Prodigal Son(s)

Prodigal son.

This was the reading this Saturday’s mass (march 10^th) …. About the prodigal son… the whole day I was contemplating on the reading… why is that we always think about the son who went away, enjoyed his life and came back with nothing… but I focused on the elder son who was always with his father , so obedient, just like a slave…. Why is that we forget this elder son… we must think about the elder son as close as the younger one. ….  You know the story well… younger son takes away his share of property, goes to the true world(manipulated as true), free from his father’s hands… wat a joy  to be free… when there is no one to question you… its actually fun… this son goes out looking for fun, love.. Etc.. It continues… he realizes that there is no more pig’s food (just for laughs) decides to get back to his father which is a hard decision to make, no other go, it needs of lot of humility, courage to face his father. This father knowing that his son will come back, waiting for him with lot of love… this eldest son, being same always under the fathers feet, just fulfilling his fathers will, gets angry when his dad opens up a party of his son’s returning… second even though goes worldly, knowing that his father loves him, comes back, but this elder son being always with his father, fail's to realise his father’s compassionate love… this whole parable is about the love of the father.. in this both  the son’s failed to understand the love of the father. We may be a prodigal son or daughter , or even a obedient son or daughter, but how much we have allowed the love of God to penetrate in our life… knowing that he loves us so much, how much do we reflect his love to others. Let’s think about this, do we have any un- forgiveness towards others?  Come on friends let dwell in the loving presence of our lord. Jesus loves you all.