At 4:59 in the morning of April 4, Black Saturday, I got this message from Abbie, one my members in our Media Ministry: "Hi sis. Just wanna let you know that your Didache reflection for today inspired me (heart, thumbs up, smiley) now I have other names for my hubby and my mom - stone rollers (another heart)."
So lovely of her to take the time to send me that message. That made me realize I haven't thanked my stone rollers. I was rushing to make it to our 6:00 a.m. call time for the last day of Feast Alabang's Holy Week Recollection and didn't even have time to read the day's bible passage let alone open my copy of Didache.
Let me thank my stone rollers now. They're my family, friends, especially those from my Caring Groups (or whatever name it has morphed into - the thing is, they care for me). Thank you for always being there to turn my Good Fridays into Easter.
Here's my Didache reflection:
STONE ROLLERS
"When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back; it was very large."
– Mark 16:3-4
I tell people my driver’s license has a restriction: I’m only allowed to drive up to Alabang. That’s just my excuse for not driving far. It becomes a stone block when we have events in distant places. My usual stone roller is Emy, who’s so generous in driving for our group.
There are many stones that hinder our path. Most are small like my “driving disability.” Some are medium-sized like the difficulty of my co-servant in carrying around her son with cerebral palsy. Her stone roller was a Caring Group mate who bought the boy a wheelchair.
Others are extremely large that they seem immovable. James Ward is a homeless youth who got accepted to Howard University but couldn’t afford the tuition. His stone roller was Jessica Sutherland, a volunteer at the homeless shelter, who launched an online movement to raise his tuition money. The campaign spread like wildfire. It was picked up by the Ellen DeGeneres show where James was given a $25,000 check and a $10,000 gift certificate.
Like the women who visited Jesus’ tomb, we wonder how we can move the obstacles that face us. Trust that God always sends angels to roll away those stones.
Reflection: Who are your stone rollers? Thank God for sending them to you.
Lord, thank You for the people You send to help carry my load.
*Image from bibleencyclopedia.com
