Kay ako imo man
Kay ako imo man… a very simple statement, yet unbounded in
its essence. A person can’t proclaim such words if there is something or
someone pushes him to do so. This simple statement can be pictured out as a testimonial
of someone who has an experience of being assured or secured. It can also be associated
as a promise or as a declaration of someone being caught up with his or her strong
feeling or emotion.
My life as a seminarian, saying "Kay ako imo man" is indeed a concrete
verbal expression of my willingness and desire to embrace the sacred
priesthood. What moves me to arrive such reflection is my concrete experience of
God in my everyday living. His presence is very lucid in my life’s circumstance.
I
felt God’s call to serve when I was six years old. I started to love attending
the mass every Sunday, and saying rosary with my family every six o’clock in
the evening. In my childhood days, I have already this eager conviction to
serve God in my own little way by becoming an altar server and at the same time
a choir member.
Time
passed so swiftly and yet my desire to serve God and His people pushes me to
think continually the possibility of becoming a priest. I have faith and trust
in God that I am one of the called ones as laborers of his harvest. I felt that
there is an overwhelming desire in me to follow Christ. I’ve found fulfillment
in offering my whole self to Christian suffering, generosity and love. There is
this burning desire in my heart that motivates me and pushes me to serve God
and His people through the sacred priestly ministry.
In my
almost six years in the formation, many things changed but one thing remains
the same – my desire to embrace the priestly life. Over the years of
configuring my heart and mind to the heart and mind of Jesus, and after the
years of reflections and discernments, I firmly believe that this is God’s
precious plan for me.
This song Kay Ako Imo Man is my original composition
dedicated to God during my investiture. My heart sings and shouts with exultation
for the favor God has done for me. This is a song of promise, a song of thanksgiving
and a song of joy to the Lord. A song of submission to the will of God for I know
and I believe that “kay ako iya man”. Allow me to end this article in a word of
the late Sem. Dulchenar, “No one owns me except God.” 