<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ruben Ecleo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruben Ecleo]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:45:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rubenecleosr.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding the Divine Master’s Message of April 9, 1968]]></title><description><![CDATA[Date of the Message: April 9, 1968 Place: San Jose, Dinagat Islands Occasion: Holy Week “Read the Original Message: ” Ang atong palad adunay napulo ka mga guhit nga diha magasugod sa numero 2. Ang duha nato ka mga kamot, ug natingub ngadto sa numero 1 ang atong pagkatawo ang imong pagka IKAW. Duha ka butang ang atong pagabantayan, ang kinabuhi ug ang kamatayon. Ang tuong kamot mao ang kinabuhi ug ang wala nga kamot mao ang kamatayon. Tinuod ba gayod nga kitang tanan managsama ning kalibotan?...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/understanding-the-divine-master-s-message-of-april-9-1968</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a75a991421979b2d970933f</guid><category><![CDATA[Understanding the DM's Message]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:09:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_04024a3ad96e46b3bf5418ed8b623341~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pagkinabuhi Nga Walay Pagpasakit sa Uban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Divine Master's Message May 12–13, 1985 Admin “Buhata ninyo ang mga buhaton nga dili makapasakit ug dili makadaot sa mata sa tawo.” Ang tinuod nga pagkamaayo dili lamang makita sa atubangan sa mga tawo, kondili makita usab sa kahinlo sa atong kasingkasing, hunahuna, ug mga binuhatan. Bisan pa ug maayo ang atong pamatasan sa pagtan-aw sa uban, apan kon adunay tinaguan nga sayop o dautang tinguha, kini wala gihapon makahatag ug tinuod nga bili. Pangunang Mensahe: Likayi ang paghimo ug kadaot sa...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/pagkinabuhi-nga-walay-pagpasakit-sa-uban</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a739ded2dc76a37da388a71</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:33:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_bb61a73dd7bc422799fb20fa130d43f8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gods Message on Judging Others and Inner Purity]]></title><description><![CDATA[A person can do what is right and still be misunderstood. That is one of the hardest lessons in spiritual life. We want goodness to be seen clearly. We want sincere motives to be recognised. Yet people often judge from the outside, while God sees the heart. The Divine Master’s message dated 12 and 13 May 1985 speaks to this painful human habit: judging others while forgetting to guard our own inner life. Its core instruction is simple but demanding: do works that are not blameworthy in the...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/gods-message-on-judging-others-and-inner-purity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a739dd5421979b2d96bae4f</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_23ae978f091c4133b0fc6190c011d313~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standing Firm in Love and Unity: A Divine Master's Message on Loyalty, Faith, and Good Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standing Firm in Love and Unity: A Divine Master's Message on Loyalty, Faith, and Good Works Divine Master's Lecture Assembly Meeting (Administration)May 30, 1984 A Message of Guidance and Unity In this powerful lecture delivered during the Assembly Meeting on May 30, 1984, the Divine Master shared a message of guidance, warning his brothers and sisters to remain steadfast in the path of love, unity, and righteousness. The message emphasizes that true devotion is not shown through following...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/standing-firm-in-love-and-unity-a-divine-master-s-message-on-loyalty-faith-and-good-works</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a739cee0ed53bd28b89b8a0</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:29:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_81f43e80a5f54c0bbf1e0c2a500be311~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dignity and Integrity: The True Mark of PBMA Members]]></title><description><![CDATA[A person can carry a name, join a group, attend gatherings, and speak the right words. Yet the real test comes when no one is clapping, when temptation is near, and when one choice can either protect or stain the honour of the whole community. The Divine Master's Message dated 12 May 1981 speaks with that kind of urgency. It asks hard questions: Will you still do wrong when a new law has already been given? Will you enter into evil works and make yourself a sinner? Will you shame yourself...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/dignity-and-integrity-the-true-mark-of-pbma-members</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a739bd771634c51808189c0</guid><category><![CDATA[PBMA]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:23:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_dfd0c1e6120f4786a8a64515abf84969~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spirit of God Will Fulfill PBMA History]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spiritual message can outlive the moment it was spoken. It can pass through memory, family, community, and prayer until it becomes a living guide for those who still listen. The Divine Master’s message of 12 May 1981 carries that kind of weight. It speaks of pride fading, worldly greatness disappearing, respect being tested, and a humble person being lifted not by formal education, but by wisdom believed to come from God. It also speaks of unity: friends, brothers, sisters, and many people...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/the-spirit-of-god-will-fulfill-pbma-history</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a739b632dc76a37da38841f</guid><category><![CDATA[PBMA]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_aedac265d6014ce29855a9f0cfec1adb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why PBMA Attracts All Kinds of People and Humbles the Educated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some movements draw people because they are polished. Others draw people because they feel true to those who witness them. In the Divine Master’s message dated 12 May 1981, PBMA is presented as the second kind: a fellowship that people did not simply hear about, but saw, felt, and carried in their hearts. The message speaks in Cebuano, Tagalog, and English because the community itself is mixed. It mentions Chinese, Japanese, Americans, and “many kinds of people.” It points to a striking...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/why-pbma-attracts-all-kinds-of-people-and-humbles-the-educated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a739ae083bd56b51ff1d06a</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_e9cde11713f14040a9c4f768ae7dcc57~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Warning to the Faithful and the Fallen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some warnings are not spoken from anger. They are spoken through grief. The message dated 26 February 1974, delivered at the PBMA Main Office in the Dinagat Islands, carries that kind of weight. It is direct, sorrowful, and deeply personal. The speaker does not stand above the people as someone untouched by pain. He speaks as a servant among them, a human being with “veins and bones, blood and flesh,” and a heart that knows how to cry when made to cry. The message begins with a warning to...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/a-warning-to-the-faithful-and-the-fallen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a739a63cc18b115026e5d08</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:17:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_835447b801224f01bccdae968742bbd7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reminder on Accountability, Examinations, and What Comes Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some reminders do not arrive with noise. They come quietly, after people have already been trusted with duties, tools, rules, and chances. By then, the real question is simple: what has been cared for, and what has been left behind? The message at the heart of this reminder is firm but practical. When something is placed in one’s hands, it should not be treated lightly. If it is lost through an honest mistake, that is one matter. If it is neglected, abandoned, or left without proper service,...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/reminder-on-accountability-examinations-and-what-comes-next</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7399e8cc18b115026e5ba1</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:15:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_129e592d76ed4296ba2302b6ddbb4768~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Constitution and By-Laws Matter for Every Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rules often look simple on paper. The hard part comes later, when people interpret them differently, ignore them quietly, or apply them only when convenient. That is where many associations begin to weaken. Not because the members lack good intentions, but because good intentions cannot replace a clear foundation. A constitution and by-laws give an association its shared direction, its limits, its duties, and its way of correcting mistakes. In the Philippines, where associations can be found...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/why-constitution-and-by-laws-matter-for-every-association</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a739926421979b2d96ba247</guid><category><![CDATA[PBMA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:12:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_58074e8982eb440fa810e24f0f34a3ab~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How History Repeats: Lessons on Faith, Salvation, and Righteousness]]></title><description><![CDATA[History rarely repeats like a photocopy. It returns like a familiar lesson in a new season. The names change, the tools change, and the setting changes, but the human heart often faces the same tests: Will we listen? Will we remember what is good? Will we choose righteousness when wrong words and wrong actions feel easier? The thought behind this reflection is simple and serious. Good teaching does not help us if it stays outside the heart. A song, a sermon, a story from Scripture, or a...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/how-history-repeats-lessons-on-faith-salvation-and-righteousness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7398c0421979b2d96ba154</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:10:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_9d626cda0f844ff899748cc8662d9fc6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[True Discipline and a Life Ready for Judgment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A person can speak about faith, join a community, and be known by many people, yet still fail in the small tests of daily life. One of those tests is simple: how does a person behave when entering another household, seeing food, seeing possessions, or hearing rumours? Discipline is not proven by name, rank, or association. It is proven by restraint. It is shown when someone knows what is proper, honours what belongs to others, and remains steady even when mocked. The message is direct and...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/true-discipline-and-a-life-ready-for-judgment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7397b271634c5180817ed2</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:06:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_91408fa61e3b4691b19ca5c1e454695a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[True Faith Means Accepting Both Joy and Suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faith looks strong when life is peaceful. It looks real when life becomes heavy. Many people can praise God when prayers are answered, families are well, work is steady, and the table has enough food. The harder test comes when pain enters the room. When embarrassment, betrayal, sickness, loss, or correction comes, the heart starts to reveal what it truly believes. In the early days of the faith, some denied the name of God out of fear. They were afraid to suffer the same fate as the Lord....]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/true-faith-means-accepting-both-joy-and-suffering</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73975883bd56b51ff1c6de</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_1943643f9ef9471e8085fc99f9b20423~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does It Mean to Be Truly a Child of the Father]]></title><description><![CDATA[A person can be poor without money. A person can live high in the mountains and still feel empty. Yet there is a deeper poverty: to live like a child with no father, no guidance, no home for the heart. That thought may sound painful, especially for those who carry wounds from family, absence, loss, or rejection. But the question reaches beyond earthly family. It asks something spiritual: Do we live as children who know the Father, trust the Father, and reflect the Father? To be truly a child...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/what-does-it-mean-to-be-truly-a-child-of-the-father</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7396e871634c5180817c97</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_37085e603afb463fbc79bd4e4563e967~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Young People Need Discipline, Patience, and a Father’s Guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A flower can bloom in the morning and fall by evening. A voice on the radio can sound strong for a moment, then disappear into the air. A dark cloud can cover the sky, then vanish when the wind passes. Life often feels the same. Youth feels bright, loud, and full of energy, but it is also fragile. One wrong decision can leave a long mark. One season of confusion can lead a young person far from home, faith, family, and self-respect. That is why discipline, patience, and a father’s guidance...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/why-young-people-need-discipline-patience-and-a-father-s-guidance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7396862dc76a37da387711</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:01:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_87781c7f3aa8412692f0f5c2f08cda94~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Your Light Survive the Coming Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lamp does not prove itself at noon. It proves itself when the road turns dark, when the rain thickens, and when the person holding it must decide whether to keep walking or stop. Many people believe they are ready because they have already learned enough, suffered enough, and heard enough. They have sat through lessons. They have endured pain. They have collected advice from elders, preachers, parents, and hard days. Yet when a real trial comes, the question changes. Not “What do you know?”...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/will-your-light-survive-the-coming-trial</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73961e421979b2d96b9a39</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:59:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_b558afce3b904e37b90e1336768e1bd7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Your Joy Is Still Growing and What You Need to Nurture It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some kinds of joy arrive quietly. They do not feel like fireworks. They feel more like a small green shoot pushing through soil after rain. At first, that can be disappointing. We may expect joy to feel complete right away, strong enough to carry us through every insult, fear, failure, and storm. When it does not, we wonder if something is wrong with us. We listen to good teaching, pray, reflect, and try to live rightly, yet our thoughts still turn dark. We still get tempted to speak against...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/why-your-joy-is-still-growing-and-what-you-need-to-nurture-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7395bb421979b2d96b992f</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:57:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_70958f4af5f64ac394a731dcd051649a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Accept Discipline in God’s Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discipline is one of the hardest gifts to receive because it often arrives wrapped in correction. It may come through a rebuke, a painful consequence, a delayed answer, or the quiet conviction that we cannot keep living the same way. At first, it can feel like a loss of freedom. It can feel like joy is being taken away. Yet in the love of God, discipline is not meant to crush the person. It is meant to form the person. It teaches the heart to return, the mind to become clear, and the life to...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/why-accept-discipline-in-god-s-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73955071634c5180817876</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:56:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_f1e1bc748b2e41b0ad6ce1723cba9e70~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Man Rule and History Repeats Under Martial Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[A law can carry an official number, a seal, and the force of the state. Yet when it rests on the voice of one person, it becomes more than a legal order. It becomes a warning. The memory of Martial Law in the Philippines often gathers around one number: 1081. Proclamation No. 1081 is remembered not only as a document, but as a symbol of what happens when power is concentrated and dissent is treated as danger. In the language of ordinary people, that can feel like this: if the ruler says you...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/one-man-rule-and-history-repeats-under-martial-law</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7394cf83bd56b51ff1c004</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:53:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_f0b98ca0cce74c768e8513492ee88f6a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is History Repeating Itself in Today’s World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[History does not return wearing the same clothes. It comes back with new flags, new laws, new leaders, and new reasons. Yet the shape can feel familiar: one voice grows louder than all others, fear becomes a tool, people are asked to obey without question, and conscience is pushed to the side. That is why the old saying often linked to Dr Jose Rizal still feels alive: history repeats itself. It is not always a perfect copy. It is more often a warning. The past returns when people forget what...]]></description><link>https://www.rubenecleosr.com/post/is-history-repeating-itself-in-today-s-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73946fcc18b115026e4cb4</guid><category><![CDATA[Teachings: A Deeper Understanding]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:52:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65dbf5_ee06c66d8e114b398b0eaf156f2c328d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Antonio Acabal</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>