Prayer-poems that touch and heal – Volume 5
May 6, 2023
Excerpts from the mini-book ‘foodforthesoul’, by Bernie V. Lopez (eastwind), Hard copy available by courier (250 pesos) – eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com.
028
A TRUE STORY
in a remote village in mindoro
jobless mang inciong
sits by the sari-sari store every morning
talking to himself
he is the object of ridicule
by everyone who comes to the store
women tease him, children throw stones at him
everyone has a great time making fun of him
but he is forever meek
taking all the hurt in silence
by mid-afternoon he begins to drink
a bottle of gin without chaser
once he is drunk
it is his turn to get even
everyone who ridiculed him scurries way
as he shouts invectives and insults
he is not a fool
he knows the secret sins of the people who ridicule him
the walls have ears
it is his turn to shame and ridicule them
he casually relates a ‘secret’ love affair of married woman
a father who raped his own daughter
a closet queen who is no longer so closeted
he shames all who had shamed him
everyone is gone when he starts shouting
but mang inciong knows they are all listening
to the gossips he says about others
he has become the village voice of their sins
he is a mouthpiece of lust hypocrisy
adultery perversity greed
finally, they leave him alone
respected, no longer ridiculed
he who maligns
is maligned a hundred-fold
031
we are in a hurry but we are going nowhere
we communicate to many but we have no message
many communicate to us but we do not listen
we are busy yet bored
we regress in our progress
place the spiritual before the technical
balance an hour of internet with a minute of prayer
seek harmony when conflicts intensify
induce patience when tempers flare
render to caesar and render to the Lord
nagmamadali tayo ngunit wala tayong pupuntahan
nagtetext tayo sa marami ngunit wala tayong masabing maganda
maraming nagtetext sa atin ngunit hindi natin pinapansin
marami tayong ginagawa ngunit tayo ay inip na inip
umaabante tayo nang paatras
unahin ang pang-kaluluwa bago ang pang-teknikal
balansehen ang isang oras na internet sa limang minutong dasal
ipaglaban ang ugnayan kapag nag-aawayaway
balansehen ang pagbigay sa mundo at pagbigay sa Diyos
Cover prayer-poem below.
019
when coffee was served
everyone chose the expensive cups
your cup can be made of paper
but your coffee can be the best brew
go for the coffee not the cup
the cup is salary and career
position and prestige
the material world your ego yearns for
the coffee is fulfillment and happiness
good relationships and peace of mind
the spiritual world your soul yearns for
nang hinananda na ang kape
lahat nag-agawan sa magandang tasa
kahit na ang tasa mo ay papel
ang lasa ng kape ang mahalaga
hanapin mo yung kape hindi yung tasa
ang tasa ay ang sweldo at katungkulan
katayuan at katanyagan
kaumunduang hangad ng iyong katawan
ang kape ay ang ligaya at katuparan
pakikipagbagay at kapayapaan
diwang hangad ng iyong kaluluwa
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Poems by Bernie V. Lopez, eastwind
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FOR THOSE WHO NEED HEALING, spiritual or physical (depression, anxiety, loneliness, terminal cancer, covid, diabetes, etc.) – say an online healing prayer with one or both healers below. Terminal patients have been healed in cyberspace –
1) Father Fernando Suarez – www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UP3LHBgtIc.
2) Sr. Raquel Reodica, RVM – www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAZcwNimBSg
Download free e-book ‘Healing Stories of Sr. Raquel’ at eastwindjournals.com/2021/08/13/healing-stories-of-sr-raquel-e-book-free-download/).
Author’s book. At age 26, the author (eastwind) drifted through Europe, hitchhiking 25,000 kilometers for three straight years. He wrote a book on his adventures, Wings and Wanderlust. He learned deep insights that radically changed his view of life, which he wants to share with readers looking for themselves or wanting to catch the wind. More about the book = https://eastwindjournals.com/2023/02/25/more-about-the-book-wings-and-wanderlust/
Author’s Credentials. Blogger – ex-Columnist (Inquirer) – Healing Ministry – ex-Professor (Ateneo University) – Documentary Producer-Director (freelance, ex-ABS-CBN, ex-TVS Tokyo) – ex-Broadcaster (Radio Veritas) – Facebook “Bernie V. Lopez Eastwind” / Pages “Eastwind Journeys and Journals” and “Mary Queen of Peace”.
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