Who our best friend is

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Hope you'll be blessed with this as I was.

Somewhere in Milaor, Camarines Sur, there lived a fourth grader boy

who would follow this route to school everyday: He has to cross the

rugged plains and cross the dangerous highway where vehicles are

recklessly driving to and fro. Once past this highway, the boy would

take a shortcut, passing by the Church every morning just to say Hi

to God, and faithfully say his, " Magandang umaga po " in Bicol dialect.

He was faithfully being watched by a Priest who was happy to find

innocence soup lifting in the morning, " Kamusta, Andoy? Papasok ka

na? " " Opo padre... " he would flash his innocent grin, the priest

would be touched. He was so concerned that one day he talked to

Andoy. " From school... " , he advised " Do not cross the highway, you can pass

through the Church and I can accompany you to the other side of the road...that

way I can see that you are home safe.... " " Thank you father.

 

.... " " Why don't you go home ... why do you stay in this church

right after school? " " I just want to say 'Hi' to my friend, God, " and

the priest would leave the boy to spend time beside the altar, talking to

himself, but the priest was hiding behind the altar to listen to what this boy

had to say to his heavenly FATHER.

" You know my math exam was pretty bad today, but I did not

cheat although my seatmate is bullying me for notes... I ate one

cracker and drank my water, Itay had a bad season and all I can eat is this

cracker.Thank you for this! I saw a poor kitten that was hungry and I know how

he feels so I gave my last cracker to him ... funny but I am not that hungry.

Look, this is my last pair of slippers ...I may have to walk barefoot next week,

you see this is about to be broken...but it is okay....at least I am still going

to school.... Some say we will have a hard season this month, some of my

classmates have already stopped going to school ....please help them get to

school again, please God?...Oh,you know, Inay hit me again, it is painful, but I

know this pain will pass away, at least I still have a mother.... God, you want

to see my bruises? I know you can heal them.... Here... here

and ....oh...blood...I guess you knew about this one huh? Please

don't be mad at Inay, she is just tired and she worries for the food

in our table and my schooling that is why she hits us....Oh, I think I am in

love ...there's this pretty girl in my class, her name is

Anita ... do you think she will like me? Anyway, at least I know you

will always like me, don't have tobe anybody just to please you, you

are my very best friend! Hey your birthday is two days from now!!!

Aren't you excited? I am! Wait till you see, I have a gift for you.

But it is a surprise! I hope you will like it! Oooops, I have to

go ... " then he stood up and calls out, " Padre, padre, I am finished

talking to my friend ....you can accompany me to the other side of the road now "

 

This routine happened everyday. Andoy never failed. Father Agaton

shared this every Sunday to the people in his church because he has

not seen a very pure faith and trust in God, a very positive look at

negative situations.