The Pope is Coming To Town

“THE PRIVILEGE OF OUR COUNTRY”

Filipinos are preparing for the coming of our pope the successor of St. Peter. After so many years we have been the privilege country since Pope John Paul’s time. Newscasters are unanimously spending much time just to inform all Filipinos that the pope is coming.  We are not among the least even in the spiritual aspect since we are a Christian country. The year 2015 be will the year of history and the time that is worth remembering for the herald of the church is coming to town.

What could be in the pope that makes us joyfully preparing for his coming? If we are going to ask every Filipino “What do you feel that the pope is coming?” I am very sure that their answer would be “I am happy to see him”. In fact, even in barrios and sitios they are hoping that they will be given a chance to see him personally. That’s how the way Filipino Christians loved their leader. How much more when Jesus will come in our country.

The happiness that we feel right now is not that the pope loves the poor, but because we have such leader like him. He goes out from his comfort zones to be one with his people. It is not that he only loves the poor, but he loves all Christians, like Christ Jesus as our true master and leader. He offered His life for the sake of His people. As the Father loves His son and so the Son loves His children as well.

The visit of the pope is not because it is the year of the poor and our country is not that really poor, but because the Lord Jesus Christ wanted us to be renewed with our faith. The Lord sends this pope for us to be reminded that He still loves us. He still loves us in the midst of sun shines and dark clouds. The calamities that we experienced are not valid reasons that we can say we are not loved. And so let us be prepared for this year because the Pope is coming to town.