As i begin to think of write a new song about Second Chances, i suddenly remembered the story about the father and the prodigal son in the book of Luke and whole theme about forgiving and forgetting.
The story about the father and prodigal son never fails to move my heart whenever i read it and it really describes how people living in the world today yearn for love and forgiveness from others. So for those who never heard of this story, here's how it goes briefly: There is this father living in the olden days who had two sons. So one day, the younger son demands a part of his inheritance even though the father was still alive, and decided to went to a distant country and enjoy his life. In the end, he spent all the inheritance and even had to reduce to being a swineherd. That was the turning point when he decided to reutrn back to his father as he felt that even he was to be the lowliest servant back home, he would still be better off as a swineherd.
When the son was on the long way back home, he kept on thinking that his father would never ever forgive him for the wrongs that he had done and would even disown him. However, to his dismay, his father had been waiting days and years and yearned for his son's return. He stood at the road with wide open arms and received his son into his bosom without any sign of anger or hatred in him. He even went to the extent of ordering his servant to kill a fatted calf and invite all their neighbours to celebrate and rejoice in this joyous occassion.
I always remembered what my parents always told me: No matter how bad the children may become or what they had done, no parents would ever hurt their children. And that a prodigal child coming back is much more precious than gold.
How true is that!!Most of the time, we will find ourselves loving our loved ones, our best friends and those whom we feel are so called on our league of friends. Yet to those whom we regarded as enemies, we will think of ways to gossip about them to others and how to take revenge.
In the gospel, Jesus says that we need to pray for those who persecute us, spitefully use us, hurt us and always pray for them and showing constant love to them. In everyone's lives, there will bound to be someone who has hurt us deeply before, use us before so much so that we find ourselves unable to forgive them and always keeping the hatred deep inside our heart.
Yet like what the story portrays, everybody deserves a second chance to be forgiven and forgotten of their wrongs. At times, emotions will get the better of us and we find it hard to forgive our enemies. Yet, success always involve making the right but the very tough decision and that's where love comes in; by giving unconditional love to somebody even though he or she may not really deserve to get it.
Just like at some point in life, we have hurt our parents in a deep way without realising it. Yet, they are always ready to forgive and forget becasue they have given us the unconditional love.
So let us start to forigve our enemies and sowing into their lives by forgiving them. Who knows, by this little act of kindness, it will change their lives forever like what the prodigal son experience?:D
Alright, back to writing the song!!Phew!!
11:56 PM
Monday, November 17, 2008
royston!!
