Behind The Shadows

Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand....If you were an '80s kid you'd probably remember this line from Michael Jackson's Thriller. For gen-Xers, they would most likely relate more the Mummy, Urban Legend or I know what you did last summer. Soon it will be Halloween again, and suddenly, you will imagine things like the presence of an evil power around you or shadows which lurk on a dark, moonless night.


Whatever it is that brings a chill down our spines-spooked houses, eerie cries in the night, a "tikbalang" sitting on top of a tree, the oh-so-famous "white lady" floating across Balete Drive, a "manananggal" swooping above your head-the question is, should we really consider as true these strange, inexplicable haunts? Do superstitions truly merit to be believed?



I have my share of eerie experiences in the past, and I must say that I cannot not disclaim the fact that incomprehensible things do happen. One such incident was when the Couples for Christ where our parents belong and their children went to Baguio. As we all know the summer capital of the Philippines had a tragic experience because of an earthquake which they can never forget. Many lives were lost in that incident and some of the dead bodies were not yet found until now. A few years later, they built hotels and rest houses under the ruins, where many people were buried alive because the rescuers couldn't find their lost bodies anymore. That is why there were many restless souls in some of the buildings in Baguio who are in need of our prayers and help. When we arrived at the rest house we saw a white cat and a white dog but we didn't mind it because we thought that somebody might owned those pets. But we know in ourselves that it is not an any ordinary animal. When evening came, our parents went to a prayer meeting and left us alone with our yaya. I woke up in the middle of the night because I thought my parent had arrived but what I saw was the door and cabinet opening and closing by itself, I thought I was hallucinating so I slept again. When I woke up in the morning, I told them what I saw that night and I thought that it was not true. But our yaya sleeping next to me told me she also saw the same incident too. I was terrified of what I heard. I could feel the menacing presence of something powerful, but nevertheless, I knew deep in my heart that God's power is much greater than what was there.


Prayer which declares trust in God alone, an unshakable confidence that I'm His child , redeemed by Jesus' death and resurrection.


So, is your life "haunted"? Ask God to pour out His love upon you and your family. Maintain a dynamic relationship with Him and live out the faith you have found.


The process may be long and difficult, but today is the always best time to start.