Lenten Reflection: I Am Yours
28 Mar 2024
There are persons, causes and things that we have committed to consciously. At the same time, even without obvious or formal pronouncements of loyalty or devotion, there would also be those that we are unconsciously dedicating ourself to. Whatever the case may be, our time, energy and actions would certainly be affected by those that we have chosen, by those to whom we say in definite terms or in more subtle ways ‘I am yours’. They affect our day, they shape our years, they influence our life.
The whole passion of Christ is God telling us He is ours, that He is committed to us, that He is not half-hearted with love for us. For the Father to send His very own Son speaks of unparalleled promise to be with us. For the Son to choose to be humbled and to die for our sake concretizes that there is nothing He would not do if only to let us know that we are of utmost importance to Him. For the Spirit to continuously manifest itself even with the darkness and negligence we have shown Jesus during His earthly life and until now when we turn our back on Him reflects the unending resoluteness to choose us. ‘I am yours’ – no one has ever meant or lived this statement more than God to us.
The Lord has clearly and perfectly chosen us. There are no loopholes, cracks or gaps in His commitment. While we cannot match such unbreakable and dedicated love, we can choose to let it embrace us, move us, change us. And that in itself is our way of committing to what is best for us. On these last days of Lent, we can look at these aspects of who we are: To whom and to what have you dedicated yourself and your life? Where is the Creator in those that you have chosen? How does God’s promise and fulfilment of His ‘I am yours’ matter to you?
May mga tao, layunin at bagay na pinagtatayaan natin nang may pagmamalay. Kasabay nito, kahit walang halata o pormal napaggawad ng katapatan o pagkiling, mayroon ding iyong mga pinag-uukulan natinng sarili kahit pa hindi natin tuwirang pinag-iisipan. Alinman sa dalawang ito, may dulot sa ating oras, lakas at pagkilos iyong mga tahasan at mas kubli nating sinasabihan ng ‘Iyo ako’. May dulot sila sa ating araw, hinuhubog nila ang ating mga taon, may talab sila sa ating buhay.
Itong buong paglalakbay ni Kristo ay pagsasabi sa atin ng Diyos na atin Siya, na nagtataya Siya sa atin, na hindi hilaw ang Kanyang pag-ibig para sa atin. Ipinapakita ng pagsugo ng Ama sa Kanya mismong Anak ang walang-katulad Niyang pangako na makapiling tayo. Pinatutunayan ng pagpili ng Anak na magpakababa at mamatay para sa ating kapakanan na wala Siyang hindi gagawin upang mabatid natin na ubod tayo ng halaga sa Kanya. Ipinamamalas ng patuloy na pag-iral ng Espiritu sa kabila ng karimlan at kapabayaang ipinadama natin kay Hesus samantalang narito Siya sa mundo at hanggang ngayon kapag tumatalikod tayo sa Kanya ang walang-hanggang pagpili sa atin. ‘Iyo ako’ – walang sinuman ang higit na nagpakahulugan at nagsabuhay nito kaysa sa Diyos sa atin.
Pinili tayo ng Panginoon sa isang malinaw at perpektong paraan. Walang butas, awang o pagitan sa Kanyang pagtataya. Samantalang hindi natin mapapantayan itong walang-patid at lubos na pag-ibig,maaari nating piliin na yakapin tayo nito, na mapukaw rito, at makapagbago dahil dito. At iyon ay paraan din natin ng pagtataya para sa kung ano ang pinaka-makabubuti sa atin. Sa mga huling araw ng Kuwaresma, maaari nating tingnan itong mga aspekto ng kung sino tayo: Kanino at saan mo itinutuon ang iyong sarili at buhay? Nasaan ang Tagapaglikha sa iyong mga pinili? Anong saysay sa iyo ng pangako at pagsasakatuparan ng Diyos na ‘Iyo ako’?
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