Faith in the level of "Kalooban"
Tuesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time Luke 11:37-41 There's one Tagalog reality that's truly amazing; it's called "kalooban". Translated in English as "will", the definition of kalooban is not fully captured. It has its root word in "loob" or "inside"; it refers to the innermost being of a person, what lies in his heart or center of his being. God is in the center of his being. Second, it also brings forth the word "kaloob" or "gift", a present or an offering. But kaloob connotes a deeper meaning. It's a gift coming from the innermost being, with the self as a present to the other. And when the heart is a gift, it entails the offering of the whole self. We become "kaloob" to God as God is to us in Jesus. Third, we now reach the state "kalooban" which means"will"; connoting a strongly held desire or wish with a commitment to live out what one strongly des...