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Journey with an ex-seminarian as he fulfill his dreams and search his place in the greater scheme of things on the wings of his dreamMy Christmas Message
Maybe some of you are wondering where the heck I had been for the past 8 days. Actually its a long long stoy. Lets just say that I was compelled to move from my old server to a brand new host because of an emergency situation and I have been busy up to now restoring the former glory (question mark emphasized) of this blog. I’ll just tell you all the details after Christmas wherein I will be back to blog again. I have so many things to tell you. But before you watch the this very beautiful movie about the Nativity of our savior, let me just give you a gist of what the movie is all about. Gathering from the numerous instances which I saw this movie (and yes I’m still going to watch it tonight before the Noche Buena), the plot is entirely the same, only with added “what may had taken place” scenes that helped spiced up the movie.
Yet with the ordinariness of the story comes an extraordinary truth conveyed by the entire film: The humanity of Mary and Joseph. It is very striking to see a very human portrayal of Mary and Joseph for a change in contrast with all the other films made about them. We are used to see a very Caucasian, beautiful and naive Mary that we tend to forget that she is just as ordinary as you and me. Though in truth and in revelation, Mary deserves the title of Mother of God worthy of our respect, honor and veneration, yet we tend to forget that she is also human like most of us. She lived her very ordinary life with a very extraordinary faith.
As you can see, in the film, there are no fantastic hocus pocus and extravagant manifestation which highlighted the story of the Nativity, precisely because it is telling us that GOD, the word among us, can also be seen, felt and heard in the ordinariness of our very own lives, with or without supernatural phenomenon. Whether you are sleeping, working, taking a bath, cooking, feeding the cat, running an errand, passing by a beggar etc.. God is there, with us. You just need to listen and watch, and let God unfold in your very eyes in the ordinariness of your lives which I would consider as a form of a miracle already.
Tonight, few hours before Christmas, we will not celebrate Santa Clause, nor our family reunions nor Christmas Parties here and there. Tonight, we will Celebrate the birth of our Lord God who came to us in HUMAN form, to be WITH US and AMONG US until the end of time. The Creator of heaven and earth who risked himself of being killed by Herod or being miscarriaged by the long journey of Mary and Joseph and the risk of dying at birth, for he was born without a midwife, secluded in an animal shelter in Bethlehem, unknown to many and was born in a manger, having hay as his mattress and a swaddling cloth for his garment, He is the same God who was born in the ordinariness of human history, without pomp, glamour and fame.
Tonight, as we contemplate the tremendous humility of God, I pray that you may also realize the true meaning of Christmas in our ordinary lives. Because tonight is the same night, that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
May you, your family and loved ones be filled with the Holy Spirit as we wait for the coming of the the TRUE JOY THAT THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE
Merry Christmas to all of you and Peace and all Good!
from the little corner of my room,
Bluep (pronounced as “bloop” and not “bloo-pee”)
May the souls of the faithful departed in the purgatory rest this Christmas in HIS everlasting Peace.
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Romuald Matthieson, a.k.a. "bluepanjeet" has been writing in cyber space since 2005. In 2006, he jump-started his Catholic blogging a few years even before the Catholic Church realized the importance of utilizing social networks in spreading the Gospel. In 2007, in response to a realization of the growing need for Catholic Bloggers online, he officially launched his own self-hosted Catholic blog and called it "On The Wings Of My Dream" or simply OTWOMD which is a metaphor of his favorite psalm in the Bible, Psalm 63. Since then he has been blogging, and sometimes podcasting, for the Catholic Church using his enthusiasm in the New Media, his inclination on visual and digital arts, his passion for the written word and his love for the Catholic Church. You can follow Rom's tweets on Twitter @rommatthieson
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Merry Christmas, brother Bluep (I’ve been pronouncing it right, all along
). We wish you more and more of what your heart desires. And thank you daw sabi ni Cutiepie 
Merry Christmas BPJ ! May this season brings you happiness and peace all year through!
hazes latest blog entry..Christmas Spirit
Merry Christmas Bluep!! I am just hopping to greet friends – - – Peace!
pasensya na po at himalang nakapasok ako ngaun dito.
maligayang pasko kuya blue.
at may hidden mickey pa talagang link sa article ha.ü hehe…
truth be told, di ko napanood ang nativity story sa sine. di ko rin mapanood ng maayos dito kasi akong walang speaker. pwede naman akong magsupply ng words kaya lang, puro kalokohan lang ang ilalagay ko dun.ü hehe…
bluep, nagbrowse ako ng datcom. anong masasabi mo sa web.com.ph na nagbebenta ng domain? mura na ba yung 600php na domain? at ano ba yung tinatawag na web hosting? magkano ang kilo nun at resealable ba ang takip nun? napaisip lang kasi ako, pero wala pa akong balak mag-datcom.ü
merry christmas, kapatid, and God bless you!
brotherutoys latest blog entry..Ang Noche Buena ni Utoy
Happy Christmas blue! hugs hugs
Wishing you (at sa akin,hehe)all the swerte in 2009!
chehs latest blog entry..Christmasses here & there:)
The young Mary in this movie – i now recall she is the girl in The Whale Rider, a film from New Zealand. Thanks for this Christmas treat.
Dfishs latest blog entry..Mabayong Kuman Pasko
i luv these lines:
Ann: There’s always hope, Mary.
Mary: Even in Nazareth?
Ann: Even in Nazareth.
Parang – kahit sa Pilipinas.
Dfishs latest blog entry..Mabayong Kuman Pasko
Galing galing mo talaga! Merry Christmas pareng Bluep!, hehehe!
Merry Christmas Bluep from our family to yours!
Amors latest blog entry..2008 Christmas Tree Blog Parade
isang mapagpalang Pasko at masaganang bagong taon, kuya panjeet!
Hi bro, just wanna greet you a happy and blessed holiday season! Wish you all the best and God’s blessings for you and your family.
kumusta ang paskuhan? May you have a good and blessed new year too.
Mahalias latest blog entry..The Table Approach
Merry Christmas Blue P. May you and your family be blessed this holiday season and in the coming year as well.
miss you na kapatid!
hindi ka na nadalaw sa aking tindahan ha.
busy-busyhan mode na naman ikaw!
right timing na panoorin ang pelikulang ito sa panahon ng kapaskuhan.
woi, nagulat naman ako sa hidden link.
parang insekto lang na biglang lumabas galing kung saan. ha ha ha!
excited na ako sa Grand Euro-EB namin nila Utoy at p0kw4ng. at siyempre naka-ready na ang kartolina para sa aming “WE LOVE OTWOMD” message na kukuhanan namin in front of st.peter’s no less. abangan!!!
manigong bagong taon kapatid! pax et bonum!
revsiopaos latest blog entry..Revsiopao’s Christmas Greetings 2008
maliGEISHAng bagong taon kuya!
Geishas latest blog entry..Happy New Year Everyone!
daming changes ah. whahappen sa dating host? YM tayo ha? Chicka mo dali! Happy New Year Kapatid!
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Happy New Year! May our Dear Lord bless you and your family always.
Ambos latest blog entry..Happy New Year in Different Languanges
hahaha, i just previewed the 3logy. nakanantoots! happy new year bossing. hehehe
kotsengkubas latest blog entry..Didn’t we almost not had it all…
happy new year panjeet!
piapots latest blog entry..There’s still more to come!Heads up for 2009!
Merry Christmas Kapatid Haze. Like wise, all the best this 2009
Chuvs, delayed reply ito.. merry xmas din kapatid
Hi toni. Merry xmas din
haha Dapat pala ibigay ko sayo eh ear piece LOL
Merry Xmas din brother
Manay Cheh, hugs din sa aking mommy LOL (mas matanda pa ata ako sayo eh haha)
Inihaw, wish wish kita ng love, peace and happiness this 2009
Ah yes I remember, nabasa ko nga yan sa IMDB. Baguhan sya diba, pero napaka galing ng kanyang facial expression ano?
Naku ako naman when I encounter such lines, I always pertain it to my experience. sawa na ako ka=rerelate sa pinas. pero tama ka, there is always hope
Pareng King Merry Christmas. Ingat kayo lagi dyan sa KSA. Madami nagkukuwento sa akin ng risk dyan. Dyan be discreet with your faith activities.
Likewise amor, and HOY, congrats dun sa contest ni JP simbulan hehe. ang swerte nyo ni ambo
Mommy Jules, may Chritsmas always penetrate us even on ordinary days. Prayers or you and tyour family this 2009
Jaypee, likewise. Malaki na siguro si baby mo ano? its been almost two years kasi nung ipinanganak sya. halos kasabayan ko ilaunch ito blog ko.
All the best this 2009 Jaypee
Ang paskuhan ay ganun pa rin. mga naka bagong damit ang mga bata. mga nagbabahay bahay at nanghihingi ng papasko. mga nakikikain. It’s a very festive Christmas here in Quezon. Tayo lang ata ang probinsya na namamasko ang mga bata sa mga bahay bahay hehe
all the best this 2009
Monaco, all the best this 2009. Let’s hope for a bigger gift from gurgle this coming year hehe
OO nga, excited din ako, bitin naman ako sa entrada mo haha. 48 years bago lumabas yung part 2 LOL
busy for two weeks but im back on track na.
I hope we can all as in all of us, make it big this 2009. Hindi kasi ako naniniwala sa mga malas malas na yan eh.
Pax et Bonum dear brother in Christ.
Gwapita, Geisha, I saw you in a pink dress hahaha. That was indeed a revelation LOL. Muntik ako mahulog sa upuan ko LOL
Yep I received your YM pero late na, 2 days na ata naklalipas its because I was bus tweking this blog. anyhow ibloblog ko naman sya kung ano talaga nangyari.
Happy Happy new year kapatid. Likewise. More chicharon and paputok for you this 2009 LOL
Hey Piapot, happy new year this 2009. all the best in the land!
santa claus esht gezim i madh per femijt
santa claus eshte gezim i madh per femij , sepse ai i sjell dhurata per femijt an e mban botes.
prandaj femij besoj te santa claus