It is amazing and inspiring to see the crowds attend the Saturday Novena sessions at Novena Church.
Equally amazing and intriguing is that the crowds come Saturday after Saturday.
Why is this so? Maybe because prayers and petitions were answered.
Maybe there is an ambience of prayer and tranquility.
Maybe there is this sense of familiarity of the Marian hymns that brings about comfort and peace.
Maybe also that after the Novena session, there is this feeling of a quiet hope, this little uplifting that gives us the courage to go on in life.
We can still lift up our heads in the midst of disappointments, worries, anxieties and fears.
Today, as we celebrate the Assumption of Our Lady, we give thanks to God as He "lifted" Mary up into heaven, body and soul.
Just as God lifted gave Mary up, God will also lift us up from our human weaknesses - frailty and sinfulness.
Just as God gave Mary hope and courage to fulfill her mission in life, God will also give us hope and courage to live out our Christian calling in life.
And just as Mary glorified and exalted the Lord, let us also on this feast of the Assumption glorify, exalt, and give thanks to the Lord.
Just as God has come for Mary, God will also do great things for us, as well as through us.