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Easter

this is the time to look back and reflect on what has transpired with our lives. let us be thankful for all the blessings we have been given, for our loved ones, our friends, our memories and experiences.

i just have been through difficult and miserable times. yet, i believe in prayers. no misery and difficult is too much for prayers. just believe and have faith.

the pains in our lives remind us of our need for God. there were times that we may have ignored Him, or neglected Him, or despised Him. we have unknowingly taken Him for granted. yet, despite of our inadequacies, of ourselves, He has continued to shower us with His loving mercy and compassion.

let painful memories hone us to be better persons and rekindle in our hearts the beauty that it represents.

tears remind us of our pain. and there is pain because of love.

there may be tears in our lives. let us not lose hope.
it is in hoping that we continue to love.
it is in loving that we continue to live.

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