THE PINK AWAKENING

 

“Ganito pong enerhiya ang muli nating binubuhay ngayon. Ganitong lakas ang muli ninyong ginigising. At sa pagwagi natin sa Mayo, bibitbitin natin ang mga aral ng nakaraang 36 na taon: Na pinakamatibay ang pagkakaisa kung nakatuntong ito sa katotohanan at hustisya. Na hindi lang kulay o apelyido ang dapat palitan.” (VP Leni Robredo)

(This is the energy that we are rekindling today. This is the strength that you have awakened. And in our victory in May, we are going to bring with us the lessons of the past 36 years: That the strongest unity rests on truth and justice; that it isn’t just colors or names that we have to change.)

Awakening, in Christendom, is a large-scale and widespread revival that generates an intense hunger for God. Is our country now being sparked off to recharge the Filipino people from a state of spiritual slumber by VP Leni’s presidency? We can get an eyeful of signs of the coming revival.

1. Passion for purity, clear conscience, and righteousness

            This compelling FB post by Kikay Booba caught my eye which I excerpted below:

“Ang bait ng mga tao, tunay na pagkakaisa. Five times ko na witness na during the whole program may tatlo na cellphones, isang wallet, isang shades, may IPhone 13 pa na bukal na isinoli sa event team para dalhin sa lost and found so that they can announce kung sinong owners. Sa dinamidami ng tao sa rally sa Pasig, walang nagnakaw ng mga yon at maayos pang naibalik sa owners. Amazing!”

(People are kind, real unity. Five times I witnessed during the program: 3 cellphones (1 iPhone 13), a wallet, a sunglasses, were honestly turned over to event team’s lost and found so they could be announced. Amid the Pasig rally mammoth crowd, no one stole them and were properly returned to their rightful owners. Amazing!)

“Ilang beses ko iniwan ang backpack ko sa semento sa gitna ng crowd, hindi nawawala , hindi ninanakaw. Kung saan mo iniwan don mo madadatnan at nung nagstart na ang event suot ko sya sa likod at lahat ng phone ko at wallet nandon pa din hanggang makauwi ako. Walang nawawala nadagdagan  pa ng laman dahil sa mga freebies. Nakakakilabot!”

(Many times I left my backpack on the concreted ground amid the crowd, neither lost nor stolen. Wherever you left it, you would find it there. From the start of the event, I had my backpack on with my phone and wallet, until I got home, nothing lost, loaded more freebies. Goosebumps!)

2. Yearning for restoration of something lost or stolen & recompense for injury or loss

Held high in the thick of the Pasig rally pink multitude, a striking placard made of brown cardboard could have caught one's sight with the following crudely hand-scribbled emotional message of a father to his child:

Anak, paglaki mo mababasa mo to.

March 20, 2022 resibo ko:

o   Pinaglalaban ko future mo.

o   Lumalaban ako para sa bayan.

o   Naninindigan kay LENI.

o   Pumapanig sa tama.

o   Pinapanaig ang katotohanan.

Tatay Emil to.

(My child, when you grow up, you’ll read this. March 20, 2022, my receipt. I am fighting for your future. I am fighting for our country. I am standing up for LENI. I am on the side of what is right. I am sticking up for truth. Your Father Emil.)

3. Overflowing godly joy: desire to be entertained and feel good.

            The following headlines speak volumes:

“Celebrities, artists, volunteers come together in support for Leni Robredo”

“Ariane Grande tells Leni-Kiko supporters: ‘I love you more than words’”

“Cher on Leni Robredo: ‘Let women do it’”

Edwin Lacierda, the former presidential spokesman, mused, “Have you ever heard of a political jingle becoming the No.1 song in the country? Well, Kay Leni Tayo just did that!”

Leni Robredo, hindi ka bigo

May tapang may puso para sa Pilipino

Kay Leni Robredo, hindi ka bigo

May tapang, may puso para sa Pilipino

 (Taken from the lyrics of the song by Jeli Mateo, Justine Pena, and Nica del Rosario)

Ogie Alcasid composed an inspired song Handa Ka Na Ba Kay Leni I excerpted below:

Nalalapit na ang kanyang pagbabalik

Lahat ng pasakit ay kusang mawawaglit

Kidlat at kulog ay bababang mula sa langit

Kasama ang mga anghel na nagsisi-awit

4. Manifestation of God’s presence

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Bishop Virgilio David cited the endorsement of religious groups that endorsed VP Leni and Kiko: Couples for Christ International council, Ligaya ng Panginoon, De La Salle Brothers of the Taft Community, and more than 100 Jesuit priests.

Other religious groups that endorsed Leni: Lipa Archdiocesan Council of the Laity, Council of the Laity of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro, Council of the Laity of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay, Pari Madre Misyonero Para Kay Leni, Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas, Missionary Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica’s Priory, Tahanan ng Panginoon community.

5. Growing interest in prayer.

Surely, it could have inspired anyone in getting a load of Noel Cabangon singing his worship song “Huwag Kang Mangamba” for the invocation of VP Leni Pasig rally I excerpted from its lyrics below:

Huwag kang mangamba di ka nag-iisa

Sasamahan kita saan man magpunta

Ika’y mahalaga sa ‘king mga mata

Minamahal kita minamahal kita

Tinawag kita sa ‘yong pangalan

Ikaw ay Akin magpakailanman

Ako ang Panginoon mo at Diyos

Tagapagligtas mo at Tagatubos

Awakening implies our country has been in a state of spiritual slumber and needed to be awakened. Seven months ago, I wrote my 4^th article “What Do I See” in my newborn ATABAY blog and I excerpted below:

The Future

Question: Why did God give PH, the “Light of Asia” (Pope John Paul II prayer) a ruler who insulted Pope Francis and called God stupid?

Answer: “[God] PUNISHED [His people] by delivering them to their attackers…” (2 Kings 17:20, emphasis mine); “When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.” (John Calvin). Cardinal Sin affirmed Calvin’s assertion with Marcos and his Martial Law as Exhibit A. Thus, to punish, God has given PH such a kind of ruler today.

Why? 1 in 4 Pinoys is still below the poverty line. PH, for being the “Light of Asia,” has angered God as He was with Sodom that “DID NOT HELP THE POOR.” (Ezekiel 16:49, emphasis mine)

What will happen in the next election? If God is still angry, He will give us another Punisher. Time Magazine’s cover of our ruler’s image labeled as “The Punisher” has captured the whole essence of this insight.

Covid-19 as Catalyst

Covid-19 pandemic has been purifying Pinoys as God’s people. If God’s anger turns into mercy, on the day of the election, with Pinoys blaming our ruler for their pandemic suffering, PH will have a new ruler, not another punisher, but a restorer.

Today, I do see VP Leni as our restorer.