It’s called FAITH :)

Was it by chance? A mere coincidence?

I have been praying and wishing for something for almost a week now. While I was praying in the adoration chapel of the Sto. Sepulcro parish church, I asked the Virgin Mary to give me a sign if He would grant me my wish. I asked for red roses (sabi ko sakin, or kanino mang close sakin ibibigay) for a ‘positive result’, and white roses if what I was asking for wasn’t meant for me.

My father and I went back to the car after praying and visiting Lolo Uweng. While walking, our conversation went like this:

PAPA: Alam ko na reregalo natin kay mama. (kasi wala pa siyang gift para sa Mother’s day)

AKO: ano yun?

PAPA: Bigyan na lang natin siya ng roses. Bigyan ko siya ng bouquet tas kayong tatlo bigyan niyo siya ng tig-isang rose.

AKO: Anong kulay ibibigay natin? (kasi alam kong lagging white roses ang binibigay niya kay mama pag mother’s day… Red pag valentine’s day.)

PAPA: Siyempre red.

I was stunned.

I was happy.

This is the sign that I’ve been asking for.

Serendipity? Chance? Coincidence?

No. It’s what you call FAITH.