The boy has been coming home late from school
He has no good reason, and no discussion seems to help.
Finally, his Father
sat him down
Next time you are late
- you are getting bread and water
for dinner & nothing else!
Do you understand? Boy said he understood.
This lasted, of course, a few days, but it happened – he was
late.
His Mother met him at the door – she said nothing.
His Father came home, said nothing.
They sat down at table and There it was:
One slice of bread – one glass of water.
And here He was – very hungry.
His Father waited for the impact to settle in.
Then, took his boy’s plate and put it in front of himself.
He took his own plate and put it in front of the boy.
You see – the Father took upon himself the punishment of the
boy. Isn’t that what Jesus did for us?
The Boy said: “All my life I’ve known what God is like - by
what my father did that night.”
God did this for us –the apostles are arguing about who is
the greatest – who sits and the right & left of Jesus. No – instead – thank God – live in Thanksgiving.
