LET GOD BE GOD

“LET GOD BE GOD”. This was a thought that kept lingering in my mind for several days before I flew to Singapore to attend the 15th Asian SERRA Convention that was held there on April 16-18, 2010.

The Convention was, indeed, graced by Spirit-filled speakers who inspired us with their talks on the Real Presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. There were many sharings that made me ponder on the immeasurable love of God that is manifested in this great mystery of Christ’s Eucharistic Presence.

One of the sharings that struck me most, however, came from the testimony of a member of the SERRA Club of Singapore, Mrs. Lucy Yeo, the wife of the President of Singapore SERRA Club, Mr. Sean Yeo. She shared her personal experience of making time to adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, despite her very busy schedule attending to the needs of her family and her duties as a government employee.

In one of her visits to the Blessed Sacrament she received this inspiration from Our Lord Jesus: “It is not what you do when you come to me, but what I do with you that matters”.

This, indeed, struck me most because it gave me a deeper understanding of what it means to “LET GOD BE GOD” in one’s life. It made me review the way I spent the time when I was adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. I realized that most of the time I was talking to the Lord instead of giving Him time to do with me what He wants. I then realized the wisdom of Psalm 46: 11 which reads: “Keep still, know that I am God”.

To LET GOD BE GOD in my life means truly making Him my Master, to surrender entirely to Him, and let Him do with me as He pleases. This, I believe is the real essence of holiness – to do whatever God wants to be done and to become whatever God wants me to become. In short, to be completely committed to do the WILL OF GOD. It is to echo what Jesus Himself has said: “LORD, NOT MY WILL, BUT YOUR WILL BE DONE”.

by: Salvador 'Buddy' Cagurangan

April 19, 2010