Reflection 6

It was inspiring to know this man who was very kind and so hunger to know what his calling in his life. I was glad also because I was privileged to share about his life to my classmates. And as I was reporting about him, I knew that most of my classmates were inspired too. Who was this person? This person was Martin Nievera- hahaha. I was just kidding; by the way the real name of this person was St. Martin of Tours. As we all know, St. Martin of Tours was born in 316 AD in a present day Hungary of a prominent family. One day, as a young man decorated in the armor and prestige of a royal knight, he was riding his horse and came across a beggar whose clothes were tattered to the point of nudity. Martin tore his cloak in half to cloth the man. He was known at the time to be a natural leader, yet was disposed to such counter-cultural Christian acts of charity. In fact, as bishop, St. Martin preferred to spend time in a solitary hermitage in order to dedicate his life to prayer. He leaves for us an example of servant leadership where all secular or spiritual power is always subject to God from whom all such gifts are bestowed. St. Martin’s dedicated prayer life allowed him to receive power as a gift and use it for God’s greater purpose. Because of his experienced of that beggar, it was his turning point in life wherein he dedicated his life to God and committed to Him that he will serve God in his life.

As I think of Martin, I remembered the time that I surrendered everything to God and committed myself to serve Him. Though I was brought up in a Christian family, but I did not have that right perspective about my calling in the Lord. I just thought that just doing the right thing then that’s enough but it was not. I am amazed how God has been teaching me through using life of another person from history. I learned also to spend time for the Lord and develop my prayer life to Him. I know that it is very essential in my spiritual life especially in my relationship with the Lord. I have learned also from Martin to show kindness and love towards other people. I am encouraged that I will not only show kindness and love to those people whom I know, but even to those people whom I do not know.

With all these learning and realization in life, it is my prayer to really apply it in my life what I have learned. I pray that I will become a wise woman to do what is right and what pleases the Lord. I will show love not only to my family, friends and to those whom I know but I will also try my best to love my enemies also. I accept them who they are and show kindness though some people will find it weird but I know that I am not doing it for the people to see me. I am doing these things because I know that God is watching and He is glorified with my deeds. I will serve with joy like in the church, I will do the ministry. I will remind myself also to submit to those who are in authority because I know that God has used them. It is also my prayer that my life will become a blessing and model to other people.