God is amazing.

I joined the Agape retreat last Tuesday-Wednesday. We went to Prayer Mountain in Antipolo. There were eleven of us who went there, two from class 2010 and nine from upper batches. The place is very beautiful, the sights are really relaxing. It’s a very serene experience. I was able to reflect and get in touch with my Creator. Haaaaaaaa….… You know that feeling when you can’t stop smiling, you have no worries, you want to hug everyone you meet and you appreciate everything around you? That’s exactly how I felt during and after the retreat. It’s such a wonderful feeling, I like it. I feel free... It feels like heaven….... Heaven, indeed, is not something we have to experience after we die. Heaven starts right here on earth and continues to the afterlife for even now God is already with us and every smiling face is an angel.

Speaking of angels… The pope is probably now being welcomed by angels into his rightful place in heaven. Eventhough I’m not catholic, I have a lot of respect for Pope John Paul II and I truly admire everything he has done to make the world we live in a better place for everyone, not just for catholics. He has set examples that everyone should follow. He forgave the man who tried to assassinate him. During the Jubilee celebration last 2000, he was even humble enough to ask for forgiveness for all the wrong deeds the Catholic Church has done in the past. These examples of forgiveness and humility are just some of the admirable things he did. What a great man.