Prophets

Pastor  Aiel Siagan, IEMELIF

Mark 6:1-6

Disheartening is this Bible passage in the Gospel of Mark when Jesus said “Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house.” Jesus may have felt disowned. The crowd “took offence at him.” The community and family who he grew up belonging with is in a position that goes against his conviction as a prophet. The statement is emotionally laden. To ascribe slight traces of betrayal on Jesus’ part is not a far-fetched idea. Jesus was disowned and he felt betrayed.

 

But is it not that families and communities, especially that of Jesus, should support each other? In our churches, we uphold the value of family and community, and denounce whatever that threatens its integrity. What is it that led Jesus’ family and community to a painful and difficult feud with someone that intimately belongs to them?

 

Jesus’ teachings and ministries clashed against with that of the Pharisees and Sadducees of the temple. It is almost always that a verbal confrontation is set to happen whenever Jesus and the temple authorities meet on the streets of Galilee. On one occasion, the Pharisees accused Jesus and his disciples of violating the Laws of Moses by working on a Sabbath day. Jesus verbally retaliated by asserting that “The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; ²⁸ so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.” (Mark 2: 27). The relationship of Jesus with them is characterized by contrasting interests thus leads to their bitter rivalry. The Pharisees and Sadducees identify themselves as keepers of the Law of Moses, but not only that. They are in connivance with the King at the palace and the whole Roman Empire establishment. They did what every traditional religion does to government- to obviate disorder, crushed dissent among the people, and expunge the system of traces of rebelliousness. They ensure that the system is well-oiled with blind obedience from their subjects, meaning the peasants and the fishermen send their produced and pay their exorbitant taxes to the empire.

 

But Jesus is a prophet, not a parrot of the religious political establishment. His clashes and confrontations with the religious order represented by the Pharisees and Sadducees, are indicative of his huge disapproval to the existing forms of political relationship. Often, he called-out the hypocrisy of them who claims to know the Laws of Moses but hell-bent on maintaining the imperial subjugation of the Jewish nation. The bitter rivalry reached its climax when the temple authorities arranged for the arrest and the eventual killing of Jesus on the cross. Such was the priests’ anger to Jesus that they have schemed the prophet’s murder.

 

Now on this background, imagine the reason Jesus is without honor based from the people at the Synagogue of his hometown. When honor is ascribed to Pharisees and Sadducees who have achieved a certain connection with the ruling powers, the case of Jesus who speaks against them must be one of shame.

 

I remember Bishop Alfredo Ramiento, bishop of the poor peasant in Hacienda Luisita who was gunned down because of his firm stance for the suffering peasants. I remember William Tadena, and Isaias Sta. Rosa, and Edison Lapuz, they were murdered because they were prophets bearing the people’s interests that clashes with the interests of a few rich. The list of names is long.

 

Today, persecution among the prophets of this nation persists. I remember Sister Pat Fox, Bishop Carlo Morales, the IFI church and development workers who were arrested in General Santos City, my friend Aldeem Yanez, a former KKKP officer is one among them. The list of names is long. I add the church people who consistently march in SONA. These people, by standard of the world, are unsuccessful. Shame on them for not being absorbed by the hegemony of the government. Based on how people are measured nowadays, or based on our community and family standards, they are mere nuisance. But just like Jesus, whom they choose to follow, they are prophets without honor.

 

Hail thee the Prophets of this nation. Mabuhay.

 

July 22, 2018, 9th Sunday after Pentecost*A Daily Call to Conversion of Life

Weena Meily

http://www.philipchircop.com/post/117415415497/beautiful-shepherd-for-your-prayerful-reflection

Jer.23:1-6
Eph 2:13-18
Ps.23:1-6
Mk 6:30-34

A Daily Call to Conversion of Life

Gospel is indeed “good news”. And if it is indeed “good news” it may not also be good to hear. Because if indeed it is the truth, then it can be hurting. It can speak straight to the heart and hit a spot.
It can be powerful.

Today’s readings, it seems, have one theme : Shepherding/ leadership/ managing. Wow. I think it to be a teaching on how to lead a people, how to guide persons, how to manage work. But there is more than that. And now, the power in the Word.

The Old Testament is replete with the metaphorical identification of Israel with a flock of sheep in need of a shepherd’s guidance and care. Our first reading expresses it well.

Jer 23:1 Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter. This is a warning, an attack against evil leaders who have abused their power and used it for their own selfish, egoic desires. This is however, a prelude to words of HOPE. Then Yahweh says: Jer 23: 5 The day is coming when I will raise up a king who is David’s righteous successor . He will rule wisely and govern with justice and righteousness. (A specific style of writing persisted at the time this was written; mentioning the negative statement, warnings, attacks in order to emphasize the HOPE, the PROMISE of Yahweh’s justice; the promise of a Shepherd who will look after the sheep.)

This prophecy is not unique but part of a broad expectation and hope for a messiah who would reign in justice and righteousness. The prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah and Micah were the group of prophets who envisioned the same hope and who were quite an authority during their time. And who caused a lot of stirrings and disturbance and fueled the passion of the people who felt it enough for abusive power to dominate them. (Isn’t this kinda’ like our very own “tama na! sobra na!”? We seem to have the same experience as Old Testament people…)
Given such prophetic fuel, one can imagine why interpretations of Jesus could blaze passionately. Jesus indeed fulfilled these prophecies, though not always in ways the people (and perhaps the Old Testament prophets) imagined. David’s political reign was of no interest to Jesus—“My kingdom does not belong to this world” (Jn 18:36)—and obviously even today his rule of justice and righteousness is still waiting to be fully realized.
Jesus turned out to be a different kind of Son of David. Instead of reconstituting a temporal rule, his interest was in an eternal one. And though he called, and continues to call, for justice that is present and concrete, the fullness of that justice and righteousness will come only at the end. We are a pilgrim people, the church teaches, ever on a path of penance and renewal, ever taking on the appearance of this passing world (“Dogmatic Constitution on the Church,” Nos. 8, 48).[from Peter Feldmeier, Professor of Catholic Studies, University of Toledo]
And who is our Shepherd on this pilgrim way? How does he guide us? And since we are called to follow His example, to follow as shepherds ourselves? Looking at our Gospel reading, if we follow a chronological order, we read that the story before verse 30, is the tragedy of John the Baptist, the Prophet, the fighter for truth and justice, the man who stood by his principles to his death.

Then, Mk. 6:30 “The apostles returned and reported to Jesus all they had done and taught.” The apostles must have been so exhausted by so much violence, and moral debauchery that highlighted the events of the day. Life must have been hard for Jesus’ disciples. Preaching to people who might have possibly been contradicting them since Herods leading them have led immoral lives. Villages must have been so far from each other so that travel required hours or even days. Violence and injustice must have been a daily fare, so that these events have burdened the apostles’ morale. Jesus felt for them, for he also knew how it feels to be exhausted and experience burnout and so, told them to rest. Alone, Jesus was left with a large crowd by the shore. Jesus must have thought, there are so many who need someone to guide them, to lead them to the right path, to help them know the differences between good and evil, to keep them spiritually (and subsequently, in the next verses 35-42, in the feeding of the multitude) and also physically alive.

We continue to read in Mark 6:34 “…and he had compassion on them for they were like sheep without a shepherd.” The compassion of Jesus comes “from the guts” (the Greek translation), his care radiating from the core. The compassion of Jesus radiates from the core or from the heart. Here I am reminded of something I read from one of the greatest woman writers, Susan Sontag, where she mentions about the writer, Walter Benjamin’s ideas on how storytelling transmutes information into wisdom. In this instance, Jesus, the storyteller, transmutes head work into heart work. The teaching becomes the practice. Jesus walks his talk. Jesus’ words are words of life. The Word is alive.

And finally our 2nd Reading, from Ephesians, where UNITY is its great theme. Division was a problem. Gentiles and Jews were at odds with each other. The divisive spirit created a wall that separated them. But whatever caused this division, Jesus crushed and peace is possible. Christ “broke down the dividing wall of enmity through his flesh…that he might create in himself one new person in place of two, thus establishing peace…through the cross, putting that enmity to death by it.”

Today we work towards this unity. Our prayer, study, work for justice and love for creation, continue to be our hope to mend divisiveness in our society caused by unjust systems perpetuated by government that believes in the practice of “divide and conquer”.
The compassion of Jesus helps us understand that Christian commitment to the poor is not complete as long as the church is not itself deeply rooted in the marginalized of society. Here we are called to an authentic Christian following. How do we follow Jesus as Good Shepherd? How does our Christian duty to love unconditionally matter? Does our contemplation and action go together? How do we respond to unjust systems that surround us? Our call is a daily call to conversion of life. Franciscan priest, author and spiritual writer, Richard Rohr reflects on this:

“As long as we unquestioningly buy into the egoic system, where the roots of our narcissism often lie hidden, we’re going to have problems. If we think we can say our private prayers and still genuflect before the self-perpetuating, unjust systems of the world, our conversion will not go very deep or aid in the unfolding of history. (Blessed) Dorothy Day was not afraid to say it strongly: We need to change the system. We need to overthrow… this rotten, decadent, putrid, industrial capitalist system which breeds such suffering.”

The Lord is my Shepherd
He provides for all my needs.
He allows me to rest when I am exhausted
And gives me the gifts of stillness, silence and solitude
To restore my wearied soul.
He is my guide, so that I may discern
To be able to remain faithful in Him.

In life, I may be beset with deep problems and
Illness sometimes overpowers me,
But I will not fear,
For you, my Good Shepherd, journey with me,
You are my comfort
in times of grief and loss.

You, Lord, prepare a feast for me in the presence
Of those who mock me and persecute me because of
My love for you.
You proclaim me as yours, for
Your love for me is Forever!
Oh my Lord, my Life,
I can only depend on your Mercy!
My Lord has promised gifts of goodness and kindness
All of my life
And I, in turn, shall live single-heartedly for Him
Forever and ever!

—by Weena Meily, (a woman’s take

July 15, 2018, 8th Sunday after Pentecost*Rest

Divina  Gonzales-Naoe

 Psalm 23

Jeremiah 23:1-6

Ephesians 2:13-18

Mark 6:30-34

 

When people come to tell their stories, their plights, their worries and needs

When people approach you to do something for them

When people find hopes because you made them believed and showed them with their own eyes that things are possible

When unsound and depressed people understand you and willingly agree to restore their being

When people change their perspectives so as to accommodate others as their mission too…

– these manifest active discipleship!

 

When people see your cause and they still want to collaborate with you and willing to work with you

When people give time, profession, possessions for others

When people begin to plan and work for unselfish ambitions

When people discover great things that are valuable for the creation

When people choose life and creation over possessions and power…

-we are actually doing what Jesus did just like what he did to the large barefooted crowd who were earnestly thirsty for attention and  wisdom.

 

This story from Mark 6:30-34, illustrates how God and godly people synergize to accommodate all the needs and concerns of the people during their time. The apostles, in verse 30, reported what they did for the people, they even had no chance to eat and rest because of the multitude of people who are coming for the need of their service. If we will be concentrating on that particular statement, we might come to realize how magnificent their works are. This may mean something that is truly valuable to the large number of people. This might mean they are doing extraordinary works!

Many preachers made used of the idea that the life’s condition during the time of Jesus has no less different from our times, that is, vast number of people were poor. Educated people nowadays, have learned the negative effect of being poor. The economists and moralists would say, the more poor people are in a country, the lower are their morality. The doctors and teachers would say, the more poor people in the country, the higher rate of cognitive delays among children and youth. These effects transcends not only to the individual and their families but has a dilapidating effect in their own country and into the whole world. The ripple effect of this condition may limit one to foresee the number of people who will be affected, to what extent are they being affected and when will the effect manifests. Thus, oftentimes, even specialists and experts would lead to believe that there is no hope and that no scientific equations could calculate how the people in these conditions could survive and or no treatment can help these people to recover. People who are devastated may also feel the same. They believe that their lives will never improve and there is no easiest way than to accept this reality. A situation that was struggled by Jesus and his apostles- this is to turn in 360 degrees the impacts of poverty, from hopeless to full of hope, from being unproductive to live a more fruitful life, from obedience to become more critical in choosing what it more valuable and from being in a state of fear to accept challenges and move forward.  This view recognizes that what the apostles toiled were to resolve the problems which directly affect the people. Their service for the poor, liberates not only the poor but also the conditions that affect others and their country as well. Their work had reverberated and created a word of mouth to the people in nearby places that necessitated them to work unstoppable to that extent that they did not have time to eat and rest. Then Jesus told them to go to a quiescent place to rest.

Rest has been mentioned several times in the bible, 496 to be exact in the New International Version. This was seen as a practice in the Bible, a state where a person can be able to renew his/her strength as a preparation for another work (J. Koessler, 2016). A rest can also be seen as part of the work because we prepare ourselves for the noble and great challenges we might face again, cognizant that after the rest will be a crowd waiting to be emancipated.

 

When a work demands extraordinary people, just like the apostles, we are tasked to perform miracles, miracles that overturn the repercussion of oppressions to people. These might be seen impossible but it was already demonstrated in history, God saves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 8, 2018, 7th Sunday after Pentecost *Prophetic Fidelity to God

Fr. Arsen Sumag-ng,MJ

 

Psalm 123
Ezekiel 2:2-5
2Corinthians 12:7-10
Mark 6:1-6

 

The scriptural readings this Sunday is focused on our prophetic mission.

Prophets, are witnesses to God and to his will. They  denounce  and expose  the evil and propose what is to be done.

We can name many prophetic men and women in our country who followed the prophetic vocation of Ezekiel in the Old testament, of Paul in the New Testament and of Jesus in the Gospels. They were not only misunderstood and rejected; they were also put to death. We have Fr. Tentorio who was shot dead while helping the indigenous communities in Mindanao. Just recently, we have Fr.  Tito Paez. There are also  lay people suffered the same fate.

A prophet sent by God must speak and labor, even as people do not listen to him or her. A prophet commissioned by God gives witness amidst rejection ,  threats, or even if  he or she walks through the valley of shadow of death.  A prophet sent by God manifests an allegiance to God. A prophet demonstrates faithfulness to God’s message and is manifested in the faithful and unwavering service to the people.

I remember our homiletics professor at the seminary who once asked us: “let us say, you are about to preach the Word of God and the readings are very clear that there are certain things the lord wants you to say. But when you go to the pulpit, you notice that there are people in the congregation who will not find appreciation in what you will say or what God wants you to say on the basis of the readings. Will you change the message that you want to convey? Will you tailor your reflection according to what is acceptable and pleasing to them? or you remain faithful to what God wants you to say? Will you uphold your primary loyalty or fidelity to God?”

Proclaiming God’s message is done in many and different ways, but preacher’s primary fidelity is to God and to the message. This is part of the prophetic mission, not only of ordained preacher, but of every Christian. The Word of God affirms and consoles; it also challenges and disturbs.

The prophets may be frail, vulnerable and weak as in the case of the apostle Paul in the second reading.  But we see the power of the Holy Spirit present in Paul in his weaknesses. The weakness of Paul revealed the power of God. While the weakness of a prophet can cause his rejection by the people, it reinforces at the same time, the reality that God is the One who sends a prophet.  A prophet does not send oneself on the basis of one’s personal qualifications. Thus, let us be reminded that even the most powerful, influential, popular and rich person can never claim that he/she is a prophet without God in his/her life. More so, may we not forget that even a poor, weak, uneducated and insignificant person can be a prophet.

In the Gospel, Jesus returns to his native place and is rejected by His own people, despite his amazing preaching in their synagogue. Familiarity breeds contempt. The people question not what he says but the source of his preaching and wonders. They know Jesus too well. They know his family, his background, his Job. They reject Jesus on the basis of his lowly family background, hometown and trade. This reality is exactly what is happening in the poor communities in our country. If you are poor and living in a slum area, you are suspected a thief, a snatcher, or a drug-addict. The poor are being rejected by the society because of their social status and backgrounds.  Worst, such judgement leads them to become vulnerable to abuses and human rights violations.

How do we decide on various issues in our society today such reproductive health , social justice, corruption, ecological concerns, extra judicial killings and many other pressing issues? Do we allow ourselves to be led by our  self-centeredness     or by the teachings of Christ and of our faith?

Let us not forget that a prophet always decides according to God’s will. A prophet hears  the voice of God in the depths of one’s being. May we all be guided by the voice of God, and so live our lives as prophets of the modern world, called to make a difference.  AMEN##

 

 

July 1, 2018, 6th Sunday after Pentecost*

 

              Pastor Carleen Nomorosa

Psalm 30: 2, 4-6, 11-13

Wisdom 1:13-15;

2:23-24 2Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15

Mark 5:21-43  June 28

 

Dalawang kwento ng pagpapagaling ang nabasa natin sa Ebanghelyo ni Marcos. Ang isa pa nga ay ‘halos’ patay na, kumbaga nag-aagaw buhay – isang batang babae. Hindi isinaad sa pahayag ni Jairo kung ano ang sakit ng bata ang sabi nya lamang, “Nag-aagaw-buhay po ang anak kong dalagita.”

 

Dalawang kwento ito ng pagpapagaling na ang puhunan lamang ay “pananampalataya.” Ang nauna ay ang babaeng labindalawang taon ng dinudugo at sinuri na ng maraming doktor.

Sinabi ni Hesus sa kanya, “Anak, pinagaling ka ng iyong pananampalataya.” Pananampalataya.

Kay Jairo ay ganito din ang mga pananalita ni Hesus noong may nagsabi kay Jairo na patay na ang iyong anak. Ang sabi ni Hesus, “Huwag kang matakot; manampalataya ka lamang.” Pananampalataya.

 

Pananampalataya ang tinutungtungan ng marami sa atin para sa kagalingan, kaginhawaan, katarungan at kapayapaan. Sa pananampalataya, nagkakaroon tayo ng katatagan at pag-asa.

 

Si Jairo ay sinasabing isang tagapamahala ng sinagoga. Hindi siya mayaman, maaaring siya ay kabilang sa middle class ngunit siya ay may natatanging reputasyon sa kanyang komunidad bilang tagapamahala ng sinagoga at siya ay isang lalake na tinatangi sa kanyang sambahayan dahil siya ang ‘padre de familia.’ Alam natin na noong panahon ni Kristo, hindi pa kinikilala ng ganap ang mga kababaihan.  Sa ganitong sitwasyon, mapalad ang batang babae na may isang ama na maaaring lumapit kay Hesus upang makiusap ng kagalingan. May isang ama na handang lumuhod at magmakaawa para sa kagalingan ng kanyang anak. Hinangaan ko si Jairo bilang ama dahil sa kanyang pagmamahal sa kanyang anak, at dahil sa nais nyang makaranas ng kagalingan, handa niyang gawin ang lahat kasama ang pagluhod at pagmamakaawa para makamtan ito.

 

Napaluha ako sa reyalidad na ito.

 

Ako ay pinalaki ng dalawa kong nanay. Walang ama na nagpalaki sa aming magkakapatid. Dalawang nanay ang nanindigan para sa amin. Para kami ay makapag-aral at magkaroon ng maayos na buhay.

 

Sa ating lipunan ngayon, ang pamilyang LGBT ay hindi padin kinikilala sa malawak na aspeto – sa simbahan man ito o sa lipunan. Katulad ng babaeng labindalawang taon ng dinudugo, nagpapatuloy na nakikipagsiksikan ang mga tulad naming may ganitong klase ng pamilya, upang makamtan ang ‘kagalingan’ – ang pagkilala sa pagkatao at pagtanggap ng lipunan. Kung laylayan ni Hesus ang hinipo ng babaeng labindalawang taon ng dinudugo, malamang pagapang pa niya itong nilapitan. Ito ang kalagayan ng maraming LGBT sa ating panahon – lalo na ang mga LGBT na nasa uring pinagsasamantalahan. LGBTng kontrakwal, LGBTng tambay, LGBTng adik, LGBTng manggagawa. Hindi lamang ito usapin ng sekswalidad o usapin ng ari, ito din ay usapin ng uri. Hindi lamang doble ang malupit na kalagayan ng mga LGBT sa lipunan natin, patong-patong na pagmamalupit ito. Ang negosasyon ay hindi lamang sa kasarian at sekswalidad, kundi sa uring pinagmulan.

 

Ganito ang kalagayan ng maraming pamilyang LGBT. Hindi padin kinikilala ang kanilang pagkatao at karapatan sa lipunan at simbahan. Noong 1994 ay ang unang ‘Pride March’ sa Pilipinas. Ang Pride movement ay nagsimula noong 1969 dahil sa ‘Stonewall Riot,’ kung saan ang mga bakla at lesbiyana na hindi kinikilala sa lipunan ay dinadakip at nakakaranas ng iba’t ibang uri ng karahasan at diskriminasyon. Nag-alsa ang maraming LGBT sa kalagayang ito at nagsimula ang LGBT movement. Mula noong 1994, dalawampu’t apat na taon na ang pagdurugong nararamdaman ng pamilyang LGBT sa lipunang Pilipino, doble pa sa labindalawang taong pagdurugo ng babaeng humipo sa laylayan ni Hesus para gumaling. Ngunit hindi padin napapagod at patuloy na humahanap ng ‘kagalingan’ para sa pagdurugong ito ang maraming katulad kong may pamilyang kakaiba.

 

Sana, mayroon din kaming ‘Jairo’ na maaaring lumapit kay Hesus upang humiling ng pagpatong ng kamay para gumaling at mabuhay. Sana mayroong ‘Jairo’ na handang gawin ang pagluhod at pagmamakaawa para makaranas ng pantay na trato sa lipunang ginagalawan. Sana may ‘Jairo’ na pwedeng gumawa nito. Dahil napakasakit ang naranasan ng babaeng labindalawang taon ng dinudugo, mag-isa siyang nakipagsiksikan, gumapang para mahagkan man lang ang laylayan ni Hesus.

 

Pinanghahawakan ko ang sinabi ni Hesus. ‘Pananampalataya.’ Sa dalawang sitwasyon ng pagpapagaling na ginawa ni Hesus, ang ‘pananampalataya’ ang kanyang sinambit.

 

Kaya bilang mga simbahan at taong simbahan, nawa tayo ay magsilbing Jairo para sa mga pinaka pinagsasamantalahan sa ating lipunan, sa kanilang mga api at patuloy na niyuyurakan. Ang mga pamilyang LGBT na patuloy na nagnanais na kilalanin sa lipunang ito; ang mga pamilya ng natokhang na patuloy na isinusulong ang katarungan para sa mga namatay na kaanak; ang mga tambay sa mahihirap na komunidad natin na patuloy na ginagalugad at hinihingan ng piyansa ang mga pamilya; para sa mga kababayan nating IP na patuloy na nakakaranas ng panggigipit, pananakot at pagpatay dahil ina-angkin ang kanilang lupa, etc.

 

Tayo bilang simbahan at mga taong simbahan ay may panawagan na kilalanin ang mga dukha at api sa ating lipunan. Huwag nating hayaan na mag-isa silang makipagsiksikan, na mag-isa silang gumagapang para lamang makamit ang laylayan ng kagalingan. Nawa, maging ‘Jairo’ tayo ng ating panahon, mga tagapag tanggol ng mga api at pinagsasamantalahan. Alalahanin natin ang sinabi ni Hesus kay Jairo, “Huwag kang matakot, manampalataya ka lamang.” At ito ang ating pananampalataya, ang diwang mapagpalaya, ang diwang nagnanais na ang lahat ay may makain sa hapag, ang mga bata ay nakakapaglaro at nakakapag-aral, na ang mga maysakit ay nagkakaroon ng oportunidad sa pagpapagamot.

 

Paalala ni Pablo sa mga taga Corinto. At sa ating lahat na may kakayanan magbigay at maghandog.

 

Hindi sa ibig kong guminhawa ang iba at mabigatan naman kayo. Ang ibig ko ay matulungan ninyo ang isa’t isa. Masagana kayo ngayon; marapat lamang na tulungan ninyo ang mga nangangailangan. Kung kayo naman ang mangailangan at sila’y sumagana, sila naman ang tutulong sa inyo. Sa gayon, magkakapantay-pantay ang kalagayan ninyo. Tulad ng nasusulat,

 

“Ang kumuha ng marami ay hindi lumabis,

    at ang kumuha ng kaunti ay hindi naman kinulang.” 2 Corinto 8:13-15

 

Ang ating paglilingkod at pagtulong sa kapwa at pagpapahayag lamang ng ating pananampalataya. Hindi ito oportunidad upang tayo ay magmalaki sa ating mga tinutulungan, kundi pagkakataon na maipahayag ang ating pag-ibig at pagmamalasakit sa ngalan ni Hesus na ating sinusundan at sinasampalatayanan. Amen.##