We had a great New Year’s eve dinner tonight. Much to our surprise, we realized that we don’t eat as much as we previously did. Of course, the ham with pineapple glaze was the star of the night with daddy’s hot chocolate concoction a close second. Oz attempted to copy Yellow Cab’s Charlie Chan Chicken Pasta but sadly failed because Mom does not want put to put chili (an essential ingredient) into the mix because my Dad does not like spicy food. We also had Nido Oriental soup, brownies and sparkling grape juice. After a couple of minutes and some funny dinner conversation, we were all full. But since Yolly went on a date we have to clean up the mess we’ve created.I decided that I’ll do the floor sweeping and mopping.

And after a couple of minutes of mopping the kitchen and the dining room floor I realized how hard janitors work and how tedious their daily routine is. I suddenly understood the genius of GMA 7’s show Kung Ako Ikaw.

But there’s a greater truth that I was reminded as I climbed up the stairs to my room: I was supposed to die, yet He took my place and laid His life for me.

Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
(Isa 53:1-5)