the prodigal father
Today’s passage is about the prodigal father. When sinners and tax collectors were coming to Jesus, the Pharisees and scribes were angry at him. Why does he welcome the sinners to him? Why he is not keeping the standard of a Rabbi (Teacher)? Jesus understands their questioning and he says today’s parable to them.
Many things could be taken out and reflected from it.
One thing that impressed me from today’s reading is that of the mercy of the Father. Actually I feel that father is the “prodigal one”. Because he was ready to go out and welcome his son who comes after spending all his money with sinners and prostitutes. But the love of the father makes to look for his son.
What a love! Only we admire the generosity of the Father. And thank the son for coming back to such a loving father. The returning of the son would have added joy to himself and to all his family members (Only his elder brother was angry).
This parable is found only in the Gospel of Luke. And he might wanted to convey some special meaning or message to us all. That is the love of the father, who is waiting for his son to come back to his family. May the present situation of the family would be bad in our society and so it would be hard to understand about family itself. We need to understand it in a more loving and generous way of living. But never what I want to do. It is doing what is right good for me as well as for the society. So let us return to our families were we belong.
St. Augustine understood is more clearly that is why he said” Our hearts are restless until we find our rest in you (In your Family.)
Many things could be taken out and reflected from it.
One thing that impressed me from today’s reading is that of the mercy of the Father. Actually I feel that father is the “prodigal one”. Because he was ready to go out and welcome his son who comes after spending all his money with sinners and prostitutes. But the love of the father makes to look for his son.
What a love! Only we admire the generosity of the Father. And thank the son for coming back to such a loving father. The returning of the son would have added joy to himself and to all his family members (Only his elder brother was angry).
This parable is found only in the Gospel of Luke. And he might wanted to convey some special meaning or message to us all. That is the love of the father, who is waiting for his son to come back to his family. May the present situation of the family would be bad in our society and so it would be hard to understand about family itself. We need to understand it in a more loving and generous way of living. But never what I want to do. It is doing what is right good for me as well as for the society. So let us return to our families were we belong.
St. Augustine understood is more clearly that is why he said” Our hearts are restless until we find our rest in you (In your Family.)
By
SANIL MICHAEL SCJ
SECOND YEAR OF THEOLOGY STUDENT
ELURU
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