From across the sea

While scrolling through a Viber Chat group, I immediately took note of a link/video shared by Mr. Dick Pascual, veteran Journalist and columnist of The Philippine STAR who is presently residing or retired abroad.

- CITO BELTRAN

Aside from the post having been shared by Dick Pascual, the title of the video certainly got my attention: “My LAST Words to the World - John Lenox” – YouTube. Curiosity got the better of me and so I stopped my Sunday morning chores to watch and listen and it was worth every second and minute of my time especially on a Sunday morning when we dedicate the day to God. Here is message given in 2019 when asked what would be his last word for his children?

“Our lives rush past. We’ve become fixated on digital equipment that’s robbing us of time. People say to me they have no time. They have lodes of time. If you want to know how much time you’ve got? Just ask yourself the simple question: How much have I spent last week fiddling with a piece of digital equipment and doing things that have no relevance whatsoever to my profession or my life and then say have I got any time. We’re robbing ourselves of the most important thing in life if we’re Christians, and that is seeking fellowship of God through his word. You will never make any impact in this world by reading the Bible for five minutes before you jump into bed. And I am brutally practical.