Our Story of Grace
Sharing our own testimony about the very concrete power and efficacy of the grace of the Sacrament of Matrimony in our marriage:
Gerlie: In 2016, almost a year and half into our marriage, the Lord “finally” heard our prayers to grant us our first baby. Little did we know that our joyful hope would be short-lived. Sadly, on December 1, 2016, I had a miscarriage two months into my pregnancy. Even with a heavy heart, we embraced the will of God and continued to trust in His plans.
Jacky: Not long after Gerlie’s miscarriage, in April of 2017, I was diagnosed with connective tissue disease, an autoimmune disease. Thankfully, more than the doctor’s prescriptions, our faith that God would heal me and the warmth of my wife’s love and her patient care for me were instrumental in my healing.
Gerlie: On November 22, 2018, I gave birth to our second baby. That time, our savings in the bank were just enough to cover the hospital bills. Jacky: I was somehow worried but the Lord assured me through the Blessed Mother’s message that she’d take care of the needs of our little one. We were able to have her baptized a few days prior to her second month. We then had her first birthday party celebration.
Gerlie: In 2019, as a first-time breastfeeding mother, I had also experienced a breast complication with symptoms similar to inflammatory breast cancer. We thanked God it was just a benign rare condition with unknown cause that could heal naturally with no need for surgical intervention.
It is by the grace of God that He has carried us through illnesses, times of financial difficulty and the list goes on! The Lord continues to heal us and weave us together as one. He has taught us to love one another as Christ loves His Church. He has shown us how to forgive tirelessly and has made our marriage even stronger through it all.
We can only thank God for being merciful and faithful to us. We can only say “For all that has been, thank you...for all that is yet to come, YES.”
The Lord said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)