From Meeting Expectations to Exceeding Them — For God |

Here's the Spotify description to match:From Meeting Expectations to Exceeding Them — For GodHe was the studious one. Head down, notes organized, deadlines met. Excellence was the expectation — from his family, from himself. Leadership was never part of the plan.And then he just kept showing up.Ferdinand, a recent Communication graduate from Trinity University of Asia and youth ministry volunteer at St. Ignatius of Loyola Cathedral, never set out to become a student leader or a servant of the Church. What drew him in was simpler than ambition — a classmate who needed help, a gap that needed filling, a community that needed a bridge.In this episode of JOSh Friends, Ferdinand reflects on Give Thanks to Our God by Himig Heswita, composed by Fr. Dom Bulan SJ and Gerard Enriquez SJ — the closing song from Place Me With Your Son, Himig Heswita's latest Mass album rooted in the Eucharist and the prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola.At the heart of his reflection is a question the song quietly asks every time the Mass ends: what are you bringing with you when you walk out the door?On this Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul — two men with complicated records and extraordinary callings — Ferdinand reminds us that God has never once waited for anyone to be ready. Peter wasn't. Paul certainly wasn't. And yet they were placed exactly where they needed to be.For fresh graduates, young servants, choir members, and anyone navigating the gap between expectations and calling — this episode is for you.Because you don't get placed where you're supposed to be by having everything figured out. You get there by showing up.Give Thanks to Our God and the full Place Me With Your Son songbook are available through JesCom Exclusives at jescom.ph/josh.And mark your calendars — Bayan Umawit: Ignatian MusicFest 2026, July 4, 2026, 7:00 PM, New Frontier Theater, Araneta City, Cubao. Bukas Palad, Hangad, and Himig Heswita live — with The CompanY as special guests.