![]() ![]() He then spent time recovering at a rehab facility in Phoenixville, Pa., where he eventually received a Purple Heart for his service before being medically discharged in January 1972.ĭavis has since undergone 24 operations. He was then transported on a Medivac-141 from Japan to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He was flown to Zama, Japan, for multiple surgeries. Just 12 days before his tour of duty was finished, he was clearing a landing zone with two other soldiers and one accidentally detonated a land mine. One of Davis’ primary jobs was to clear landing zones for helicopters. ![]() Army in Vietnam.ĭavis was married to his wife, Ruby, just seven days before departing for his tour of duty. However, his faith in Jesus Christ and love for his family and the community are his foundation.īorn and raised in Kosciusko County, Davis was drafted straight out of high school in 1969 to join the 25th Infantry Division of the U.S. ![]() LEESBURG - Louie Davis grew up on a farm. Louie Davis, Leesburg, poses by the quote he first read in a doctor’s office at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after being wounded in Vietnam. Please remember that without seminarians, we cannot have priests, missionaries, bishops and popes.ĭonate any amount for their schooling. Let me request for more benefactors since there are more seminarians enrolled this new school year. Thank you - for your donation to our Adopt-A-Seminarian scholarship program. The family that prays together stays together. Let’s find time to pray the rosary, especially as a family. 7, is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. October is the month of the Holy Rosary and Oct. May the Lord increase our faith, especially in difficult times, but may we put our faith into practice. ![]() We may be a predominantly Christian country but if our leaders do not live up to their Christian faith, and values of justice, honesty, and moral uprightness, we will never prosper as we should.Īs the saying goes, “God helps those who help themselves”? In local parlance, “Nasa tao ang gawa, nasa Diyos ang awa.” That’s true also in solving our national problems. Praying for wellness of these people is futile. To illustrate: Some people pray for good health but they love to eat fatty foods rich in cholesterol, or can’t avoid excessive drinking or smoking despite repeated warnings. As much as we must implore God’s help in crisis situations so must we do our part to remedy them. That is, when we put our faith in God, we must also have faith in ourselves. There’s one important thing we should remember, though. There are other similar trials and difficulties that severely challenge our faith like financial problems due to the long pandemic, many are jobless, and others recovering from business loses, marital problems, lingering sickness, and so on. My friend was enlightened and later kept reciting: “Yes, Lord your will be done.” He had to accept excruciating pain eventually, death on the cross. Not my will but your will be done” (Mt 26,38-39). He said at the Garden of Gethsemane, imploring his Father: “If it’s possible, take this cup (of suffering) away from me. I consoled him, saying, “Jesus didn’t want to suffer, too.” He was so devastated that he thought his life had no more meaning. Despite his staunch faith, the husband could not accept the unexpected death. I have a friend, whose loving, caring, and devoted wife died at 60 years. Supernatural faith means loyalty and complete confidence in God even if we do not understand his will. God’s answer to Habakkuk is: “Be patient. Or, why do godless people continue to sow terror and misery as in kidnappings, hold-ups and senseless killings? Add to that, certain officials who plunder the government coffers. Habakkuk may well represent a good number of us in situations when everything seems to be going wrong, when we feel that God is so distant and does not seem to care about our problems.įor instance, why does a good God allow unimaginable misery to fall on people devastated by typhoons, floods, and other calamities? Why do you let me see ruin why must I look at misery?” (Hab 1,2-3) “I cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not intervene. Then seeing all the violence and misery around, he dared to question how God is governing the world. What’s amusing about this man is his audacity to stand up to God, saying, “How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen!” In the first reading of the 27 th Sunday, we read about him. Levity aside, “Habakkuk” is the name of an obscure prophet in the Old Testament. Did you know that long before the soft drink coke was ever produced, the Bible had already a commercial on it? The “ad” goes: “Have a Coke.” In Hebrew, Ha-bak-kuk! ![]()
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