A Time to Reflect

Presented here is my 3-page Reflection Paper in RS 20 (Christology) class. I'm posting my  work to preserve the memories that I know in a point of time will surely be forgotten when I'm gone. 

Recalling an experience where I was saved by Jesus.

People say that Jesus can be found in every person and when we say "every person" they can be in any age or gender. For me, I have felt Jesus presence in the body of my sister. It was during before sendong that this story i am about to tell you happened. After my preliminary exams around 5 pm in the afternoon, my best friend invited me to her brother’s birthday party. She asked me to spend a night at their house and i was so overwhelmed and happy that I’ll be sleeping in her cozy room for this night. However our perfect plan of happiness crushed when our moment was cut-off by my sister's call only to find out that it was already 7:30 pm and I need to be by their house by 8 house due to the promised that i made which was, spending a night there, I ponder for a moment, weighing carefully my choices. Knowing that i cannot hit two birds with one stone. So I decided to choose my sister since she was the first one to offer me to spend a night with her and besides my things are already at their house. I Head directly by 8 and let myself devoured by sleep.

        The next morning I found out what happened to most of the people living near the river. I was baffled and worried about my best friend, yet a part of me was grateful by my sister’s short call last night. I owe her my life and thankful by it, because it saved me from a tragic experience that was brought by typhoon sendong.

Giving  a title to Jesus based on the experience.

Jesus is my savior.

We know that Jesus in His time performed a lot of miracles. Raising someone from the dead, healing the sick and even saving those who are in danger. We may not see Jesus physically in our time now but that doesn’t mean that He had stopped saving some of us from danger.

Yes, He is powerful. He can even command the elements of nature for He is the Creator, He has the Power over all things.

As what people always say, Jesus can be anyone. ‘tis the time that I can say that He is my savior because by the day before sendong took place, He used my sister as a medium in saving me from the possible danger that was about to happen, allowing me to repent for  all the wrong doings I’ve done, I reflected on the near death that I was about to have. He love all of us so it would not be a problem why He chooses my sister as a medium for me to still live. These are the Characteristics of a savior Jesus possessed.

·         The power over nature

·         The sympathy towards the person He’s saving

·         His love towards the person He’s saving

·         He gives hope to begin anew.

Evaluate Jesus Base on your Second Answer

“The Devil Prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour - 1Peter 5:8 “

In life, hardships are not expected to end. One of the consequences of living is the unending challenges that gets in our way. The place where we are living now is the place where we have to prepare ourselves in the coming of Christ. This is not the promise land that we know nor did this even the paradise that we longed desire. As long as we’re living, we must expect challenges and it’s up to us on how we handle those things.

For me, Jesus still continued to be my savior up until now. The typhoon sendong is not the only incident where Jesus intervened in order to save me. Our day- to-day life is included. By waking up in the morning we know that God salvage us from death, to give us hope to live and to repent, for when the Judgment day comes we’re ready to go with Him to the Promise land called heaven.

Life here is not easy as what you think it is. We may not have the same situation but we’re taking risks every day. Uncertain about what might be waiting for us ahead. We have to hope and have faith in Jesus, for as a savior, He will do His best to save those people who continue to believe in Him.

Nothing is impossible with Jesus. We must always bare that in our mind. "Hope, Believe and Have Faith."