THIS DAY, May 25, 2019, marks the 71st birthing anniversary of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). Over the past 7 decades of its existence as a faith community, UCCP has gone through great challenges and encounters. Yet God never failed to sustain us and carried us through all those tempests. Indeed, God is worthy to be praised and glorified. Hence the words of the psalmist reverberate as we gather to celebrate: “Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.” (Psalm 115: 1)