People in Spain recount an old folk story. In the city of Barcelona, there lived a father and a son; the son's name was Antonio. They get into a little misunderstanding, egos get hurt, and in the rage of anger and stubbornness the son leaves home. Father waited thinking that Antonio would come back, a few hours passed, a day passed, his son did not return. He went in search of him, but he could not find him. The father was desperate to find his son, so he approached the city's most popular newspaper to give a notice of missing. He gave the advertisement as, Dear Antonio, meet me at the central fountain in the evening next Saturday. All is forgiven. I accept you as you are. I love you, your father. The father could not wait for next Saturday because of the anticipation of finding his son. On the given Saturday the father goes to the central fountain and there he finds hundreds of Antonios, looking out in expectation of their fathers to show up to receive them. There are so many...
John chapter five begins with Jesus healing a man who was lying at the pool of Bethzatha (a name that means, house of mercy, house of grace) sick for 38 years. The Jews looked at the act of healing by Jesus and the healed man carrying his mat and walking as breaking the Sabbath law; and they questioned and began to make life difficult for Jesus. Thus Jesus answers, My Father goes on working and so do I, …all good works are done through and with God, ...and those who do good shall rise to life (John 5: 17-30). Continue working for our God works continuously. Work is one of the most tangible agents, forces for transformation. Consider any civilisation, community, society, family or individual who have transformed themselves, it’s undeniably through work –hard work. A lazy society or individual reaches nowhere. Don't just work; do constructive, good, and compassionate works. The gospel stories are parables of this great truth. A Samaritan doing good to a wounded stranger lying by the...