The Only Hope For The Philippines (Re-post)

The Only Hope For The Philippines (Re-post)
by Father James Reuter, S.J.


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By her own admission, GMA (Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) rightfully assessed that over the last decades; our republic has become one of the weakest, steadily left behind by its more progressive neighbors.' Forty years ago, we were only second to Japan in economic stature, and way ahead of Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand. Today, at our present growth rate, it will take us 30 years to get to where Thailand is.

1. A population of 160 Million; 2. Of those, 70 to 90 million (equivalent to our current population) will live below the poverty line; 3. Our national debt is estimated to be at US$200B (compared to US$28B when Marcos fled, and US$53B today); 4. We will be competing, not against Thailand or even Vietnam, but against Bangladesh; 5. We will be the most corrupt nation in Asia, if not in the world (we're already ranked 11th most corrupt nation by Transparency International) ...


The signs are clear. Our nation is headed towards an irreversible path of economic decline and moral decadence. It is not for lack of effort. We've seen many men and women of integrity in and out of government, NGOs, church groups & people's organization devote themselves to the task of nation-building, often times against insurmountable odds.

But not even two people's revolutions, bloodless as they may be, have made a dent in reversing this trend. At best, we have moved one step forward, but three steps backward.

We need a force far greater than our collective efforts, as a people, can ever hope to muster. It is time to move the battle to the spiritual realm.. It's time to claim GOD's promise of healing of the land for His people. It's time to gather GOD's people on its knees to pray for the economic recovery and moral reformation of our nation.

Is prayer really the answer? Before you dismiss this as just another rambling of a religious fanatic, I'd like you to consider some lessons we can glean from history.

England's ascendancy to world power was preceded by the Reformation, a spiritual revival fueled by intense prayers.

The early American settlers built the foundation that would make it the most powerful nation today - a strong faith in GOD and a disciplined prayer life. Throughout its history, and especially at its major turning points, waves of revival and prayer movement swept across the land.

In recent times, we see Korea as a nation experiencing revival and in the process producing the largest Christian church in the world today, led by Rev. Paul Yongi Cho. No wonder it has emerged as a strong nation when other economies around it are faltering.

Even from a purely secular viewpoint, it makes a lot of sense. For here there is genuine humbling & seeking of GOD through prayer, moral reformation necessarily follows. And this, in turn, will lead to general prosperity. YES, we believe prayer can make a difference. It's our only hope.

Today, we launch this email brigade, to inform Filipinos from all over the world to pray, as a people, for the economic recovery and moral reformation of our nation. We do not ask for much. We only ask for 5 minutes of your time in a day, to fwd this email to your close friends and relatives.

This is the kind of unity which can make a big difference. Of course, if you feel strongly, as I do, about the power of prayer, you can be more involved by starting your own prayer group or prayer center.

We have tried people power twice; in both cases, it fell short. Maybe it's time to try prayer power. GOD never fails. Is there hope? YES! We can rely on God's promise, but we have to do our part. If we humble ourselves and pray as a people, GOD will heal our land. By GOD's grace, we may yet see a better future for our children.

'If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray,
and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven,
and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land.'
(2 Chronicles 7:14).



Let's not just abandon the Philippines

7 comments:

The Pope said...

Thank you for sharing this post and thanks to Fr. Reuters, I do agree with you.

I never get tired of praying to Almighty to look down and have mercy on the Filipino people, touch the hearts of the Government officials to avoid the sins of greed, graft and corruptions, and may His will be done.

EngrMoks said...

Tol..hindi ako madasaling tao..pero sa post mo na ito mukhang tama ka nga..Sya nga lang ang magiging paraan ko para mabago sistema ng bansa at matulungan tayong ipoaglaban ang karapatan natin...

Jessie said...

Pope - your welcome bro. i know that you never give up for change in our country. one best way is to seek God's intervention. We made it before and we will do it again.

Moks- evrytime you walk into the chapel and shared a prayer in the church you have done your part. thanks for joining this prayer for our country. Yes we can!

A-Z-3-L said...

in this case, i'm keeping my fingers crossed...

salamat po for this post.

Life Moto said...

A-Z-E-L - just cross our fingers and together say our prayer.

Ruel said...

Nothing beats than prayer..

Have a great day, bro..

Jessie said...

Ruel - Yes it is truly our stronghold. have a nice day too.

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