By Fr. Jose “Joesum” Sumampong, Jr.
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for May 24, 2020 (ASCENSION SUNDAY – A):
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Kindly open your Bible and Read Mt. 29:16-20
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Points for Reflection: I am sharing to my dear readers these stories which I have collected to help you reflect as the Universal Church celebrates the ASCENSION Sunday which is also the Catholic Communication’s Sunday. Here they are:
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# 1. It concerns a nine-year-old boy, named Charlie, who lived in New York City.
One day Charlie and his father boarded a commuter train at 11th Street to go downtown to his father’s office.
When they got on the train, the father took Charlie over to the map and traced his finger along the blue line that showed the route of the train downtown.
He explained how they would transfer at Delaney Street. He also explained how they would cross a bridge and then go underground. Finally, he explained how the train would skip certain stops during rush hour.
Soon they arrived at the office.
Charlie spent most of the morning meeting his father’s friends and looking at magazines in his father’s office.
Then just before noon his father said to him, “Charlie, it’s time for you to go home now.”
Charlie’s eyes widened. His mouth dropped, and his face turned pale. The thought of going home all by himself frightened him half to death.
His father walked him over to the station, put him on the train,
patted him on the head, ‘and said, “You’ll be fine, Charlie. Just follow the directions I gave you earlier.”
Charlie was excited as the train leaped forward and roared out of the station.
But his excitement turned to fear when he noticed that the train skipped certain stops.
But then he remembered what his father said earlier about rush hour.
Soon the train disappeared underground. Charlie’s heart beat faster when he noticed how it twisted and turned. He didn’t remember it doing that earlier.
Finally, the train emerged from the darkness and roared over the bridge.
Charlie was so nervous by now that he almost missed his transfer at Delaney Street. But he managed to get off just in time.
Minutes later Charlie breathed a sigh of relief.
He began to recognize familiar street numbers: 107th Street, 109th Street, and, finally, 111th Street.
The train screeched to a stop, the doors opened, and Charlie stepped off.
He was so proud and so happy. He had actually made it home all by himself.
What Charlie didn’t know, however, was that his father was in the next car on the train,
watching over him all the way. He had been with him every foot of the trip, just in case he needed help. (Illustrated Sunday Homilies)++++
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# 2. You say you love me, but sometimes you don’t show it. In the beginning, you couldn’t do enough for me. Now, you seem to take me for granted. Some days I even wonder if I mean anything at all to you.
Maybe when I’m gone, you’ll appreciate me and all the things I do for you. I’m responsible for getting the food on your table, for your clean shirt, for the welfare of your children … a thousand and one things want and need. Why, if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even have a car.
I’ve kept quiet and waited to see how long it would take for you to realize how much you really need me.
Cherish me, take care of me and I’ll continue to take good care of you. Who am I? I am your JOB (VALUE OF WORK¸ Camegian Report)++++
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