Monday, April 04, 2005
In Loving Memory
"Love converts hearts and gives peace" - Pope John Paul II
Our Pope went home to God today. It's been a gloomy day, although I don't know why it should be so. Shouldn't we be overjoyed at the fact that Pope John Paul II is getting his eternal reward in heaven, after all his hard work here on earth? I shall keep reminding myself of that.
Been watching ChannelNewsAsia on all the stuff on the Pope, and as I was watching the footage on his visit to Singapore, my dad told me that I was actually present at the National Stadium when the Pope visited, back in 1986. I was 3 years old. I don't remember any part of that, which is a real waste. It would have been wonderful to have felt the great joy of seeing him and having him near. Well I guess I would probably have felt that joy in a kiddie, 3-yr-old way. I don't think God would have put a minimal age on who could have felt the overwhelming joy of being near the Pope. I'm sure 3-yr-olds can feel the joy of being in the presence of our Holy Father. =) And I'd like to keep believing that. My mum said that despite the rain and being drenched, I didn't cry. That should mean something, right? Considering I don't even like getting wet and cold.
I love this picture that I found of the Pope.The caption said it was taken at the end of the Angelus in St. Peter's Square. He looks so peaceful and overjoyed at being God's messenger, and the dove just looks so right. Talk about a literal meaning of the descending of the Holy Spirit. I just love it.
We can mourn the loss of a wonderful man- one who gave so much of himself for the love of others. But we cannot mourn the death of Pope John Paul II, for isn't death his greatest reward? There is probably no purgatory for this wonderful man. He was probably brought by the angels, straight into God's loving arms at the moment he breathed his last.
And for that, I say, AMEN!
lying among the petals 9:44 AM
