The Forgiving Father
The parable today is more popularly known as “The Prodigal Son”. I need not elaborate further what this is all about as I believe you have read and heard of this many times over. To tell you honestly, there are actually times when I’m having a hard time accepting how the prodigal son can easily move back to the comfortable life after squandering half of his Father’s wealth. I can’t blame the “responsible son” for reacting the same way. If I were him, I could have acted the same way, maybe even gave him cold shoulders for a few weeks just to make him suffer a bit more. Recalling one of the talks at the Feast (Catholic prayer gathering of the Light of Jesus family), our preacher shares that most Christians (including Catholic Christians), who are in the ministry or community, are like the “responsible son”. We tend to be self-righteous to the point that we feel that we should...
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