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Delinquent Tenant

 Normally, I would be leaving home after lunch to attend the anticipated Mass if it is not my schedule to do groceries.  But I wanted to talk to our tenant who is way past due on her rent.  She was already advised I would be talking to her today.

It was in 2022 when we agreed on her payment terms to make up for her delinquent payments.  It is already 2025, she still did not mend her ways.  Anyway, she already came up on how she would be paying.  She would be issuing post-dated checks for the 10th and the 25th of each month.  Hopefully she would not renege on her word.

Since that was a quick meeting, I still have time to attend the Saturday Mass.  So, I have asked Edgar, the driver, to drop me off at the Sto. Niño de Paz Greenbelt Chapel.  In time, too, as I was able to join the community praying the rosary.

The Mass presider is Fr. Dave.  He started by saying not all mistakes are sins, but all sins are mistakes ("Hindi lahat nang nagkakamali ay nagkasala.  Lahat nang nagkasala ay nagkamali."  Saying it in Tagalog has more impact.  LOL)

We also perceive the same mistake differently as it depends on who committed the mistake.  If he/ she is our friend, we let it go.  But if he/ she happens to be an enemy, we would react angrily.

Everybody prays, even those who have sinned and erred.  We should not judge.  God listens even to those who sinned.  Be understanding and merciful, as God is understanding and merciful to us.

If we are not in a situation or predicament, we easily judge and condemn.  Fr. Dave pointed out the parable of the  one lost sheep and the ninety-nine sheep that the shepherd left behind to find the missing sheep.

Funnily, Fr. Dave said that one pope said "pagiging tanga ay isang biyaya... huwag mo lang araw-arawin." (translation: being stupid is grace... just don't do it every day).

Again, it is time to try a new restaurant.  I walked my way to One Ayala.  Was thinking of trying Crisostomo.  Unfortunately, their food serving is for two to three persons.

So, hopped to the restaurant next to it.  Panco Cafe.  I assume this is from Melbourne, Australia.  LOL

The food recommended by the server, that is, Breakfast Brisket (PhP460.00), is spot on!

Since the service is fast, I still have time to go around One Ayala.  Saw in the internet that one of the stores in the mall is Biblio and AMen.  I assumed it would be religious stores.  Far from it.  Biblio is a store of pre-loved books.  AMen is a jewelry store. 

Of course, I would not skip my Frappuccino fix at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf where I started this blog.

Walked back to Greenbelt Chapel for the anticipated Mass, pausing at a stall selling mobile phone accessories to buy a micro USB cable as Lyn's got broken.

The Mass presider is Fr. Benny.  

What does the baptism of Jesus mean for us?

1. It is an opportunity for John the Baptist to be the precursor of the Savior.
2. It is an opportunity to reveal the Trinity.  God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit is in the event.
3. It is an opportunity for Jesus to signal to John that He will already start His ministry.  "He must increase, but I must decrease."

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posted by ~GFA~ @ 1/11/2025 02:13:00 PM