After the Pope's visit: back to the old reality?

After the visit of the Pope, what will happen to the Filipino nation? After we were amazed with the charismatic head of the Universal Church, after the government did their best to offer warm and safe welcome to Pope Francis, after huge bulk of people gathered in different places just to take a personal glimpse on the Supreme Pontiff's smiling face, after the politicians took advantage on the Pope's popularity, after all, where are we heading to?

Pope Francis' message of mercy and compassion, if taken seriously, will engineer a very long road, a very long journey to dwell into. May the message of mercy and compassion be brought to the peripheries, be felt by everyone and be fulfilled not just by the Church but by the Filipino nation.

May the ghost of corruption, indifference, selfishness and lack of love that haunts the humanity be vanished and may we let mercy and compassion dwell in our individual hearts.

After the Pope's visit, let us not go back to the old reality of corruption, selfishness, indifference and all that hinders us to share our love and care to others, rather, let us continue our journey in fulfilling the two commandments of love, LOVE GOD ABOVE ALL AND LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES.