Last Saturday, March 26, 2016, Rowena and I went to BGC for the Walkway event by Church Simplified. Ang saya dahil hindi kami pareho sanay mag-commute papuntang BGC tapos wala pa MRT that day kaya nag-bus kami. Sa bus pa lang ang fruitful na ng kwentuhan namin, future plans, the real deal in making a decision (I’ll try na i-blog din ‘to), current posture of our heart at mga random topics na like yung pagiging always late nya, hahahaha.
When we reached BGC, bigla kami nagutom. HAHAHAHA so kain muna sa SnR. We saw Ogie & Regine, and dahil famous singer yung friend ko, we took the chance na makapagpapicture sa kanila. #fangirling
At dahil hindi na mashado mainit, pumunta na kami sa walkway which is HINDI NAMIN ALAM EXACTLY KUNG SAAN. Ang galing namin eh, hahahaha. Basta lakad lang, ganern.
Finally! Nakita na namin yung Station 7, so lakad pa kami papunta sa Statin 1. Habang naglalakad, na-eexcite na kinakabahan ako. 3 years ko na kasi pinaplano na mag-participate sa walkway pero palaging hindi natutuloy. So ayun na nga, nung nasa Station 1 na kami, usapan talaga namin magrereflect kami at magpaparticipate sa lahat.
Walkway; Reflections on the Stations of the Cross
STATION 1: PETER
Jesus is denied by Peter.
STATION 2: JUDAS
Jesus is Betrayed by Judas.
STATION 3: CAIAPHAS
Jesus is Tried by the Sanhedrin.
STATION 4: PILATE
Jesus is judged.
STATION 5: THE TORTURE GUARDS
Jesus is Flogged.
STATION 6: BARABBAS
Jesus replaced Barabbas.
STATION 7: THE MOB
Jesus walks to Calvary.
STATION 8: SIMON
Jesus was helped by a stranger.
STATION 9: THE CENTURION
Jesus is Crucified.
STATION 10: MARY
Jesus entrusts Mary to John.
STATION 11: THE THIEF
Jesus promises paradise.
STATION 12: THE DARKNESS
Jesus dies.
You will be asked to go inside the dark tent. And then…
This is placed inside the dark tent.
STATION 13: MARY MAGDALENE
Jesus rises.
Thank you for making a difference in my life.
STATION 14: PETER
Jesus’ invitation.
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Almost 3 hours yung journey namin from Station 1 to Station 14. And indeed ang daming realization per station. Sa Station 1 kukuha ka ng red paper tas ilalagay mo dun yung mga down moments mo, pwede na kung may current struggle ka or yung fears mo. Tapos dala-dala mo yung paper na yun as you continue your journey sa walkway. Tapos may itetext ka na tao na pakiramdam mo need ng encouragement, ayun tinext ko yung isang friend ko. Ang galing lang kasi may matanggap ako na text message from a friend din. Pigil luha lang talaga kasi madaming tao, hahahaha.Station 2 naman may paper ulit tapos ilalagay mo dun yung mga nagawa mo na feeling mo, after nun, hindi ka na mahal ng Diyos. Station 3 is about our country, may sample ballot sila na sasagutan mo tas ihuhulog dun sa malaking box. Yung content nung ballot mga traits na dapat meron ka at yung susunod na maglelead ng country natin. Sa Station 4, about helping kids sa Smokey mountain, may donation box sila dun and you can give a generous donation of 5 pesos, pero sympre pwede mo dagdagan yun. Sa Station 5 naman, ummmm… secret, hahahaha. Pero may mga pinagdasal ako dun para sa emotional healing. Station 6, medyo mahirap aminin yung mga struggles na pinagdadaanan lately, mga sins na paulit-ulit na nagagawa. Pero assurance lang dina tlaga yung last statement na “The mere presence of Christ that freed Barabbas has the power to free you too.” Sa Station 7, nung una nagdadalawang isip ako kasi madaming tao, pero alam ko naman sa sarili ko na hindi ako mapapakali kung hindi ko yun gagawin kaya pumila ako to carry the cross. At first, akala ko magaan yung cross, pero nung nilagay na sa balikat ko, ay! ang bigat nya promise! and habang lumalakad ako ng nasa balikat ko yung cross, iniisip ko kung pano nakaya ni Jesus na buhatin yun ng matagal tas may mga sugat pa s’ya. Nung tapos na at kukunin na nila kuya from Church Simplified yung cross, medyo nakaka-distract kasi ang cute nila, hahahaha (umamin ka Rowena na cute sila, di ba? hahahaha). Isa sa favorite ko yung Station 8, may piece of paper tapos isusulat mo yung prayer mo, then bago mo ilagay sa bowl full of prayers, kukuha ka muna ng isang prayer dun from a complete stranger tapos ipagdadasal mo. Imagine, someone na hindi mo kakilala or nakikita pa is praying for you! Amazing lang di ba? Pinaka-favorite ko yung Station 9. Remember yung piece ng red paper from Station 1& 2 , you’ll be asked to nailed it on the cross. Yes, ikaw mismo ang magpapako nung papel mo na may mga hurt, fear, pain, disappointment lahat na ng negative feelings na dala-dala mo sa puso sa cross. At that moment, while I’m nailing my paper on the cross, pakiramdam ko ako mismo yung nagpapako kay Jesus, na dahil sa mga kasalanan ko kaya nya sinapit yun. Pero I am also reminded kung gaano kalaki yung pagmamahal ng Diyos, na to let His love absorb all my sins. Sa Station 10 naman sobrang kinilig ako, days before the walkway, may nakita ako na post na nagpapasend sila ng picture ng mga nanay. I immediately emailed yung latest picture namin ni mommy. At nakakatuwa lang kasi nakita ko na nakalagay yun dun sa Station. Station 11 naman reminded me to trust the Lord and that He is forever faithful to us.Sa Station 12 may black tent tapos kailangan mo pumasok dun, pagpasok sa loob madilim talaga, then sa isang side ng wall may mesage galing kay Jesus. Nakakatuwa kasi nung nasa station 1 pa lang kami, then nalaman namin na mostly names yung nakalagay per station, akala namin name ni Jesus yung nasa last. Pero nung tiningnan namin yung leaflet wala yung name n’ya dun tapos surprise, nandun S’ya sa pinaka-hindi mo inaasahan na lugar, darkness. Sa station 13, sobrang on-point nung red part (pakibasa na lang sa taas) tapos ang saya sa feeling na isulat yung name nung person o nung group na sobang naka-influence sa life mo. Again, thank you! And lastly sa Station 14, is a promise na there is a love greater than the grave.
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Ang haba ba? HAHAHAHA sorry naman, di ko lang talaga ma-contain yung feeling after ko ma-experience yung walkway 🙂
And hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero nakakagulat na nakakatuwa na Saturday ng holy week ‘ko ‘to nagawa. Talagang a year after my post, Forgiving Saturday. And kaya ko ng sabihin na, oo, napatawad ko na yung Saturday.
Thank you Rowena sa pag-sama sa’kin. Love you!
Thank you Church Simplified for having this event. You can check their page here.
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