You got to be Kidding, Lord!

You got to be Kidding, Lord!

It is moments like this that I would fist-bump God because of his funny antics.

Here is the story. I was waiting for a multi-cab at the corner of a block in Grand Europa for a ride back home after our half-day brownie bake session. It took an awful lot of time waiting for one. I guess it was due to the heavy traffic and long route caused by a road repair in Masterson Ave. As I was waiting for a ride, I passively observed a family of three walking along the street so as with some other people; just me and my being observant. As the agony of waiting slowly filled me, I decided to just stroll around the block and look at the different designs of the houses there. It was this point that I dreamed of owning a sleek and modern house someday and I hope to benchmark in some of the houses I observed along the street. After a quick stroll, I waited for a ride in the main road in one of their neat waiting sheds. Other people were there and so as the family of three whom I saw earlier. I was looking for a multi-cab, they were looking for a taxi. Minutes passed until one taxi pulled over. Unexpectedly, the mother of the family called me and offered me to join the ride with them. I did not think twice and accepted the very generous offer with great thanks. As I settled in the taxi, I silently thanked God for this generous family whom I earlier I just passively noticed and now, I am riding with them. This does not happen every day.

I took the initiative to strike a conversation. She asked me the typical GTKY questions like my course and my year, well except for my name (I think it’s a Filipino thing). As I finished my sentence of introduction, she awkwardly commented “wala pud nag duol sa imo ang mga Jesuits na ipa pari ka?”. Bang! What the! I did not even come close to even imagining this comment coming out from her. It was totally out of the blue. For a moment, I was speechless. She continued and revealed to me that her brother IS actually a Jesuit, Fr. Jason Dy whom I served as mass server in his first thanks giving mass 2 years ago in Xavier!

Come on!?

What an amazing and rare convergence of people, event, and spirit. Rare thing. Close to a miracle in some degree.

I was thinking about a beautiful house in the future, I got a ride from a generous family whom I do not know, and I was then reminded of this vocation all in one setting. You got to be kidding me Lord!

Signs are often rare but when it happens, it creates this interior ripple effect. It somehow removes the cloud of doubts inside you and a clearer tapestry is seen. Let us be sensitive to these things.

And Pray.