Greetings of fully living steem buddies. To live a full life is to live each day without regrets, go and cherish God's wonderful gift of faith, hope and love. Today I will be sharing to you my steem buddies three stories that will center on this gifts and feel free to express your perspectives and views regarding the stories.
On Faith
Ritchie grew up in a poor area of the city. Fortunately, the parish church was nearby. Every afternoon, she would spend her time after class talking with friends and helping in the parish. She joined the youth choir of the parish and often led the singing in the church. She became active during weekends and taught Sunday Catechism to the children. One day, she had discovered that her father had turned away from the Catholic Church and was carried away by a fanatical religious sect. Her mother followed shortly after. Those were difficult days, when her own parents ridiculed her and put her to test. She remained strong in faith. Today, she is slowly preparing herself to give her entire life to God and to the church as a religious sister. She has chosen to consecrate her life totally to God. She continues to believe.
On Hope
Minnie grew up like any other teenager. For her, life was a happy adventure, especially with the moments spent with her family. Until one day her mother revealed to her a secret: she was an adopted child. At that moment, everything seem to collapse in front of her. She felt lost and confused, not knowing whether to cry or to shout. She felt betrayed by her real parents and by her adoptive parents. "Why did they give me away?" "Where are they now?" "Why did they not tell me at once?" Today a young lady of 20, Minnie has learned to cope and hope. She still dreams of finding her real parents one day. But more important than that, she dreams of growing up and finishing her college course. She dreams of having her own family and building her own home. She continues to hope.
On Love
Louie is also a sophomore student. He was rejected by her own family who considered him "the black sheep" of the family. He was not studying very well. During the first quarter, he had three failing grades. That is why his parents were called by the principal. One day, he met a friend from another section and confided all his problems to him. He was lucky he had someone to turn to. Louie wanted to win his parents love because he felt he was not love. His friend advise him to pray and do some good things such as studying his lessons, accomplishing his assignments or by doing some household chores. One day, when he reached home, he followed his friend's advice. It worked well. When his parents saw him, he was embraced by them and by his brothers and sisters. From that time on, they were happy and united because everyone learned to forgive and love one another. Louie's parents now became his inspiration. His parents loved and supported him too.
Reflection
In our everyday life, we have seen occasions which reveal the faith, the hope and love of people. Unless we have these important qualities which are both human and divine, we cannot survive in this life.
Filipinos have survived major disasters and calamities because of our strong faith, hope and love in God, as well our love for families and love for country/community.
Our own experiences of faith, hope and love in the daily events of lives strengthen us. Such experiences when shared inspire others and enable them to effect their own human substance anchored in faith, hope and love!
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