The Pure of Heart

In my most stressful and lonely days, when I cannot handle the pain anymore, I turn to people who are close to me.  I am blessed to have friends who have listening ears. Friends would always be there to be with me when I needed them most.  But of course there will be time that they won’t be there for me.  Not that they do not want to be with me but because they have their own lives, too.  I could be a pain to them already as I always have something to whine about. They too have their own whining to make, which they cannot tell me because I am too full of it myself.

One morning, I woke up with a very heavy heart.  I spoke with Apo, my house meri, and teased her, “Are you praying for me? Seemed, you are not.”  She looked at me and replied in the most confident manner. “Why are you saying this? You know talking to God is not saying a lot of words. He is here all the time. He hears us as we speak. If I say thank you, He hears me. When I say, please help, He knows what I need.  That is my prayer and I always pray. I pray for us all.” A very simple reply and it did touch my heart.  Everything she said is very true.  This brought me back to the saying that I have posted in my office wall.  “No matter how softly you whisper a prayer, God surely listens, understands and knows the hopes and fears in your heart. And when you trust in His love, miracles happen!”

It is different that I heard this reply from Apo. She is very simple, very meek yet very strong lady. Somehow I felt a tinge of shame for myself.  Here is this lady who doesn't have much in material but have so much faith that God is here. No matter how small a person she is she has helped in making great things in me as a person. She has encouraged me to have faith in prayer.

Original written in 22 April 2009; 12:49pm