Correct gently

Published April 30, 2017, 10:00 PM

READ: COLOSSIANS 3:12-17

At the end of a conference in Nairobi, Kenya, our group travelled from the conference
center to a guesthouse to prepare to fly back home the next morning. When we arrived,
one person in our group reported that she had forgotten her luggage back at the
conference center. After she left to retrieve it, our group leader (always meticulous on
detail) criticized her sharply to us in her absence.

The next morning when we arrived at the airport, the discovered to his dismay that he
too had left his luggage behind. It and his passport were back at the guesthouse. It was
now going to cost us even more to go for his baggage. Later, he apologized and said to
all of us, Ill never criticize so harshly again!

Because we all have faults and weaknesses, we should bear with one another and
forgive each other when things go wrong (Col. 3:13). We need to be constructive in our
criticism and clothe [our]selves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and
patience (v. 12).

When correction is necessary, it should be done with kindness and love. In that way we
become imitators of our Lord Jesus Christ. Lawrence Darmani

Dear God, You know that there are times when I just dont feel patient and humble and
gentle. Those days in my life, the fruit of Your Spirit seems in short supply. Please
enable me to love others today.

The keys to effective relationships are gentleness and humility.

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 Mabuhay ang mangagawang Pilipino!
Published April 30, 2017, 10:00 PM

The Philippines holds its 115th celebration of Labor Day (Araw ng Paggawa) on May 1,
2017, a red-letter day to honor and recognize Filipino workers achievements and their
contributions to socioeconomic growth. The nations workforce in the country and the
millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and seafarers all over the world are cited
for their perseverance, hardwork and dedication to duty. The 2017 theme is Matatag na
Kabuhayan at Trabaho, Tungo sa Progresibong Pagbabago.

Labor Day is traditionally marked with parade and festivity. Measures and benefits to
help uplift workers lives are unveiled. The President is holding a dialogue with
employers, trade union leaders, and workers. As of January, 2017, the number of
employed Filipinos reached 39.3 million.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is conducting 50 jobs and business
fairs, dubbed Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan (TNK), nationwide, assisted by Public
Employment Service Offices of local government units. The TNK concept is envisioned
to provide more opportunities in regions outside Metro Manila, and create jobs in key
employment generators, specifically in manufacturing, agribusiness, construction,
tourism, information technology and business process outsourcing, transportation and
logistics, retail and trade.

DOLE facilities job matching and placing of workers through job fairs, making it easy
and fast for applicants to find jobs that fit their qualifications, interests, and career
inclinations. Over 10,000 jobs will be available at the regionwide job and business fairs.
Of these, 7,575 will be for local employment by 143 participating firms in various
industries; 2,787 job vacancies will be for overseas employment by 24 POEA-accredited
recruitment agencies.

DOLE clinics will be held to provide pre-employment services such as career

information, seminars and training, as well as livelihood assistance. There will be a
forum for informal sector workers a special job fair for National Housing Authority
relocates in Metro Manila, Regions 3 and 4A, and a forum with paralegals to strengthen
mechanisms on social dialogue.

The Philippines first celebrated Labor Day on May 1, 1903, during the American era.
Ten years later, on May 1, 1913, 36 labor unions convened a congress at Cine Oriente
on Azcarraga, now C.M. Recto Street, in Manila, to seek better working conditions.
Hermenegildo C. Cruz, a protg of labor pioneer Isabelo de los Reyes, organized the
Congreso Obrero de Filipinas, which fought for, and was eventually granted, eight-hour
workday, better hiring practices, abolition of child labor, and equal rights for women.