{"id":17857,"date":"2016-07-19T01:01:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T06:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=17857"},"modified":"2016-07-17T12:09:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T17:09:39","slug":"start-the-party-at-your-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2016\/07\/19\/start-the-party-at-your-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Start the Party at Your House"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dunga. <\/span>Photo: Yamin\/cancaonova.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Let’s let God make our home a place of celebration<\/h2>\n

Today, let’s talk about the return of the son to the father. <\/span>Let’s share the word in Luke 15:11 -12<\/span><\/p>\n

“He also said: A man had two sons. <\/span>The younger said to his father: ‘father, give me the part of my heritage.’\u00a0<\/span>The father then divided the assets between them. “<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Father wants the best for their children<\/h3>\n

Here we see the story of a father, as well as the father who worked and struggled to raise children, to leave them an inheritance; <\/span>but not only material goods. <\/span>This is the story of a\u00a0Son who wanted his heritage to enjoy the pleasures of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

That dad wanted to teach his\u00a0children more than the responsible use of material goods, but in life, everything has a right time to happen, whether in relation to the goods or to the sex life. <\/span>But all that the youngest son of that man wanted was to immediately enjoy all that his father owned. <\/span>Imagine a child leaving home with all that the father had conquered with so much effort!<\/span><\/p>\n

The father, unable to deny the request of son, called his brother and probably asked him if he wanted to leave, if\u00a0hewanted a part of it, but the eldest son was noble and chose to honor the father \u2013 interesting to realize that honoring father and mother is the first commandment as promise. <\/span>So the father divided the inheritance and the youngest son went away with the part that was his.<\/span><\/p>\n

Happiness away from Father doesn’t last forever<\/h3>\n

Let’s read the continuation of this story in Luke 15:13 -14<\/p>\n

“A few days later, raking all that belonged to him, his younger son left to a distant country, and there wasted his fortune, living loosely. <\/span>After having wasted everything, there came to the region a great famine and he began to spend live in destitution. “<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Live is full of phases, and whoever lives life, lives them. <\/span>Today, I have more than 50 years and went through several phases, and you also will live them. <\/span>That boy went through a moment of wasting money, of joy, of partying, but that phase didn’t last forever. <\/span>When hard times\u00a0came, he ended up with no inheritance, no joy to spend. <\/span>Let’s see what happened to him in Luke: 15.15<\/span><\/p>\n

“He was put to the service of one of the inhabitants of that region, which sent him to their fields to keep the pigs.”<\/em><\/p>\n

For the Jews, it was a terrible function to take care of pigs, because these were filthy animals! <\/span>People, at that time, did not eat pigs.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve had a pig stye at home when I was a kid. <\/span>It was a bad experience going to the neighbors to get scraps of food that trash, to throw to the pigs. <\/span>That animal does not look up, pig are always forlorn, always stuck in the dirt. <\/span>People who go from work for drug dealers, often to prostituting themselves\u00a0to support their addiction, are in the middle of pigs.<\/span><\/p>\n

That young man had to come to his\u00a0senses and realized that he was resembling those creatures of which he was in charge. <\/span>Let’s see in Luke 15:16-17<\/span><\/p>\n

“He desired of even the pods that the pigs ate, nobody him foot to eat. He then began to <\/span>reflect: how many employees there are in my father’s House that have plenty of bread … and I, here, I’m starving! “<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Return to the father’s House is the most important<\/h3>\n
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“Our life may be a mess, but the Holy Spirit is ready to give the order to our lives”. <\/span>Photo: Yamin\/cancaonova.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This is where the story gets interesting. <\/span>That young man takes an attitude of contrition, repentance and humility; He<\/span>\u00a0recognizes that he needs his father and wants to see him again, as written in Luke 15:18-19<\/span><\/p>\n

“Get up and go to my father, and I will tell you: my father, I have sinned against Heaven and against you; <\/span>I am no longer worthy to be called thy son. <\/span>Treat me as one of your employees. “<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Now, Let’s imagine this scene: the son coming home, going against the father, in Luke 15:19<\/p>\n

“He got up and went to his father. He w<\/span>as still far off, when his father saw him and moved to compassion, ran to meet him, threw his hands\u00a0around his neck and kissed him. “<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Imagine the thrill of that father who waited for the son. <\/span>The father was touched, embraced his\u00a0son and said everything that the son had imagined. <\/span>Notice the difference, the way he had left home, not caring about the care of the father. <\/span>But at the reunion, the son acknowledged his sin, humbled himself before the father and admitted that he needed him. Do w<\/span>e have the guts to do that with our parents? Do we<\/span>\u00a0often neglect the care, love and all that they do for us?<\/span><\/p>\n

Our lives can be a mess, but the Holy Spirit is ready to give order to our lives. Let us humble ourselves\u00a0<\/span>before the father and let Him\u00a0work within us. <\/span>It is a day acknowledging our sins and letting God work in us, in our home, in our family.<\/span><\/p>\n