nagging THOUGHTS

"He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." (Matthew 17:5)

The place was in chaos as expected. The commencement exercises came to an end and graduates, parents, teachers and friends alike are bumping, greeting, posing, shouting, laughing left and right… making the social hall a totally chaotic place on earth.

"Ma’am, the valedictorian is my son." a proud father told me, as we walked towards the exit door. "Well, congratulations then." was all I said and quickly joined my colleagues going out of the graduation venue.

"I want you to take good care of him." pointing at the young hand-cupped blond teenager, Horacio Cain told the big black convict as they were ushered to the prison cell. "And why would I do that?" the black guy asked him. "Because…" Horacio replied, "he is my son!" [It was a scene in one of the episodes in CSI:Miami]

All fathers are always proud of their children, even the not-so-good ones. God the Father is no different. Some fathers may deny their own children, especially if theirs are the not-really-good ones. But God the Father is different.

If a person can vouch for the goodness of another… how much more the God the Father. If a person is ashamed for the weakness of another… strength was found by God the Father..

We are the children of God. We should be proud of it. So, let’s make him proud.