Better COVID Days

By KENIA ALEJANDRINO

AS a young adult, I know many can relate to the story that I’m going to share.

I am working in the Light of Jesus Family as part of the administration of the Feast Light section which takes care of the small prayer groups that are spin-offs of The Feast, our faith gathering. I manage social media links, provide information, answer inquiries about the LOJ Feast Light. These are are small groups of who meet each week to pray together and share how God’s Word, discussed in The Feast, applies in each one’s life.

Isolated, Alone

I’ve been working from home since the Coronavirus Disease (COVID) Pandemic began in 2020, and as of this writing, continues to wreak havoc worldwide.

I can’t help feeling alone, isolated for almost two years now.

I feel there are days when time moves so fast and some days too slow.

There are times I feel like I should have learned more. I should have grown more.

I feel I have not done anything important. I’ve been thinking about the past and what I should have done better. At the same time, I’ve been contemplating about how my future will be. Five years from now, will I have learned enough? Will I have used my time well enough? Will I be still working at home, in front of my desk? Will I be still complaining?

For God’s Glory

On better days, I am like, “How did I get so lucky?” That I am working for God, and no matter how hard I pull back, I am always being reminded by the love and the grace of God. Wala akong kawala sa pagmamahal niya.

I work for His glory and I am blessed that I am able to see His glory every waking day of my life– no matter what my mind tells me.

Didache, the daily Bible reflection written by ordinary people, and Companion, a Catholic Scripture guide, which makes reading the Bible easier with a journal space, and other Feast Books have helped me reflect and think positive every day.

I am blessed to have my family and friends beside me in whatever season, and I am so grateful. God has never left me. Even though I cannot see Him, I feel Him through the people

I value, through the books I read, and through the joyful thoughts that overpower my negative thoughts.

Now, thanks to lower Quarantine alert level in Manila, I am able to go out and work in the LOJ office when I need to. But still, most of the time, I work from home.

Nevertheless, the past is past. I don’t know what the future holds. But there’s this Bible verse that has helped me get by: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.” (Isaiah 43:2)

God is with me no matter what, and I am so blessed to know and believe that.

It’s your turn! Share your blessings and be a blessing to others to glorify God.

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