Flores, Jaleah Rose F.

BSN III Johnson

RCIREED01 – The Wise Men

Seeking God…

As a student taking up a course that requires all of my time for studies, I admit that I’m
having trouble making time for God. As a nursing student, it requires me to invest my time in
studying, doing assignments or activities, performing clinical duties, and other school-related
activities. And, as a student who is just living in a boarding house, it is difficult for me to find time
to go home in my province.

I feel guilty whenever I cannot go home and be with my family during church time, which
is on Sundays. When I started to accept God, I always told myself that my whole week was not
complete if I wasn’t able to attend a mass on Sunday. It somehow makes me week, as Sunday
serves as my rest day in God. I can rest my mind and soul whenever I hear words from the homily
of the priest. I can relax my heart whenever I sing songs related to God. And I can make myself
calm by accepting the soul and blood of God.

During busy days, I admit that, except for not being able to go to church, I also sometimes
forget to pray as I wake up, before and after eating, and before going to bed. However, I make sure
that I can make it up to God. Whenever I forget to pray, I make sure that I will pray the next day.
Sharing all the happenings with the Lord, I make sure that I say thank you for His guidance and
blessings and am sorry for my flaws and mistakes. I am talking to Him, sharing all my heartaches
and also my happy moments. Whenever I am not able to go to church, I am always seeking
forgiveness from Him and making sure that I can fill my absences by attending masses on
consecutive Sundays, filling the days that I was not able to attend the mass. There was this time
that I was not able to attend three Sunday Masses. When the time came that I could attend the
mass, I was on the verge of crying because of how thankful I am that I was able to be with God
again. My way of filling my absences is by making sure that I can talk to Him, explaining why I
was not able to be with Him, and making sure that I can make it up to Him. Through these actions,
I can regain myself. His existence made me the strongest I’ve ever been.
A Joint Journey…

A Letter for my two greatest companions

Dear Mama and Papa:

Hi! This is your firstborn, Twinkle. I am writing this letter to express my appreciation for
the two of you. I know I’m not vocal when it comes to expressing my thankfulness to the both of
you, but I want you to know that despite my being quiet, I am more than thankful and blessed to
have you both.

It is true enough that parents are the greatest companions because both of you are the
testimony to that. There are times that we may not understand each other's perspective, but the
moments that we express each other's opinion make me understand certain things. I sometimes
feel against one of you, but afterwards, it made me realize that you know better than I do.

I want to thank both of you for giving me life. For the unending sacrifices made just to give
me and my brother the life that we deserve. Times like misunderstandings cannot be avoided in
our family, but thank you for choosing to fix each situation just to keep this family intact. I am
beyond blessed for your dedication to teaching us the right things to do that could make our lives
better. You have molded me into the best version of myself. You made me realize that with every
sacrifice and hard work, there are accomplishments and rewards that await us.

I hope that I have made you proud of who and what I have become. I hope you see that I am doing
my best to bring back the beautiful life that you have given me. Thank you for making me whole
by being brave.

Love,

Twinkle