BANDIEZ, YOBHEL AILEC TROY A.

BSMLS-3
October 10, 2021

Mark 10:17-30

“As he set out on a journey” are words that powerfully spoke to me as I began this
reflection. Recently I have felt lost on a long and arduous journey to an unknown land as it is a
journey of vision loss. Yet I am powerfully reminded that “With man, it is impossible, but not with
God; for all things are possible with God.”. As a young child, I begged and pleaded to take piano
lessons, dreaming of the day I would sit on my piano bench and place my hands on the beautiful
keys. It was not to be, as my parents could not afford the lessons or the piano. Years later, I
related this childhood dream to my piano-playing neighbor. Along the way, I received the
devastating news that I was legally blind. It was too much to absorb feeling that all my dreams
had died. Yet, one beautiful fall day, my neighbor came over retelling the story of my early dreams.
She shockingly stated that she would like to teach me to play the piano. Adamantly I replied that
it was impossible!! Quite sweetly she simply asked, “Would you try?” How could I say no to such
a generous and loving request? The following Saturday morning, I was filled with smiles rushing
home from my first piano lesson. At the age of 63, I excitedly told my husband, “I can play 'Mary
Had a Little Lamb!'" That was just the beginning, as my husband went out and bought me a “smart”
piano. I continue to ponder God’s goodness as I realized that this long-forgotten childhood dream
had been realized in a most unexpected way. Going deeper, it was a desire of my heart that God
had remembered, “for all things are possible with God”.

REFLECTION:

As a young child, I begged and pleaded to take piano lessons. Years later, I related
this childhood dream to my piano-playing neighbor. At the age of 63, I excitedly told my
husband, I can play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb!'. That was just the beginning.