To foster the harmonious relationship among OFW from South Cotabato and neighboring provinces.

Russian novelist Leo Tolstay tells a story of an old cobbler named Martin. After the death of his wife and child, he cried out in despair to a godly old friend. 'What bow is a man to live for?" His friend replied. "For God, Martin, For God." And how must one live for God?' Martin asked. " Christ has shown us the way," said the believer. "Buy the Gospels and read. There you'll find out how how to live for God. There everything is explained, "he said.

So that sane day Martin bought a New Testament and began to read. The more he read, the more clearly he understood what God wanted of him and what it meant to live for God. And his heart grew lighter and lighter.

Then one day Martin read, and suddenly hit him the Jesus' words were hard sayings. He pondered the command, "To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also, "As he began to see how his life didn't measure up to Jesus' words, he cried out, "O Lord, help me!"

We also may feel that obedience to Jesus' words is too difficult for us. His hard sayings seem impossible to obey. Like Martin, we must cry out, "O Lord help me!" Without Him we can do nothing.

Obeying Christ can seem too hard,
But we must come to see
That all He asks is for our good
To make life full and free.