Message

 Message from Bishop Rey, Diocese of Imus:

Sometimes we have to look beyond the obvious.  We prayed that Leni would win but she didn't. At least in the Comelec count, she didn't.

But she won the hearts of the people. She won them enough to stay in the sun for hours, enough for them to campaign and spend for campaign materials, enough for them to bring or prepare food to share with others, enough for them to clean up after each rally and so many more things that you would  never expect a Filipino to do.

My thinking is that God sent Leni to make us realize that there is innate goodness in the Filipino. Each Filipino has the ability to rise above oneself. I am beginning to think that God never meant for Leni to win.  Her mission was to waken us up. If Leni won, do you really think she would be able to change the mindset of our government?  I think we would expect so much more from her that we will complain about each and every mistake or problem that she is unable to solve. We will castigate her as an inutile leader as in the same manner we castigated PNoy.

I think God used Leni to show us that if we unite we are capable of great things. Sure, we tried hard but we still lost the election. But you see, whatever we do, we will lose the election because the dice were loaded in the first place. But we gained character, we saw people volunteer their time, money and themselves for something beyond them. And it was wonderful God showed us that if we get together and worked together, things happen. We may not win elections but the feelings of joy and wonderment were priceless. And just maybe, that brief moment was actually a glimpse of heaven.