A blessed day to all Princesses in CFC-Singles for Christ. It has been 3 days since our sisters` conference and up to now I still cannot fully fathom the magnitude of God`s love as manifested that day. I still am overwhelmed, awed, floored by how the whole conference unfolded before my eyes. I am still overflowing with God’s love. Before the conference, I felt like a car running on empty and what I heard during the talks were exactly the fuel I needed to keep me moving. I felt like a rundown car “gassing up” on God’s word and truly I’m glad I stopped at that station to get a full tank. As I write this reflection, I realized that "God`s love" has been used countless times (in talks, in personal sharings). However, in the context of what He made me feel as His princess on that day, this phrase does not seem to capture what I want to express. And so I took out my thesaurus and this is what I came up with: DEEP AFFECTION, TENDERNESS, FONDNESS, INTIMACY, PASSION. For a few seconds, I stared at these words trying to figure out what God was telling me. Then it came. These are words I can easily use to describe how I feel for another person, my husband, my sons, my parents, my brothers and sisters in the community, my friends. These are words that for me describe human emotions applicable only to humans. But God asks me, “who invented these emotions? Did I not create these and place these in your hearts? Did I not place these in your hearts so that you can also experience the feelings I have for you?” “Yes, my princess, I look upon you with fondness and tenderness every day of your life from the time you wake up in the morning till the time you rest your weary body at night, just watching you appreciate the things I created for your enjoyment.” “My affection for you is so deep that everytime you are in pain, I Myself experience that pain. I am one with you in your pain.” “When you stop to talk to Me during your prayer time, I am so happy because this is the time when I can be intimate with you, speaking to your heart and caressing your spirit. And when you experience an overflowing joy in your heart, you can imagine how much more I am experiencing, because I am a passionate God.” You can just imagine how I am feeling as I type these words. During that final moment in our conference when MK Guano announced that the sector and cluster coordinators were going to give you a surprise, I honestly felt unsure how the audience would react. I was apprehensive that you would find it corny and amusing. But again, God humbled and shamed me with the real reaction. I saw how your eyes lighted up, how your faces glowed and how much all of you wanted to feel like real princesses. I was feeling that need as well. And when you received the tiaras, that really capped it all. The final affirmation, the proclamation of our royal heritage, the cherry on the sundae (to borrow Sis. Joy`s words). And so princesses, let us go forth and proclaim that Jesus is our King. Let us go forth and carry our “princess heritage” and “princess nature” with pride and conviction in everything we think, say and do. Oh, and by the way, the Princess Diaries: She`s All That 2008 was not a conference. It was a one-on-one with Jesus. Amen? May our Lord and King be praised!

Amen to you equally captivating princess...I really am so overwhelmed myself!