16/02/2026
📖 February 16, 2026
First Reading: Epistle of James 1:1–11
Gospel: Gospel of Mark 8:11–13
🌿 Reflection🙏❤️🥰
We often ask God for signs.
Like the Pharisees in the Gospel, we want proof before we believe. We want assurance before we trust.
But faith is not about seeing first — it is about trusting first.
In the First Reading, James reminds us that trials test our faith and produce perseverance. Hardships are not punishments; they are opportunities to grow deeper roots in God. When our faith is tested, it becomes stronger, purer, and more complete.
Sometimes in life, we say “Bahala na.”
Many misunderstand this as careless or blind faith. But true “Bahala na” is not laziness or passivity.
It is full trust.
Full surrender.
Complete confidence in God's provision, protection, and blessings.
It is childlike faith — not childish, but childlike.
A child trusts completely, without fear, knowing they are held and loved.
Today, we are invited not to demand signs, but to surrender.
Instead of saying, “Lord, show me first,”
may we say,
“Bahala ka, Lord, in my life each day.”
Lord,
I seek Your love.
I seek Your presence.
I seek Your protection, provision, and blessings.
Teach me not to depend on signs,
but to depend on You.
Increase my faith in times of testing.
Give me a childlike heart that trusts without fear.
Bahala Ka, Lord, in my life —
today and always.🙏
In Jesus' Name. Amen. ❤️🙏🥰
I love you God the Father🤍❤️💙
I love you Jesus🤍❤️💙
I love you Holy Spirit🤍❤️💙
