"Hi
Ferdi, nice to see you again kanina. Your homily was great and seems to
have answered a question running in my mind since last Sunday. The wife
and I were hearing Mass at a church in Singapore and prior to the Mass
during hymn practice, the choirmaster warned people against raising
their hands while singing the "Our Father." He said it was wrong and
that the Church didn't teach that. Parang napahiya naman kaming mga
Pilipino. Well, I didn't know exactly where that came from considering
the choirmaster was supposed to have been knighted by the Pope. We were
thinking that it was a sad view considering people raising their hands
or holding hands together during the singing of The Lord's Prayer
included not only Filipinos but Singaporeans, other Asians, and
Caucasians. Kanina, I was reflecting on what you said and I think we
should be thinking not of how others see us, how we look to others but
rather how God will see us for what is truly in our hearts. I'd like to
think our practice of raising our hands or putting them together with
the hands of family, friends or strangers is our own expression of
worship, of thanksgiving and praising God.
God bless Ferdi!"
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