Laudetur Jesus Christus!
Just lately, Divine intervention took on a pretty significant meaning in my life. Now I realized how literal it could be.
I was just finishing my prayers after Holy Mass a three weeks ago when Kuya Walter stepped in and asked if I could join him for Choir practice this Holy Week. I, without much emotion naturally declined his invitation telling him that I am going to be busy because Call Centers (mine particularly) unfortunately have the word "Holiday" missing from its vocabulary. Somehow, I felt very uncomfortable about my decision although that is the only possible recourse I could have.
The days went on smoothly until Friday during a meeting when I was personally asked by our Operations Manager to go with him. I thought I had the wrong aux pressed on my workstation - (aux default instead of aux for meeting) so I cheerily trotted along until he led me to his desk where I was joined by the HR director. "HR Director??? What the heck is this?" my mind shrieked. We were to find an empty room and boy you should've seen those stomach muscles contract violently. Something's wrong with this picture and I began to do my own examination of conscience possibly thinking what I did wrong this time.
Finally, after almost a century of finding an empty room we were able to settle comfortably. Well they were comfortable and I wasn't. We are to wait for a phone call. I curiously asked the HR director what was this all about. He just told me to wait for the call. The phone rang and the OM put person on the other line on speakerphone. They all appeared to be relaxed and cheerfully greeted each other until the person on the phone - call was from Denver, CO.
It just happened that the person on the other line was from the Fraud Department and I was informed that I have committed a fradulent act of sending personal customer info to my google email account. Now I do remember. The reasons for the action were for the purpose of tracking customer issues. Somehow I went so far as to store them in my inbox so that I could access it whenever I transfer to another workstation. Our account has yet to have a shared folder to store the information and therefore make it accessible on all the workstations.
Despite being sincere and honest in admitting that the act was unintentional, nevertheless my Aunt received the termination notice on Good Friday. I was in Church that day spending the rest of the Holy Week as one of the cantors.
All I could say was I was full of awe - reverential awe. God really knows how to get your attention when you're very busy. I have reflected and realized that my faith has been compromised somewhat because of the lazy excuse of WORK.
I should say with much respect to those who work that work is necessary. Necessary to the point that it leads to perfection. Without work, man is idle and is more likely to sin.
In my case, I have made it as a silly excuse to shun every other act of devotion, prayer and spirituality. In the end, it has caused me to be empty and almost devoid of reason.
I still remember way back when someone asked me the question, 'What if God became too busy to care about you.' Well, I guess I learned my lesson.
