I thought of sharing this post in case there will be readers who would be needing some healing  and is looking for peace in their hearts and soul but cannot find it anywhere.

When things get rough at my end, I usually say this prayer over and over until I calm down and feel that everything will be alright no matter how hard the task at hand is.  I am glad to have found and met Sister Eppie Brasil and the other Dominican Sisters of Regina Rosarii during one of the recollections I attended a few years ago. Visiting their Regina Rosarii Center for Contemplative Prayer in Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City last March made me cry for joy.  Their Prayer for Healing was one of the prayers that I constantly kept and meditated during the time that I was having a hard time dealing with my miscarriage.  I would also like to share this to you, so that you too will be healed.

May God shower you with love and blessing as you read this post.

PRAYER FOR HEALING

It was a Saturday morning. A Filipina American of Chinese ancestry was busy handing out window signs and fliers in front of Safeway (Supermarket) on Mission Street, deep in the heart of the Excelsior District in San Francisco, California, one of the areas that encompasses District 11. Recipients were not immediately aware that the face on the fliers and window signs was also the face of the same person handing them out. Many were quite surprised to chat directly with a candidate for political office right in the heart of their neighborhood.

“Goodness, this is you? May I have your autograph?” was a common comment.

The Filipina laughed and responded: “You should give me your autograph instead. You’re more important than I am.”

The first time Myrna Lim ran for Board of Supervisors in the year 2000, all she had was her gutsy attitude in getting things done. Sometimes quite irreverent and always passionate, she debunked some of the traditional Filipino community leaders’ ideas of what a politician should look like and behave.

Here’s a comment from a Filipino gay businessman: “You should dress up like Diane Feinstein.”

Myrna jokingly responded, “Are you kidding? Diane Feinstein would kill to look like me.”

Only Myrna Lim can say this and get away with it!

I’ve walked through this Mission Street corridor at least three times with Myrna Lim in the last eight years. I really wanted an “up close and personal” experience with someone who was determined to find out what her district’s needs were so she could become a more effective legislator. Although my feet hurt, I was happy to see old friends as we visited business after business after business… and I also got a realistic sense of the frustrations and shattered hopes of these small business owners because of unreasonable anti-small business policies imposed by the local government.

Myrna Lim did me a favor. I was forced to reach out of my comfort zone (since I’m usually a “virtual” or on-line personality) and hit the streets to get a taste and feel of what residents and citizens of District 11 in San Francisco were thinking, talking, and protesting about. Myrna, I’ve observed, embodies representation of District 11’s multi-racial neighborhoods: Chinese, African-American, Filipino, Irish, Italian, and Latino. Spiritual sustenance is also a strong component in this District, represented by Epiphany Church, Corpus Christi Church, and St. Emydius Church.

Now, it’s 2008. Elections are coming up in November! So, if you have relatives and friends in zipcode 94112 (Excelsior, Ingleside, Outer Mission, Crocker Amazon, and Oceanview), let them know that a Filipina American is running for political office, Myrna Lim for District 11 Supervisor — and that it’s time for Filipinos in San Francisco to be represented. There are 67,000 Filipinos in San Francisco. Help her out! Myrna is fiercely loyal and dedicated, especially to the people who believe in her. She will win. She can do this. And we will be proudly Filipina!

This video showcases the Filipina American that will make it to a much-coveted legislative position (Board of Supervisors) in the City and County of San Francisco. WHEN (I’m optimistic) Myrna Lim wins, she will open the doors to opportunities for more minorities and women — opportunites only available to the old boys and old girls networks. Listen to her speak! And check out the documentaries she produced (as an independent TV producer for Channel 29 and Channel 76, San Francisco Public Broadcasting) at her campaign website, MyrnaLim.com.

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