Striking point

THE BLUEPRINT OF LOVE Introduction Family is a basic and critical component that which God designed for the world for its social good. In its constituting process, God’s inalienable character of the Trinitarian communion has become an essential ingredient of the family. Although a restrict form of family comes into existence through the marriage between man and woman, united together in a covenantal relationship within the church. It is flourishing with the procreation and education of the children and the transformation of man and woman into father and mother, by elevating them as parents. Parents are the bedrock of families. A new generation that would be the foundation of a nation is nurtured and cherished in the families under the watchful and loving guidance of the parents. To create a friendly society with individuals who resemble Christ, the family and parents must be guided by the blueprint of love. Two great works help parents to attain this art of...

 Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus          The mountain in the bible represents a place close to God, a place of prayer. It is a place where one stands in the presence of the lord. It is in such a mountain that glory of Jesus is unveiled to the disciples. This revelation is approved by the voice from heaven where the father in heaven reveals the identity of Jesus in the words “This is my beloved son and with him I am well pleased listen to him”.           The expression ‘listen to him’ is important in the Mathean gospel. There are scholars who see the entire gospel of Mathew as five discourses. Mathean gospel emphasizes on the teaching of Jesus, manifested in the mission command of Jesus. In the mission command we read thus ‘teach them to obey everything that I have commanded you’. For mathean community this divine exhortation undoubtedly emphasizes the authority of Jesus. Old Testament revelation is ...

                                                THE GARDEN Like the prodigal son in the Holy Gospel I asked my father “father, give me the share of the property that belongs to me”. My sibling got angry with me due to the request of mine to the father. My merciful father made a phone call to the family advocate for settling my share. This time my elder brother said to my father “for all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your commandment. But you are going to share the property to this unwanted fellow”. Father kept silence as his own asset. I got the share of the property. I received near 1 acre of land, which covered with different kinds of trees, which bears fruits, paddy fields etc.             But I did not completely act like, the prodigal son. I buil...