HINDI PO HATRED ANG NASA PUSO NG MGA PROPETA NUNG NAG-REBUKE SILA NG CORRUPTION AT OPPRESSION NG MGA MAKAPANGYARIHAN, KUNDI OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD | TugmaLahat

HINDI PO HATRED ANG NASA PUSO NG MGA PROPETA NUNG NAG-REBUKE SILA NG CORRUPTION AT OPPRESSION NG MGA MAKAPANGYARIHAN, KUNDI OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD

By Maria Lourdes Sereno

Ano po ang sinabi ni Jesus tungkol kay John the Baptist? “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist” (Matthew 11:11). Up to that point daw po, The Greatest Man on Earth ever pa si John the Baptist.

At paano nabuhay at namatay si John the Baptist? Sa pagre-rebuke sa mga kasamaan at sa pag-call ng repentance sa Jews. Ang pinaka-tinatamaan ng rebuking ni John, iyung pinaka-powerful: si Herod at ang religious leaders. Pati tax collectors ay tinuruan niya ng totoong repentance.

At paano natin makakalimutan ang mga propetang sina Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos at Micah? Naku, panay rebuke at repentance ang bukambibig, balansado ng pangako ng restoration ni God sa mga magpapakumbaba at magsisisi.

No, calling out evil is not hatred; it is an act of love, especially kung ibabalik ng panawagan against evil ang tingin ng lahat kay God.

Tama na po ang pagiging comfortable natin sa evil. Wala pong kabutihang idudulot ito. The only path that is good is repentance, restitution of what was taken from the people, at pagpapatunay na meron na talagang fruits of repentance, hindi lamang mula sa naging pinaka-yumaman na pamilya sa kapangyarihan sa buong kasaysayan ng Pilipinas, kundi mula sa buong sambayanan na hinayaang maging ganitong kalala ang mga social sins natin.

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Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is living proof that true courage is forged through adversity.

Sereno rose from humble beginnings to become the country’s first female Chief Justice in 2012. She attended public elementary and secondary school, then pursued higher education through scholarships. She graduated valedictorian from the UP College of Law in 1984, and holds a Masters of Law degree, specializing in law and economics and international trade law, from the University of Michigan.

She was a law professor at the UP for nearly 20 years. The World Trade Organization recognized her stellar credentials with her 1998 appointment as Counsellor of their Appellate Body in Geneva, Switzerland. She was also involved in successful international litigation as co-counsel for the Republic and was AIM’s Executive Director for their Policy Center.

With her modernizing outlook and firm belief in the power of technology, she co-founded a corporation that developed the first annotated electronic research system in Philippine Law. Her tenure as Chief Justice is marked by far-reaching reforms, including eCourts, automated hearings, case decongestion, continuous trials, and expanded small claims courts. At the heart of her reform program is the strong conviction that justice and the law’s protection should be accessible and responsive to the most vulnerable Filipinos. Because she was a staunch defender of judicial independence, Sereno was subjected to intense persecution.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is now a major voice for people-centered change in Philippine society. She believes this change is part of God’s desire for this country, that every Filipino is precious in God’s sight, bawat isa mahalaga, and that each citizen and every community has a role in building up this nation. She is an advocate for faithfulness to the vision of a “just and humane society” in the Philippine Constitution, and integrity and accountability in governance.

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