Punzi's Corner Blog: The Hope Business

Sunday, April 20, 2008
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The Hope Business

I had an epiphany during my meeting yesterday morning. This was supposed to be a moot court session but developments forced us to scrap that initial idea.

When you would ask me before what business (lawyering) I am in, I would readily say we are in the justice business.

But more than that, I realize today that we are in the hope business.

We are engaged in bringing or dispensing hope to our clients. When they are in trouble, we are engaged to bring them hope that they will get out of trouble.

When they have problems, we are engaged to bring them hope that their problems will be solved.

When they are stressed, we are engaged to bring them hope to relieve them of their stress.

I particularly enjoy the look of our client's eyes when they glimmer with hope after meeting with us. And as I have observed through the years, this hope is enough for clients.

Anyway, the one highlight of this week, choir, we pretty well. The song selection did not call for Clarry 2 though, so I did not bring it to mass.

Tomorrow, I'll finish that annulment case we intend to file next week. It's just a matter of organizing the juicy parts.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Disaster relief, sustainable development & community service

Side Prayers

PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY
Lord Jesus,
Teach me to be generous,
Teach me to serve You as You deserve
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labor and not to ask for reward,
except that of knowing
That I do Your Holy Will. Amen

THE LAWYER'S PRAYER
May every word I speak be from Your Truth...
I ask come from Your Wisdom...
May every case I handle receive Your Guidance...
May every heart, every life I touch, feel Your Love.

THE JABEZ PRAYER
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
"Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your Hand be with me,
that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain."

So God granted him what he requested.

Side Oath

The Lawyer's Oath
I do solemnly swear that
I will maintain allegiance to
the Republic of the Philippines,
I will support its Constitution
and obey the laws as well as
the legal orders of the
duly constituted authorities therein;
I will do no falsehood,
nor consent to the doing of any in court;
I will not wittingly or willingly
promote or sue any groundless,
false or unlawful suit,
nor give aid nor consent to the same;
I will delay no man for money or malice,
and will conduct myself as a lawyer
according to the best of my knowledge
and discretion with all good fidelity
as well to the courts as to my clients;
and I impose upon myself this voluntary obligation
without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion.
So help me God.

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