, even if they haven't asked for it.

Matthew 6:12-15, a passage from the Lord's Prayer, emphasizes the importance of forgiveness. In essence, it states that if you want God to forgive your sins, you must forgive those who have sinned against you. This highlights the reciprocal nature of forgiveness in the Christian faith: forgiveness from God is linked to extending forgiveness to others.

🙏🏽Thank you Lord for reminding us to forgive those who had made us wrong and for reminding us how You forgave all of our sins.

04/08/2024

BE LIKE JESUS
By Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD

The story is told about a little boy who said to his father: “Dad, did you know that in some countries, you don’t know who your wife is until you get married?” With a sigh, the father responded: “It’s like that everywhere, son …”
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How well do we really know the person of Jesus? Do we have a deep insight not only of His works and teachings but especially of His person, His character? If we really are His followers, then, let us become more and more like Him in our thoughts, words, and deeds.
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In today’s Gospel (Mark 6:30-34), we can learn who Jesus was: A man of prayer. A man of compassionate heart. A man with a mission. Consequently, we who follow Him must have prayer, a compassionate heart, and a mission in life.
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PRAYER. The Lord told His disciples who were so busy: “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while” (Mark 6:31). This underlines the importance and necessity of prayer in a disciple’s life. Without prayer, we may become professionals and functionaries who end up living vain, empty, proud, compartmentalized, and transactional lives. Please remember that, while the work of our hands is important, let us not forget the love in our hearts. We are not mercenaries; we are disciples and missionaries with a Master.
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COMPASSIONATE HEART. When Jesus saw the vast crowd, “His heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd” (Mark 6:34). We who follow the Lord must not become arrogant, angry, proud, selfish, comfortable, and privileged disciples. More than our wisdom or eloquence, our people are looking for followers of Christ who have the time, the heart, the understanding, and the patience of Jesus. If we do not go the “extra mile” and give the “extra smile,” then who are we and what are we?” Let’s stop being impressive, and start being expressive! As someone said it so well: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” (Theodore Roosevelt). May the people we meet, encounter God in us, and may we become GEMs i.e., God Encounter Makers/Medium, in any way we can.
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MISSION. The whole life of Jesus was a mission to spread the Good News of the Father’s love. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that those who believe in Him may have eternal life” (John 3:16). We who follow Jesus must have a strong sense of mission to go to the world and preach the Gospel to all creation. What are you doing, what have you done for the Lord? Is the Lord in your life agenda? Or is your life all about yourself? What have you done, what have you shared, what have you sacrificed for the Lord? Today, let us all pray: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). May we all choose God above all false gods in this life. Sana. Sana all.
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May people know, remember, or be reminded of God when they see, meet, or talk with us. May we bring God in our thoughts, words, and deeds. May we all continue, in whatever way to be witnesses of God’s presence and love in our present day and time. More and more, may we see every moment as a GEM (God Encounter Moment), and may we all strive to be a GEM (God Encounter Maker/Medium), and that’s how discipleship goes on and on.
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I remember Papa and Mama telling us when we were children “lalaingan yo,” which means give your very best. They were aware that they didn’t have the resources to help prepare us for the future, but they kept telling us to be good (“agsingsingpet”), to study hard (“agadal nga nalaing”), and to pray always (“agkararag kanayon”). They told us to give our best effort, and I am so grateful for their encouragement and challenge. Today, perhaps it would be good for us to ask ourselves: Am I giving my best effort for God? Am I living a grateful life that never forgets service and sharing with others, and payback time to the Lord for all that He has done and given to us?
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If the Lord had done for us even just one of what He had done, that would have been enough. Hence, the Hebrew concept of “Dayenu,” which teaches us to be grateful to God with humility, sincerity, and joy. To God, we say: “Lord, thank you for your so many blessings; we cannot demand for more. If more blessings come, thank you! If some are taken away, thank you just the same. Amen.”
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A moment with the Lord.Lord, help us to be your children who pray, who are compassionate, and who carry your message of love. Amen.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer

31/03/2024

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31/03/2024

— WE ARE SAVED not by what we do but by what Jesus Christ has done for us. 🥹 We thank you Jesus, with all our hearts. We love you so much! 🧡 TO GOD BE THE HIGHEST GLORY! 🙌🏻♥️✨

31/03/2024

1 Peter 1:3

Praise to God for a Living Hope

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

30/03/2024

We all experience trials, sufferings and crosses in our lives - in different forms, shapes and sizes. We must hold on and keep on believing that our God is a...

30/03/2024

♣️Good Morning

A WORLD WITHOUT GOD
By: Bobby Quitain

Today, Black Saturday, reminds us even for just a day of how our world would be without God.

Sad.
Dreary.
Lifeless.
Empty.

The apostles may have felt that way on that first Black Saturday. They may have spent countless hours staring on empty space the day after the crucifixion.

Dashed hopes.
Shattered dreams.
Washed up lives.

“What now?”, they may have asked each other in whispers.

God is dead. God is gone.

They may have wondered what life would now be without Jesus. What would the world be without God?

Perhaps pretty much like the world of many people today.

I think of those who are battling a terminal illness.
And those who live in utter poverty.
Or those in prison, feeling abandoned and scorned by society.

But I also think of those who are in abusive marriages.
And those hooked into drugs.
Or those who are drowning their sorrows in alcohol.

I include in my thoughts even those who seem to be living comfortable lives but spent sleepless nights wondering what the purpose of all their wealth and success is --- those who seem to be full of so many things but are empty of the things that matter most. I keep in mind those who don't find meaning in what they do or have, those directionless lives careening their way to ravines of despair and futility.

My friend, a life without God is like a long Black Saturday.

Have you experienced emptiness and meaninglessness in your life for quite some time now? Your world has lost its color and your song has lost its melody. Deep and long sighs accompany you more today than ever before.

Perhaps your Good Friday was the death of a loved one, or the loss of employment, or failure in the exams, or the diagnosis of the doctor, or a broken relationship. And now this is the aftermath of your Good Friday.

It’s Black Saturday. A time to grieve. To cry. To ponder. To wonder.

I have Good News for you, my friend.

In John 10:10, Jesus said: “I came that you may have life and have it abundantly”.

This means that your story isn’t meant to end here. Black Saturday is a mere stopover, a receiving area, a temporary pause. Your story is not meant to conclude on Good Friday. You are meant for Easter. You are meant to live a full and abundant life.

Reach out to Jesus today and let Him fill your life with joy and peace and love.

Pray with Me:

Dear Lord,

Life, with all its empty promises, will never satisfy the deepest longings of my heart. You alone can fill my heart with abundant fulfillment and peace. In my loneliness, be my companion. In my fear, be my courage. In my emptiness, be my fill. Thank you for your promises of redemption and life. I know that my Black Saturday is a momentary stopover en route to a life of victory. And so I accept you into my life today. Be Lord. Be King. Be my everything. In Jesus’ Name. Amen. 🙏

Have a blessed Black Saturday😍

28/03/2024

𝓓𝓲𝓮 𝓔𝓶𝓹𝓽𝔂

In his book, Die Empty, Todd Henry says that the richest lands in the world are not the lands with oil and diamonds, but the cemeteries where millions of people are buried, carrying with them their wealth, ideas, and goodness which they did not share while they were still alive. What a waste! Sayang!

LIVE FULLY AND DIE EMPTY.

A MOMENT WITH THE LORD
Lord, help us to share to the max our time, talents, and treasures. Amen.

A MOMENT WITH THE WORD
"Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others. Be good servants of God's various gifts of grace." 1 Peter 4:10-11

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Holy Week. We commemorate the passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ died for us, so our empty souls may be filled with His life and love.

28/03/2024

🅿🆁🆄🅽🅸🅽🅶

Sharing with you this uplifting message from the Lord:

"It's time for you to forget the past, forget the mistakes, and focus on what I am doing in your life today. I am doing a new thing. I am placing the right people in your life and removing the wrong ones. I am closing old rooms and preparing you for new opportunities. The pruning process may be uncomfortable and painful, but I know it is for your good." (Spiritual Inspirations)

THE LORD SEES NOT WHAT YOU WERE BUT WHAT YOU HAVE BECOME, AND WHAT YOU STILL CAN BECOME.

A MOMENT WITH THE LORD
Lord, help us to see ourselves, and each other in the way You see us. Amen.

A MOMENT WITH THE WORD
"Every branch that does not bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit." John 15:2

13/03/2024

Does God seem far away from you? Do you feel like your prayers aren’t being heard? Is your heart overwhelmed by sadness and pain?

Food for your Soul:🌻
“O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer! From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety,”
Psalms‬ ‭61‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Word for Thought:💝
Psalm 61 is a powerful psalm in which David shared his troubled heart while still singing about his trust in the Lord and praising to Him. We can find great comfort in this psalm when we are feeling overwhelmed because it teaches us about God’s goodness and help when we are in need.

8 Things Psalm 61 Tells Us to Remember When Our Hearts Are Overwhelmed
1. We can cry out to God
2. God hears us
3. We can call on God anytime
4. God is our protection
5. We desire to be with God
6. God notices our faith
7. God hears our requests
8. Praise the Lord in all things

🙏🙏🙏
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for the blessings we received, achievements that we have accomplished and tasks that we have finished. These things are evidences of how faithful you truly are. Thank you that through these, you strengthen our faith and we can continue to rely on you because you are the same God who is working in our lives today.

Father God, we continue to hold on to you and your promises. There is no greater being who can help and sustain us daily. With every single trial we face, we know that you are there. And with every problem and challenges we encounter, we can go through them victoriously because you are carrying us. Lord Jesus, please with your unending mercy hear our prayers of refuge. Amen and Amen. 🙏

A Wonderful Wednesday to all‼️
🙆‍♂️🙆‍♀️ Rise and Shine
Ingat po palage and be blessed🙏❤️😇