“God
wants all men to be saved and come to know the truth. And the truth is this: ‘GOD IS ONE’. ONE ALSO IS THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND
MEN, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS,
WHO GAVE HIMSELF AS A RANSOM FOR ALL.” (1 Tim.2:4-6)
Knowing
the truth that there is only one SUPREME BEING we call GOD, WHO IS THE CREATOR
OF THE WHOLE WORLD inspires me with an unwavering hope that everything in this
universe will eventually redound to GOD’S ETERNAL GLORY.
As
I was reflecting on this great mystery of the ONENESS OF GOD, a song was
ringing in my ears, entitled ‘ONE GOD’, whose lyrics are as follows:
Millions of stars placed in the sky by One God.
Millions of men lift up their eyes to One
God.
So many children, calling to Him by many a
different name;
One Father, loving each the same.
Many the ways all of us pray to One God.
Many the paths winding their way to One
God.
Walk with me brothers, there are no
strangers
After His work was done.
For your God and my God are One.
We
are witnessing today a lot of turmoil in many parts of the world. Lately,
thousands of families in Zamboanga City are living in fear with
inadequate resources for a decent living.
In many towns and cities of our country
people are faced with a daily
struggle to cope with the necessities of life due to the onslaught of several
typhoons. As a whole the atmosphere in
our country is besieged with multiple problems, economically,
politically, ecologically, morally and spiritually.
To
my mind the key to the solution of all these problems is men’s acknowledgment
of the existence of One Supreme Being on whom all creation is dependent,
coupled with a sincere desire and
willingness to love and serve one another as brothers and sisters in one Big
Family of God. In other words, there is
a need for mankind to become One in mind, heart and soul.
This
must be the reason for the Priestly Prayer of Our Lord Jesus Christ just before
His Passion and Crucifixion: “May they all be one as you Father are in Me, and
I in You. May they be one in us; so the
world may believe that You have sent Me.” (John 17:21)
by: Buddy Cagurangan
Sept. 22, 2013
