Paint Party Friday: Freedom!

 "This, rather, is the fasting I wish:

releasing those bound unjustly,

untying the thongs of the yoke;

setting free the oppressed;

breaking every yoke;

sharing your bread with the hungry;

sheltering the oppressed

and the homeless;

clothing the naked when you see them;

and not turning your back on your own."

Isaiah 58:6-7

 

 The season of Lent started last Ash Wednesday,

and many Catholics are deciding 

what to fast from- red meat, TV, shopping...

But it's clear from this verse in Isaiah

that God prefers a more radical fast.

Not just giving up something but

creating a change in the life of a person

in need of freedom.

 "I have set before you life and death, 

blessing and the curse. 

Choose life, then, that you 

and your descendants may live, 

by loving The Lord, your God, 

heeding His voice, and holding fast to Him." 

Dt. 30:19. 

 Everyday we have choices to make. 

With the limited time we have, 

we make choices where to invest our time. 

Does our schedule and our commitments 

 show that we love God and want to follow Him? 

God's ultimate goal for us is freedom. 

If we align our choices with God's, 

we will attain what He wants for us!

Freedom not only for ourselves

but for those whose lives we touch.

 

The QC Jail painting club 

(we have a ministry in the QC Jail) was 

given a chance to showcase some paintings

in the Philippine Institute of Architects

convention for free!

Here's Tikyo Trufil.

I got to know him while he was in jail,

and now he is free, and painting!

 I made Mrs. Whatsit over the weekend

out of a plastic milk bottle,

an old sweater, newspapers and scrap cloth. 

Found out how in our papemelroti blog.

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