At a Monastery in the Philippines by chrisrice.blog

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At a Monastery in the Philippines
<center>![Monastery Church.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX6P48AQ3a3FS6tF7tPajnVaD3YgMpBwShQGrYXci5rJs/Monastery%20Church.jpg)</center>
<center>*This is a church at the Monastery*</center>

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***FORWARD:*** *This post was initially written on May 20th, 2017 but I am now uploading it to the Steem blockchain via @engrave on [ChrisRice.blog](https://ChrisRice.blog). My main website is now [ChrisRice.xyz](https://ChrisRice.xyz).*

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I visited a monastery with @emafe and her family the other day. The location was silent and solemn with trees, open space and a small prayer room. As a family we took time to sit, walk and reflect. 

Most of us wrote prayers on little paper cards. @renz.rubio even wrote a prayer asking God if he could go to Heaven with his family *(he's a young kid)*. 

He doesn't quite know that much about the world, and most of the stuff he knows, and thinks he knows, is based on what he's been told, but I still see a sweetness in his prayer.

Out of everything he could ask for, he asked for him, and his family, to be together & happy forever.

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<center>![Monastery Philippines.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbvBmhAMQGRWtG3623Q1StwtqtLoMxFEUYHkWiRxVivVT/Monastery%20Philippines.jpg)</center>
<center>*I love the open space here.*</center>

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<center>![Chris Emafe and Zac Rice.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWcG7boWds4Egs3rRkFFZNFHdjGipveajberNzuyogthZ/Chris%20Emafe%20and%20Zac%20Rice.jpg)</center> <br />
<center>*You can see the life that I live in the Philippines at [Emafe.com](http://emafe.com), meet me at [Steem.ph](http://steem.ph), or discuss philosophy with me at [Humanist.xyz](http://humanist.xyz).*</center> <br /> 
<center>*~ @chrisrice*</center>

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<center><sup>Originally posted on [Chris Rice | Blog](http://chrisrice.blog/at-a-monastery-in-the-philippines). Steem blog powered by [ENGRAVE](https://engrave.website).</sup></center>
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