“In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” (John 16:16)
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In all of the ages, no hope or event has come so predicted, so unreachable, so… unthinkable, that it is certain will happen sooner than we think of: the return of Christ and the consummation of the ages. “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.” (Matthew 24:32-34) As I laid in my white polo shirt and jeans (the polo being worn by my sister last year in 12th grade), I took a photo of it. This was a reminder of the last time I would lay out clothes on Puerto Rico… maybe, for now. I also looked up the door to the empty street, with cars zooming by. School is tomorrow, ecstatic to start. But, what about my friends? Teachers? “Enemies”? The confraternity youth club that God let me open to the school again? (I was to lead this until I graduate on May 2011.) Looking up the door meant sadness, the sacrifice of going where God wanted me –nay, my family- to the evermore, into a place we have never known. Maybe like Abraham? God’s words were true in John 21:18, when Jesus spoke to Peter: …“I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” (John 21:18, emphasis mine) “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” (Genesis 8:22) O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. (Habakkuk 3:2, KJV) It’s over 10 weeks since my dad has left to Seattle. He’s just anxious to see us. He has missed my awards, my sister’s graduation, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, my mom’s birthday and -soon- their anniversary. This makes ME anxious. And we still don’t know when we’re leaving!
*sigh* It’s depressing… As much as I groan about it, I know this: I’ll be moving sometime this year to Maryland, in the USA. God knows the woes that I’m suffering!
I guess I’m having some separation anxiety. It’s just that 15 years of my life were lived in Puerto Rico, and I won’t be shutting up about this thing for a few weeks. At first, I was opposed to it -on account of my patria, school, friends, etc.-, but we thought about the new experience we can have on Annapolis. It’s not easy to bear leaving my comfort zone. My dad is in Seattle with my uncle -he has some bone cancer- but, thank God, he has bettered himself. Even though cancer is physical, it can also be a mental challenge. He is now used to have somebody caring for him. He’s SOOO anxious for us to be with him. Hope has given him a strength to battle… to go. And if he has hope to see us, then I’ll give him my support. We don’t know many details yet, but one thing is certain: |
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