Tanglaw ng Bayan
Light of the Nation

This artwork draws inspiration from the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the Light of the Nation. I wrote the original poem in Tagalog, my native language, because certain words carry deeper meanings that are hard to express in English.

This piece reflects my personal thoughts on the Biblical prophecy of Jesus' return to Israel, the current state of our nation—the United States of America—and my own life experiences. God is love, and where there is no peace, there is no love. Why would Jesus return to a land without peace? Without peace, there is no God.

Many people dream of coming to America because it is a land of many nations—a land of promise where dreams can become reality, and where people of different backgrounds and colors proudly identify as Americans. While evil exists in every nation, America has far more good people than any other country. Perhaps the Bible refers not to Israel, but to America—the land of promise.