06/05/2026
๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป | ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญโ๐ด
"๐๐ณ ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐.
๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ, ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฉ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ต, ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ข ๐ต๐ข๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฑ."
- Seminarian Christian Canillas, Discipleship Year 4
Even if we do everything, give our best sacrifice, sometimes we still wonโt be enough for someone. And that can wound us deeply, because part of us hopes that if we just try harder or give more, we will finally be chosen.
But the truth is, not being โenoughโ for someone does not mean we lack value. It simply means that what they are looking for is different from what we are able to give. And if we build our identity on meeting othersโ expectations, we will always end up exhausted and empty. Kahit gawin mo na ang lahat, di pa rin yan maging sapat sa taong iba talaga ang hinahanap.
This is why the invitation of Christ in the Gospel of John becomes so important: โRemain in me.โ
Because in Him, we are not measured by performance or comparison. We are not loved because we succeeded in becoming what others want. We are loved because we belong to Him.
To remain in Christ is to shift where we find our worth. It is choosing to stay rooted in His love rather than chasing acceptance from people. It is trusting that even when others walk away, God does not. Even when we feel insufficient, He continues to sustain us.
And from that place, being rooted, not rejected, we begin to live differently. We no longer love just to be accepted; we love because we are already filled. We no longer give just to prove something; we give because grace is already at work within us.
So yes, sometimes we wonโt be enough for someone.
But if we remain in Christ, we will always have more than enough of what truly matters.
