One Moment In Time

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NORBERTO C. NAZARENO

Seize the sacrament of the moment…

The picture itself is worth a thousand words! Evelyn called out while on her morning prayer by the balcony. And, there it was. The Grandeur of the Lord! Another Golden Wedding Anniversary gift as He revealed Himself… allowing us “to see God in all things,” in nature. And this one was special: the golden rays shining from the left; the dark blue sky and misty dark green mountains. It was an awesome scene indeed on a cool and peaceful morning in Baguio. One cannot but exclaim: “It is the Lord!”

The art experts would say that a perfect painting is really a blend of beautiful colors. Here it is. God’s own brush strokes with His chosen natural colors. Thank God for this “One Moment in Time” … to make us realize that we “are more than we thought we could be.” What a breathtaking experience!

It was a testament to God’s mighty presence among us. It was but a glimpse of His beauty and glory, but yet, no matter how small a speck it was, it was a self-portrait as in Juan Diego’s “tilma”* of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The rugged mountains, their peaks, and valleys, a place where “to taste the sweet, we face the pain. We rise and fall, but through it all,” … like the earthly journey, we all go through. But see, when taken as part of the whole, they reflect nothing but the beauty of the God-woven tapestry of our lives.

He has allowed us “to be a winner” in “this one moment in time… to feel eternity”…and to be free for the Lord. Thank God for this “One Moment…!” “When all of our dreams are a heartbeat away, and the answers are all up to” how we allow the Lord to work on and through us freely.

As we move on to our next anniversary, we pray that “each day we live, we want to be, a day to give, the best of us” for the Lord – for “Our Finest Day is yet unknown.”

*Tilma is a simple cloak of Indian origin.

The singer Norberto chose for the song, One Moment in Time, was by Dana Winner.

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15 COMMENTS

  2. INSPIRING! Thank you for starting my day right!( this is my first time to open & read this- , first time I am making a commeny- no duplication)

  5. Thank you, Celia Lising, for inviting me to read this site today. The picture is God’s palette and indeed the message is very inspiring. Like ms. Minerva Tanseco this is a first for me…. to open this and to comment on it. Perfect reading at the right moment! To God be the glory! ?

  6. Man creates many grand and beautiful things, but only God can create such awe-inspiring “art works”. That’s because only God is awesome and magnificent, and only He truly deserves the glory and our worship. Indeed, to God be the Glory! Thank you for sharing the Splendor of the Sacrament.

  7. A beautiful and inspiring message from a very warm and grateful heart. Happy Anniversary Evelyn and Boy!

  8. Thank you for your reflection. It is a very timely reminder this Advent to feel God’s presence in His creation from the most grandeur to the most simple that your Heart can Feel.

  9. Lovely reflection reminding us that God is with us all the time, we just need to learn to stop once in a while to let him speak to us.

  10. To Norberto and Evelyn,
    Congratulations on your 50th Wedding Anniversary with God’s gift of an awesome scene, a grandeur of God’s creation that most probably inspired you to write this excellent article. The fact that Evelyn saw this glorious display while in her morning prayer at your balcony is a testimony by itself – “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 (NRSV). We pray that God will bless you with many more anniversaries to come in good health, happiness and endless, unconditional love.
    I thank Celia, my wife’s cousin, for inviting me to visit whitebutterfly.ph today.
    Best regards.
    Greg Mariano, Jr.
    Pennsylvania, USA

  11. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Boy and Colyn!
    God IS GOOD!
    God IS GREAT!
    LET US THANK HIM FOR EVERTHING WE HAVE!
    Such an inspiring awesome picture of HIS GREATNESS, GOODNESS, AND ALL WE CAN ASK FOR IN OUR LIVES!
    May HE continue to be in the CENTER OF OUR LIVES FOREVER AND EVER!!!
    Boy and Evelyn > may you Have more Wedding Anniversaries to come! God Bless
    Rant and Livvy

  14. How awesome – 50 years of togetherness and one moment that takes your breath away. You are blessed, Boy and Evelyn. Congratulations and best wishes to a deserving couple who I am so privileged to call Friends!

  15. Truly, it was ‘One Moment in Time’! God had blessed you, Boy & Evelyn, with His presence in your Golden Wedding Anniversary, AFFIRMING His grace for your union in the years to come.

    And RIGHTFULLY you write, ‘Seize the Sacrament’! For what makes a sacrament? One, the sign of Divine reality. And, Two, the dispensation of grace.

    A peaceful mountainscape with the sun breaking through the sky on which the heights rest…. God’s VISITATION simply enthralls us!

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