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highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity,
choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience, and truth over
popularity.
Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for THERE IS
NEVER A WRONG TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
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Bishop Soc Villegas
25 July 2007
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USHERING IN THE YEAR 2009
January 1, 2009
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
Happy New Year!
I pray that you had a wonderful Christmas holiday, not just with lots of
partying, but with extra time for prayer and thanksgiving and rejoicing
in the blessings God has showered upon us in 2008. Now it is back to
work. And that is something we should all be looking forward to,
especially in our work for the kingdom.
We face a new year. What kind of a year will it be? Well, it will be
entirely up to us (by the grace of God).
Brothers and sisters, for us personally:
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We can always
maintain our joy, because our joy is Christ. No matter what is
happening in our lives, including the seeming negatives, we are
loved by God and God has the most wonderful plan for us.
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We can always have
hope, because our hope is Christ. God is merciful and we can trust
in His divine mercy. God is faithful and we can look to His
outpouring of grace and blessings upon us.
But we are not just to maintain our own equanimity in Christ, but we are
once again given the privilege, and responsibility, of making a positive
difference in and for the world. We are called on to build the kingdom
of God in our midst. We do that by building our homes and our community
into a holy army that will fight for God’s righteousness, working to
enthrone Jesus in the hearts of every person, every home, every
community and every nation.
Brothers and sisters, CFC-FFL is an evangelistic and missionary
community. This is why God raised CFC in 1981, re-founded CFC in 1993,
and then raised a remnant in 2007. This is our reason for being. This is
how we become God’s instruments according to His plan. This is what
makes us relevant in the world today. This is how we can look forward to
a future full of hope.
If we trust in Jesus for our life, our family and our work, then 2009
will necessarily be a very happy new year.
My prayer is that you will indeed have such a year.
God bless you.
Your brother and servant,
Frank Padilla
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