Amidst all the negative comments being made against the Philippine President, I now choose to keep quiet and just fill my mouth with prayers for him. Surely it is not so easy being in his position right now. I don't know but I just believe in my heart that Pnoy is not the same as other corrupt officials. Maybe he can be incompetent in some areas but I just feel in my heart that he is not evil. I can feel his sincerity in taking care of his people, as what his late father had told him when he was only 15 years old and was about to be orphaned. When he was elected president all my hopes for our country was renewed and up till today I am not without any of it. In spite of this system that seems to be taking forever to repair itself, I can see and I am convinced that Pnoy has been doing his best. I hope people can admit to themselves that indeed there have been a few improvements as compared to the past administrations. At least. I cannot bear to live another six years of utter neglect.
Watching the news and hearing these politicians and journalists, leaders and the like being lambasted for being defensive, for being insincere, for failing the people's expectations, I can't help but feel for them as I try to imagine how it is to be in their shoes. A couple of days after the typhoon, out of sheer frustration I announced to myself I wanted to run to president thinking and was quite convinced that I could do a better job. But don't we all? We all think we can do a better job. And that is quite understandable thinking how frustrating it could get watching people suffer in the comfort of our living rooms. If only we can do something for them. Right away.
A week has passed already and so many of the victims and so many of us watching them are angrier than ever. All eyes point to the president. He has to be the one taking care of all of us. He has to be the one to do something about this mess. He has to be the one making sure all the problems are solved. He has to be the one responsible for the rest of his members. Such a daunting task. I don't know what I would feel if I am the president of the Philippines in this time of darkness.
And so I choose to pray for him as my leader, as what is instructed of us in the Bible. I pray that God will sustain him in his love and strengthen him as he faces this challenge. I pray that God grant him the grace to be forgiving in the midst of all the issues, to be humble as a servant accepting criticisms and learning from them, to be gracious in all his dealings both friends and enemies if he ever considers them to be, most of all to be faithful to the one who called him in this great task. Because only in acknowledging his nothingness before the Lord will he be filled with everything that he needs as our country's leader.
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