It's my 10th year to attend the feast day mass at the Divine Mercy the National Shrine located in Marilao, Bulacan.
10 years ago, I went there for the first time and it was several weeks after I got discharged from the hospital - after my successful total thyroidectomy - a procedure that surgically removes my entire thyroid organ with malignant cancer tumor.
Honestly, I was a bit emotional during the entire mass, I recall, how I cried while I was trying to sing the Lord's prayer. I still haven't recovered my voice at that time and I was going through early stages of depression.
I recall my prayer at that moment: I asked for the gift of healing and complete recovery....for God to help me get up and go back to my normal life. I sincerely asked forgiveness for my sins - those that I've committed and likewise those that I failed to do.
I also made a promise - that I will serve him by helping other people esp my fellow patients who are stil fighting the big C. Thank God everything fell into its right place.
Just to share what the priest said in his homily:
"God heals us, so that we too can help him heal others"
Again, thank you so much Lord for the 10 awesome years! Looking forward to the next 10! 😇🙏
