Ngunit muling lumalakas at sumisigla ang nagtitiwala kay Yahweh. Lilipad silang tulad ng mga agila. Sila’y tatakbo ngunit hindi mapapagod, sila’y lalakad ngunit hindi manghihina.

Isaias 40:31

Three years ago, dineclare ng World Health Organization that the world was experiencing a pandemic due to a virus they called COVID-19. During the pandemic, naranasan natin ang mga lockdown, full-capacity hospitals, and so much fear and uncertainty. Ilang beses nagkaroon ng restrictions para maiwasan ang paglaganap nito.

Pero unti-unti, things started to go back to how they used to be. People started to go out to spend time with friends and family again. We went back to our schools and offices. We went back to pursuing our goals. Unti-unti, naka-move on na ang lahat… except for you, it seems.

We all lost something during the pandemic. Some of us lost our jobs and businesses. Many of us lost loved ones. Because of these, we may have lost our sense of security. Does it feel like lahat ng nasa paligid mo, naka-recover na, ikaw lang ang hindi? This might make you feel ashamed. This might make you feel like napakahina mo dahil okay na ang lahat pero ikaw, gulong-gulo pa rin ang isip at takot sa mga maaaring mangyari.

Find comfort in this: the Lord knows what you’re going through. At kapag nakakaranas ka ng pagdurusa at kawalan ng pag-asa, makakaasa ka sa tulong Niya (Awit 34:18). Sa mga panahon that you feel that you’re all alone, naroroon lang Siya; hindi ka Niya pababayaan (Deuteronomio 31:8). And lastly, kapag pakiramdam mo, wala ka nang kalakasang natitira, know that Jesus will supply the strength you need to continue on.