Cory's Cancer

The indefatigable freedom fighter is sick. Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, the figure who inspired peoples of the world to unite against tyranny and oppression has been hit by cancer. Groups who oppose Arroyo says despite this, they will press on the fight. They will not relent until the squatter of Malacanan has been evicted. Good news.

I remember Apostle Paul was also stricken by God of a disease. Despite his affliction, the evangelization continued. Other historical personages suffered extreme illness yet recovered by the grace of God. Even the Prophets of Old (Moses, Elijah, Job, Prophet Muhammad and Jesus) were given enormous tribulations as a test of faith.

Cory is no different. There's a huge societal cancer invading the very lives of the Filipino people right now. Cory's cancer is small compared to the cancer eating away our morality. Is this God's way of telling the Filipino people that we have a savior in the person of Cory who volunteered to carry this burden so that millions may live? I remembered what Ninoy, her husband, once said, " The Filipino People is worth dying for."

Yes, Cory has cancer. This is a test of her faith and her physical will. This is just a body, a hallow physical shell that God gave us to use for the benefit of humankind. Like others, Cory will definitely survive this. She might be weakened by this, yet, her spirit remains strong or stronger even.

For those who have cancer, rejoice. God has given you the chance to exhibit your faith in God. Don't treat it as the end of the world. No. In fact, it is a start of a new beginning, a chance to heal yourself from the ravages of this empty shell.

Rejoice for your cancer is just a physical cancer, not the one that inflicts the very core of your soul.

Woe to Arroyo and her ilk. They are afflicted by a cancer far, far worst than Cory's. Greed is a cancer that infects not only the mind but the spirit. Cory will get more strength. She will be stronger. Yet, those who are stricken by this moral cancer will find themselves unable to recover.

Cory's struggle against her illness is a sign to us. Like her, we must fight this moral cancer that causes societal decay. Like Cory, we must persevere and ask God for strength. And like her, let us be burdened by this societal cancer and find a cure fast before we, ourselves, are stricken by this cancer up to the marrows of our soul.