“SEE YOU IN HEAVEN!”
These were the last words of a priest after his talk to us in a PREX
Convention at Biñan, Laguna in the year 2006.
While reading a book entitled ‘Treasured Moments’ by Rev. Fr. Jerry M.
Orbos, the same words were repeated by him in one of his articles.
Fr. Orbos says: “As you remember a
departed loved one, remember him/her telling you, Don’t worry about me. I am with the Father in this Kingdom where
there are no more tears, no more pain, no more sorrow. Thank you for your love and your
prayers. Love each other as I have loved
you. SEE YOU IN HEAVEN.”
Reflecting on our life here on earth,
these words pose a challenge for me. It
is a challenge to overcome all kinds of trials, temptations, problems and
difficulties that I encounter as I journey from day to day on this earth. It is a challenge to leave footprints that could possibly guide others on
how God’s Commandment of Love can be
manifested without expecting anything in
return. It is a challenge each day to
focus on my eternal destiny – a life in union with God, the Supreme Being, who
is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and End of everything in this world.
Only God knows when I have to bid
goodbye to my loved ones in this world.
I pray, however, that when that time comes, I can utter these words to
those I shall leave behind: “SEE YOU IN HEAVEN!”.
For me these words are full of
hope. It means that my life here on
earth shall be a success in accordance with the Will of God. It means that I shall, indeed, see God ‘face
to face’, enjoying His loving Presence without end. And as I shall utter those words to those I
shall leave behind, it is full of hope that they too shall attain their eternal
destiny, so that we shall all be together, living in God’s loving presence, enjoying without end His Beatific Vision.
by: Buddy Cagurangan
November 5, 2012
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