'And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God in Christ forgave you." - Ephesians 4:32
In a particular family
a boy was born as the 7th child out of 12 children. They were non-Christians
and financially so poor. Because of their poor condition the parents could not
provide breakfast to their children. They will go to work in the early morning
and get their wages by afternoon. Then only they will buy the groceries and
cook lunch.
As this particular boy
was studying 6th standard, he used to go to school without eating
breakfast. His mom will walk for 6kms to his school carrying his lunch.
Sometimes she reaches his school before the lunch hour. The little boy knew
that his mother has to go for work again so when he sees her bringing lunch, he
will rush to the teacher asking her permission to go out. Then he will run to
his mother and quickly eat his lunch and return back to his class.
A particular teacher
who was the wife of a church pastor saw this boy’s strange behavior. One day
she followed him after he asked her permission to go out. There she found out
that he was eating his lunch in hurry. She asked his mother about their family
condition and then she found out that they were so poor. So she told his mother
that she will bring breakfast, lunch and dinner for her son from the next day.
Though she had 3
children, she begun to bring food for this little boy. As the little boy grew
up her children liked him a lot and so she adopted him as her own son. Everyone
in that family was living a disciplined life but this little boy used to go to
movies without anyone’s knowledge during night time.
One day when everyone
in that pastor’s family slept, he locked the home and rushed to the movie
theatre. Somehow he forgot to handover the key to the watchman of the church
and pastor’s house. On that day night a bishop came to meet the pastor. But as
he took the key and went the bishop could not get into the house and also the
pastor could not come out of the house. The bishop stood near the window and
spoke to the pastor for few minutes and went.
Everyone in that
family understood that the young boy had went to see a movie. He returned
during late night and silently went to his room. Next day morning, the pastor
politely asked him where he went during the night time. The young guy replied
that he went to study in a friend’s place. The pastor didn’t spoke anything but
he handed over the used movie ticket to him which he took from the shirt of the
young guy. The young guy understood that he was caught red handed and thought
that the pastor will send him out of his home because he was not their own son.
But in a loving voice
the pastor said, “My son, don’t love the movies but love Jesus. He will help
you in your life.” Saying this, the pastor went away. The young guy got touched
by the behavior of that pastor and later he surrendered his life to Christ.
After so many years
that young guy became a preacher and I met him today in a church training meeting. He
shared his testimony before he started to speak. He told that he is in touch
with that pastor who raised him even now.
He was not the pastor’s
own son but yet that pastor forgave all his sins with a kind heart. It touched
that young guy’s heart and his life got changed.
My dear young friends,
be kind to one another. Forgive the sins of your loved ones. Help those
who are in need. God will richly bless you and the relationship you are in.
Your loved ones will never forget you and the relationship will grew stronger.
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