pretty amazing grace

I saw the first blooms of sunflower while walking along the Univesity Avenue a while ago. Reminded me of summer, of the sun and of graduation. Reminded me of nature, of God, and of life...

Finally, I am done of college and off to my new path in the corporate world. I'm happy that after long months of waiting (starting November last year after I passed my thesis), I now have what I could call a job. It is really a blessing, considering I didn't really do something with it, and I would say God really gave me this one. I remember, after I took the examination, I was so frustrated with myself because I felt I did not do my best. But here I am. Only by grace.

This week has been a rest for me, with the long weekend -- Holy Week and Araw ng Kagitingan. And once again, I was reminded of how my life has been really nothing except that a man hanging on a cross loved me enough to die in my place. Continually, I struggle to live a life worthy of His calling, but there is the assurance that even though I fall and get wounded and scratched along the way, He is there to help me stand and lead me to His path.

The first blooms of the sunflower: a new beginning. Stepping into a new future of working and hopefully applying what has been learned all through out the years spent in the university... Perhaps, a new hope, renewed strength, revived inspiration. Just like a flower in bloom, living the life he or she has been so purposely made by the Creator.