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Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
SUCCESS
Success may visit you
at any moment of life
Success would stay on
when you’ve paid the price
It’s like the harvest
after sowing the seeds
waiting, watering, nurturing
then comes the season of harvesting.
Success has two friends
by the name "Courage" and "Perseverance"
Success has enemies too
and they are called "Stinginess" and "Jealousy"
Success has a vehicle called "Integrity"
It’s a gift of God and lasts to eternity
end
Sunday, July 5, 2009
"Good Samaritan"
ONE afternoon my wife and I were playing some outdoor games with our three kids and our niece near the car park of my in law’s apartment. We were really enjoying ourselves, shouting, laughing and some times panting chasing either the shuttlecock or the ball. It was real fun and a time to exercise.
As I was playing with my 8 years old son, Kenrick Jabez, the ball flew over the fence and fell on the back lane. To pick up the ball, we got to take a long walk to go over the other side. As we were walking together, we heard a distend sound of a kitten meowing. We followed the sound and found the kitten trapped inside a drain.
My son was sad and felt pity for the kitten. He told the little weak cat: “Don’t worry, I am Jesus’ son, I will some how help you, just hang on.” I was astonished at his statement. After that, he started pestering me to safe the poor kitten. I got no choice, eventhough some of my family members were worried about my safety. I choose to find ways to help the kitten. So with the help of my son, I prostrate on the ground near the drain and reached out my hands and managed to safe the cat.
Kenrick was very happy but soon he felt sad for the little dirty cat that had injured her legs and couldn’t manage to walk by herself. So both of us carried it to a children’s playground nearby and left it in a safe place before giving her some drinks. I saw joy and satisfaction in the eyes of my son.
Later when we went back home, I told my son, my daughter Judith Kavithra, 9, and their
cousin from the neighborhood the story of the “Good Samaritan”. I turned the Bible to
LUKE 10:30-37 and narrated the illustration Jesus shared with his disciples: “A Jewish
man was traveling on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he was attached by bandits.
They stripped him of his clothes and money, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.
“By chance a Jewish priest come along; but when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side”. “Can we do this?” I asked them who were hearing the story attentively. They replied: “No!”
I continued with the illustration: “Then a despised Samaritan comes along, and when he saw the man, he felt deep pity. Kneeling beside him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with medicine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.”
After telling the story, I asked the kids: “Among the three, which of them was a man with a good character and showed a good example? Certainly, they pointed to the Samaritan. So with that, I added by saying that those who chose to help the needy, like how Kenrick helped the little kitten from danger are called: “Good Samaritan”.
As a conclusion, I encouraged them to help one another, protect and watch over others and always be willing to help the poor and the needy including animals. But, I also warned them to be careful of those who try to take advantages. I told them to be wise and always try to get the help of an adult especially their parents in their attempt to help others.
After hearing the story, the kids feel heroic about giving a helping hand to others and sympathize with those who are in need. Hope this write up will also encourage you to be mindful of others and give you the courage to help another in times of need. Look around you….may be someone who is in deep need right now. It just takes a step of faith and courage and a hand of love and care to be stretched and reach out to the needy soul. Why not? You can make a difference!
#MATHEW 7:12 (Do for others what you would like them do for you.)
The end.
As I was playing with my 8 years old son, Kenrick Jabez, the ball flew over the fence and fell on the back lane. To pick up the ball, we got to take a long walk to go over the other side. As we were walking together, we heard a distend sound of a kitten meowing. We followed the sound and found the kitten trapped inside a drain.
My son was sad and felt pity for the kitten. He told the little weak cat: “Don’t worry, I am Jesus’ son, I will some how help you, just hang on.” I was astonished at his statement. After that, he started pestering me to safe the poor kitten. I got no choice, eventhough some of my family members were worried about my safety. I choose to find ways to help the kitten. So with the help of my son, I prostrate on the ground near the drain and reached out my hands and managed to safe the cat.
Kenrick was very happy but soon he felt sad for the little dirty cat that had injured her legs and couldn’t manage to walk by herself. So both of us carried it to a children’s playground nearby and left it in a safe place before giving her some drinks. I saw joy and satisfaction in the eyes of my son.
Later when we went back home, I told my son, my daughter Judith Kavithra, 9, and their
cousin from the neighborhood the story of the “Good Samaritan”. I turned the Bible to
LUKE 10:30-37 and narrated the illustration Jesus shared with his disciples: “A Jewish
man was traveling on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he was attached by bandits.
They stripped him of his clothes and money, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.
“By chance a Jewish priest come along; but when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side”. “Can we do this?” I asked them who were hearing the story attentively. They replied: “No!”
I continued with the illustration: “Then a despised Samaritan comes along, and when he saw the man, he felt deep pity. Kneeling beside him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with medicine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.”
After telling the story, I asked the kids: “Among the three, which of them was a man with a good character and showed a good example? Certainly, they pointed to the Samaritan. So with that, I added by saying that those who chose to help the needy, like how Kenrick helped the little kitten from danger are called: “Good Samaritan”.
As a conclusion, I encouraged them to help one another, protect and watch over others and always be willing to help the poor and the needy including animals. But, I also warned them to be careful of those who try to take advantages. I told them to be wise and always try to get the help of an adult especially their parents in their attempt to help others.
After hearing the story, the kids feel heroic about giving a helping hand to others and sympathize with those who are in need. Hope this write up will also encourage you to be mindful of others and give you the courage to help another in times of need. Look around you….may be someone who is in deep need right now. It just takes a step of faith and courage and a hand of love and care to be stretched and reach out to the needy soul. Why not? You can make a difference!
#MATHEW 7:12 (Do for others what you would like them do for you.)
The end.
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