Manual Of Christ Poem by Jordan Legaspi

Manual of Christ
Man of prayer...

It is not just all about the 'Our Father'
that we already prayed to the 'Father'
it is all about when we become parent to our sister and brother
who is in need of comfort and right motivation

It is not just all about the 'Hail Mary'
that we already honored Mary- the perfect disciple of Jesus
it is all about when we become humble and generous
of what we know and of what we have

It is not all about the 'Glory be'
that we already expressed our faith to God
it is all about when we put into action what we pronounce
regardless of time and place and of whom we are with


Man of action...

It is not all about the 'feeding of the thousands'
it is also about feeding ourselves with healthy and right motivation
of helping our sister and brother who is in need

It is not all about the 'healing of the sick'
it is also about the acceptance of our human tendencies: limitations and weaknesses
that we cure the illness that affects our lives and the society at large

It is not all about the 'miracle' we performed
it is also about comprehension of the deeper meaning of being what and who we are
that we manifested the power of God in our lives


Man of others...

It is not all about the 'calling of people to follow our ways'
it is all about the 'way of life' that we influence others to a healthy and pleasant living
that we promote the 'pro-life culture' that starts in us

It is not all about the 'attention we give to others'
it is all about the balance of our personal and social responsibilities
that we take part in the salvific journey of the whole creation

It is not all about 'dying for the cause of freedom' or for 'justice and peace'
it is all about creating a spirit of unity and solidarity in peaceful means
that we can go beyond language and culture, color and mentality, creed and religion

Man of God...

It is not all about the how many times we do pray
it is all about the quality of time we put into our prayer
and the how we live the what we pray in our daily days'

It is not all about the how many times we do good things
it is all about the reason why we do things
and the how we do it

It is not all about the 'me' alone or the 'I' only
it is not also all about the 'them' or the 'they' definitely
and of course it is not just the 'we' or the 'us'
remember it is the whole creation: man and beast alike
and the whole nature together with the God who works in many splendid ways
manifested beyond one language, confine to no one culture to be grasped