’twas 2:30 AM still i haven’t got enough sleep, nothing or no one can ever stop me from visiting my childhood friend, not even the pouring rain, i’ll just say my faith in Him is stronger than this, and guess what as soon as i step forward from our shelter the rain stopped.
i don’t see anyone around and my footprints echoes through the street, ‘coz even the street dogs are asleep in this cold cold night.
i realized that its been a long time since i’ve done something for Him like this, and it feels great. rather than going out drinking or playing some computer up until morning, and then on the way home i will pass by these Iglesia ni Cristo followers seeing me drunk almost wasted with no money left.
i devoted myself in attending the preparation of his arrival, the mass starts at 4:00 AM but the Church will be full by 3:00 AM seems like everyone’s excited in the Cathedral while 50% of the population outside were just talking, texting, dating, etc etc,. ‘coz i don’t care about their agenda, I’m just here inside beside the choir to sing for Him and listen to the Holy Gospel.
I told myself that i can sing for a band and why not for Him, so i sing songs of praise whole heartedly, i remember when i was a child i always talk to Him and ask Him many things and He never fails to have an answer that i can’t easily understand.
As the mass goes on i ask myself on how it feels like to be on the other side, meaning if i am the Priest or the Rev. or something like them, i just smile and said i can always serve the Lord even if i’m not one of them, ‘coz i know my family needs me too and i wanted to have a family of my own too someday, well if my wife is none other than Peachy, if she doesn’t feel the same well i guess i’m stupid.
i always ask myself what if i will be right next to Rev. Hernandez (forgot the name) ‘coz hes about my age (i think) and be compared, i think the first impression that people might think is that i am a bad person right next to a good man. believe it or not i do think about it as the mass goes on.
some say if a person wants to complete 9 mornings or misa de gallo they wanted their wish to come true, but i just wanted to attend, and participate in the mass so i don’t have any wish in mind, thats why i thought that its better if i just give the my wish to Peachy since shes always busy at her call center work thinking that she cant go to the mass because of it.
tell you what it really feels great to complete 9 mornings, call me dumbass but yeah its my first time, and im proud of it. to my friend happy birthday i know your always there for me, without you there wont be Christmas, sharing, peace, love, hope and the passion that leads me back to you.
so i guess i’ll be seeing you around then just like the old days huh, you made me feel great by giving me the will to see you and have this very good purpose to go out, as i said not just because of being with friends to have something to drink or to play computer, ‘coz this time is your time Jesus.
Merry Christmas! and as for the Iglesia ni Cristo followers that i always pass by everytime i go out with my friends, well I am a Roman Catholic the reason why i’m coming home 6:00 in the morning, this time is because i have gone to see and reunite with a very good friend of mine, and guess what we didn’t play games or drink we just get to know each other better.