The Prayer

I have been spending hours and hours at night on the rooftop of our building for the past three days. The view from there is superb. It made me appreciate Makati even more. The tall buildings glow like stars. They are very much relaxing to look at.

The calmness of the vista was accompanied by occasional cool breeze. A gust of air is like heaven these days considering that the past week has been the hottest week I have ever experienced in my entire life. No kidding. Walking along de la Rosa St. in Makati at 3pm is like letting hell eat you. Whew!

Last night, after changing clothes, I went straight to the rooftop. I was contentedly seated in a white metal chair. Nothing new about the view — same Makati skyline. Not so exciting but still very soothing to look at. The only difference was that the wind was colder that time compared to the previous nights.

While looking intently at the clear sky, I prayed. I was thinking about so many things that time. I asked God for a favor. I don’t know if I was able to communicate with Him what I really want. But I did my best to make Him understand. I know he understood it. He knows me for sure and he knows what I want.

At the end of my prayer, I asked God to give me a sign. I don’t really believe in signs and stuff. I don’t know why I asked Him for one. I asked Him for rain. And I gave him a deadline. Demanding me. I asked Him for rain before the next 48 hours expires.

Come to think of it, with the temperature shooting up to 36.8 degrees Centigrade, I wouldn’t expect that it would rain in the coming days. But I was wrong. While I was walking my way to the office today, with the very hot temperature, it rained! I couldn’t believe it. I was telling myself, “God, it is raining! It’s raining.” I can’t remember the number of times I uttered those words. But it was really amazing. The more surprising thing is that the rain lasted for just less than 5 minutes. After that, the summer sun is back.

It made me realize how faithful God really is.