Ten Commandments

for a Public Servant

1. REMEMBER THERE IS GOD.

In the Church, In One Another…Everywhere

Faith in a Higher Being

c/o a Book: TO HELL on MONDAY

2. REMEMBER

THAT YOU

HAVE A SOUL.

God is conveniently laid aside

The Secularism in Fiestas

c/o Physically and Materially Wealthy BUT Spiritually Malnourished

3. REMEMBER EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY

ALEXANDER THE GREAT’S DEATH WISH1.1 THE BEST

DOCTOR SHOULD CARRY

HIS COFFIN,

1.2 THE WEALTH HE HAS

ACCUMULATED ALONG HIS LIFE BE SCATTERED

ALONG THE ROAD DURING

HIS BURIAL PROCESSION, 1.3 AND HIS HAND SHOULD LET

LOSE / OUT OF THE COFFIN

AN EXPLANATION

2.1 TO DEMONSTRATE THAT EVEN THE BEST DOCTOR DON’T HAVE

THE POWER TO HEAL.

2.2 SO THAT EVERYBODY SEES THAT

WEALTH OF THIS WORLD STAYS

IN THIS WORLD.2.3 SO THAT PEOPLE WILL

UNDERSTAND, WE COME TO THIS WORLD EMPTY HANDED AND WE

WILL LEAVE EMPTY HANDED.c/o ALEXANDER’S GREATNESS

4. REMEMBER THERE IS GREATNESS IN ALL.

We were created in the image

and likeness of GOD (Gen 1:26-27)

We NEED each other,

We RESPECT one another

(even Opponents)

c/o Joey Ayala’s Song: MAGKAUGNAY

(Collaboration and Partnership)

5. REMEMBER

THERE ISSIN

IN YOU

We are WEAK, We are ALL

SINNERS

BUT We can GO BEYOND, We can MANAGE, We can

CONTROL

c/o With GOD everything is

POSSIBLE (Matthew 19:26)

6. REMEMBER GOD’S MERCY IS AVAILABLE

The NEED for GOD’S MERCY & FORGIVENESS

The NEED to look at ourselves the way GOD sees US

c/o Pope Benedict XVI’s stepping down NOT HOLDING

ON to POWERc/o Pope Francis’ Special Year

of Mercy

7. REMEMBER

THERE ISLIFE

EVERLASTING

A HEAVEN, A BETTER

PLACE for YOU and for ME and the

ENTIRE UNIVERSE

NO MORE PAIN, NO

MORE STRUGGLES… ALL JOYS AND

HAPPINESS

c/o GOD’S PLAN (and our DREAMS too)

8. REMEMBER YOU ARE ONLY A STEWARD.

Caretaker / Manager

NOT the OWNER

c/o GOD’S TRUST in US and OUR ACCOUNTABILITY

to HIM (Parable of TALENTS)

9. REMEMBER GOD HAS CHOSEN YOU TO BE HIS PARTNER

CO-CREATOR. WOW! That’s

great! Be HONORED!

GIVE YOUR BEST AND GOD WILL DO THE

REST!

c/o The JOY & RESPONSIBILITY of being CHOSEN (a STUDENT CHOSEN to REPRESENT his

SCHOOL, a CABINET MINISTER to help the PRESIDENT, an ATHLETE to

REPRESENT the COUNTRY, etc.)

10. REMEMBER THE DISADVANTAGED

"PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT...D

EFEND THE WEAKEST IN

SOCIETY" - Pope Francis in his

homily during the Inauguration of his Papacy. (19 March

2013)

Millstone around the

neck for those who teach sin

to children (Mt 18:6; Mk 9:42; Lk 17:2)

DO NOT ABUSE, DO NOT EXPLOIT BUT LOVE (The Greatest

Commandment: Matthew 22:37-39)

GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

1. What are your difficulties in living with integrity as a government official?

3. Share the story of your entry into politics.

2. What makes you happy and fulfilled as a government official?