wanna know why it's like this in the country? because nobody really cares. that's the bottomline.
apathy and personal gain is running the country. On 6/23/05, tribalknowledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just want to share this article entitled "Key to social change: > Enlightenment of the Elite" from getrealphilippines.com > > http://www.geocities.com/benign0/3-00_Makati/enlighten1.html > > Also came across this article from inq7.net which talks about the > role of the elite in a society. > > http://jobmarket.inq7.net/people/people.php?artdate=2005-05- > 19&artnum=2 > > The elite is defined in the getreal article as: > > "Élites", in this case does not necessarily refer only to the well- > heeled, well-dressed, and perfumed socio-economic élites. It refers > also to the intellectual élites or "intelligentsia", political > élites, and other groups of people who wield some form of power or > influence among other people. They can be student leaders, labor > leaders, baranggay captains, parish priests, etc. They may not always > be "rich" or materially well-off, but because other people look up to > them, they are, by default, élites. > > --- In [email protected], ogrefoot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > na sa Diyos ang awa, na sa "tao" ang gawa > > > > On 6/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mga Kababayan, > > > > > > Ipagdasal po natin ang ating bansa. > > > > > > Maraming salamat po. > > > > > > Michael Hollmann > > > IT - Operations Programme > > > Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd > > > Reg No. 1908 00011G > > > DID : 6248 2576 > > > > > > ----- Forwarded by Michael Hollmann/Users/GE/GE_Holdings on > 06/22/2005 > > > 03:15 PM ----- > > > > > > Nelson Avestruz > > > <nelson_g_avestruz To: nelson > avestruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > @yahoo.com> cc: > > > Subject: Pray > for the Philippines for economic recovery > > > 06/22/2005 02:44 and moral > reformation > > > PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kindly read the article by Fr. Reuter. Its really simple, as > suggested by > > > Fr. Reuter, we're launching an email prayer brigade. KINDLY > INCLUDE FIVE > > > MINUTES OF PRAYER FOR THE PHILIPPINES IN YOUR DAILY INDIVIDUAL > AND YOUR > > > CORPORATE PRAYERS. > > > > > > PASS THE EMAIL ON TO EVERY FILIPINO IN YOUR DIRECTORY AND TO YOUR > > > E-GROUPS. > > > > > > WE NEED ALL THE HEAVENLY HELP WE CAN GET! GOD BLESS THE > PHILIPPINES, > > > > > > THE ONLY HOPE FOR THE PHILIPPINES > > > by Father James Reuter, S.J. > > > > > > > > > >The signs are clear. Our nation is headed towards an > irreversible path of > > > >economic decline and moral decadence. It is not for lack of > effort. > > > > > > > >We've seen many men and women of integrity in and out of > government, > > > NGOs, > > > >church groups & people's organization devote themselves to the > task of > > > >nation-building, often times against insurmountable odds. But > not even > > > two > > > >people revolutions, bloodless as they may be, have made a dent > in > > > >reversing this trend. At best, we have moved one step forward, > but three > > > >steps backward. > > > > > > > >We need a force far greater than our collective efforts, as a > people, can > > > >ever hope to muster. It is time to move the battle to the > spiritual > > > realm. > > > >It's time to claim GOD's promise of healing of the land for His > people. > > > > > > > >It's time to gather GOD's people on its knees to pray for the > economic > > > >recovery and moral reformation of our nation. Is prayer really > the > > > answer? > > > > > > > >Before you dismiss this as just another rambling of a religious > fanatic, > > > >I'd like you to consider some lessons we can glean from history. > > > > > > > >England's ascendancy to world power was preceded by the > Reformation, a > > > >spiritual revival fuelled by intense prayers. The early > American settlers > > > >built the foundation that would make it the most powerful > nation today - > > > a > > > >strong faith in GOD and a disciplined prayer life. Throughout > its > > > history, > > > >and especially at its major turning points, waves of revival > and prayer > > > >movement swept across the land. > > > > > > > >In recent times, we see Korea as a nation experiencing revival > and in the > > > >process producing the largest Christian church in the world > today, led by > > > >Rev. Paul Yongi Cho. No wonder it has emerged as a strong > nation when > > > >other economies around it are faltering. > > > > > > > >Even from a purely secular viewpoint, it makes a lot of sense. > For here > > > >there is genuine humbling & seeking of GOD through prayer, moral > > > >reformation necessarily follows. And this, in turn, will lead > to general > > > >prosperity. YES, we believe prayer can make a difference. > > > > > > > >It's our only hope. > > > > > > > >Today, we launch this email brigade, to inform Filipinos from > all over > > > the > > > >world to pray, as a people, for the economic recovery and moral > > > >reformation of our nation. We do not ask for much. We only ask > for 5 > > > >minutes of your time in a day, to foward this email to your > close friends > > > >and relatives. > > > > > > > >This is the kind of unity which can make a big difference. Of > course, if > > > >you feel strongly, as I do, about the power of prayer, you can > be more > > > >involved by starting your own prayer group or prayer center. > > > > > > > >We have tried people power twice; in both cases, it fell short. > Maybe > > > it's > > > >time to try prayer power. GOD never fails. Is there hope? YES! > We can > > > rely > > > >on GOD's promise, but we have to do our part. If we humble > ourselves and > > > >pray as a people, GOD will heal our land. > > > > > > > >By GOD's grace,we may yet see a better future for our children. > GOD bless > > > >and GOD save our country (from corrupt politicians)! > > > > > > > >"If My people, who are called by My name, will humble > themselves and > > > pray, > > > >and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I > hear from > > > >Heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land." > (2 > > > >Chronicles 7:14). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, > therefore, that > > > I > > > >can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let > me do it > > > >now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this > way again." > > > >Stephen Grellet, Quaker clergyman (1773-1855) > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Sports > > > Rekindle the Rivalries. 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