11-05-24 Cinta Tanpa Syarat Sang Bapa: Kisah Nyata dan Refleksi Iman

Saturday 6th week of Easter "Jn 16:23b-28" Jesus said to his disciples: "I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father. In that day you will ask in my name; and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the Father." Now I understand that You don't need to speak well of me to The Father, for He loves me madly already. It would be like trying to convince my mother to love me. She doesn't need to be persuaded. God also loves His children, and does so unconditionally. I can sometimes be a bad child, but He will never stop being the Best Father. I can be ungrateful, disobedient, naughty... but He will never stop loving me, taking care of me and helping me to become a better child of His. On December 7, 1988, an earthquake devastated a section of Armenia. Many buildings collapsed. One father ran to his son's school and found it as flat as a pancake. He recalled the promise he had made to his son many times, "No matter what, I'll always be there for you!" He remembered where his son's classroom was and started digging through the rubble with his bare hands. Some people tried to stop him, saying, "It's too late!" "They're dead!" or "Go home!" but he proceeded to dig, stone by stone. Even the fire chief and, later, the police tried to dissuade that man, asking him to go home and leave the task to them. But the loving father answered them all in the same way, "You can help me or leave me alone. Giving up on my son is not an option." No one helped him. He dug for 8 hours, 12, 24, 36 hours ... then, after 38 hours, he pulled back a boulder and shouted his son's name. "Armand!" He heard his son's voice, "Dad! I told them! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me, and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised you would always be there for me and I knew you would!" Moments later, the fire brigade and soldiers helped this dad to bring his son and 13 other children out of the debris. God is a Father Who never gives up. He always fulfils every promise He makes. My Mother, Daughter of God the Father, help me to be always aware of being the beloved child of God.