مثال توبة الولد الشاطر
إنجيل القدّيس لوقا 15/11-32/:”وَقَالَ يَسُوع: «كانَ لِرَجُلٍ ٱبْنَان. فَقالَ أَصْغَرُهُمَا لأَبِيه: يَا أَبي، أَعْطِنِي حِصَّتِي مِنَ المِيرَاث. فَقَسَمَ لَهُمَا ثَرْوَتَهُ. وَبَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَة، جَمَعَ الٱبْنُ الأَصْغَرُ كُلَّ حِصَّتِهِ، وسَافَرَ إِلى بَلَدٍ بَعِيد. وَهُنَاكَ بَدَّدَ مَالَهُ في حَيَاةِ الطَّيْش. وَلَمَّا أَنْفَقَ كُلَّ شَيء، حَدَثَتْ في ذلِكَ البَلَدِ مَجَاعَةٌ شَدِيدَة، فَبَدَأَ يُحِسُّ بِالعَوَز. فَذَهَبَ وَلَجَأَ إِلى وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ ذلِكَ البَلَد، فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلى حُقُولِهِ لِيَرْعَى الخَنَازِير. وَكانَ يَشْتَهي أَنْ يَمْلأَ جَوْفَهُ مِنَ الخَرُّوبِ الَّذي كَانَتِ الخَنَازِيرُ تَأْكُلُهُ، وَلا يُعْطِيهِ مِنْهُ أَحَد. فَرَجَعَ إِلى نَفْسِهِ وَقَال: كَمْ مِنَ الأُجَرَاءِ عِنْدَ أَبي، يَفْضُلُ الخُبْزُ عَنْهُم، وَأَنا ههُنَا أَهْلِكُ جُوعًا! أَقُومُ وَأَمْضي إِلى أَبي وَأَقُولُ لَهُ: يَا أَبِي، خَطِئْتُ إِلى السَّمَاءِ وَأَمَامَكَ. وَلا أَسْتَحِقُّ بَعْدُ أَنْ أُدْعَى لَكَ ٱبْنًا. فَٱجْعَلْنِي كَأَحَدِ أُجَرَائِكَ! فَقَامَ وَجَاءَ إِلى أَبِيه. وفِيمَا كَانَ لا يَزَالُ بَعِيدًا، رَآهُ أَبُوه، فَتَحَنَّنَ عَلَيْه، وَأَسْرَعَ فَأَلْقَى بِنَفْسِهِ عَلى عُنُقِهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ طَوِيلاً. فَقالَ لَهُ ٱبْنُهُ: يَا أَبي، خَطِئْتُ إِلى السَّمَاءِ وَأَمَامَكَ. وَلا أَسْتَحِقُّ بَعْدُ أَنْ أُدْعَى لَكَ ٱبْنًا… فَقالَ الأَبُ لِعَبيدِهِ: أَسْرِعُوا وَأَخْرِجُوا الحُلَّةَ الفَاخِرَةَ وَأَلْبِسُوه، وٱجْعَلُوا في يَدِهِ خَاتَمًا، وفي رِجْلَيْهِ حِذَاء، وَأْتُوا بِالعِجْلِ المُسَمَّنِ وٱذْبَحُوه، وَلْنَأْكُلْ وَنَتَنَعَّمْ! لأَنَّ ٱبْنِيَ هذَا كَانَ مَيْتًا فَعَاش، وَضَائِعًا فَوُجِد. وَبَدَأُوا يَتَنَعَّمُون. وكانَ ٱبْنُهُ الأَكْبَرُ في الحَقْل. فَلَمَّا جَاءَ وٱقْتَرَبَ مِنَ البَيْت، سَمِعَ غِنَاءً وَرَقْصًا. فَدَعا وَاحِدًا مِنَ الغِلْمَانِ وَسَأَلَهُ: مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ هذَا؟ فَقالَ لَهُ: جَاءَ أَخُوك، فَذَبَحَ أَبُوكَ العِجْلَ المُسَمَّن، لأَنَّهُ لَقِيَهُ سَالِمًا. فَغَضِبَ وَلَمْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يَدْخُل. فَخَرَجَ أَبُوهُ يَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْه. فَأَجَابَ وقَالَ لأَبِيه: هَا أَنا أَخْدُمُكَ كُلَّ هذِهِ السِّنِين، وَلَمْ أُخَالِفْ لَكَ يَوْمًا أَمْرًا، وَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي مَرَّةً جَدْيًا، لأَتَنَعَّمَ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِي. ولكِنْ لَمَّا جَاءَ ٱبْنُكَ هذَا الَّذي أَكَلَ ثَرْوَتَكَ مَعَ الزَّوَانِي، ذَبَحْتَ لَهُ العِجْلَ المُسَمَّن! فَقالَ لَهُ أَبُوه: يَا وَلَدِي، أَنْتَ مَعِي في كُلِّ حِين، وَكُلُّ مَا هُوَ لِي هُوَ لَكَ. ولكِنْ كانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نَتَنَعَّمَ وَنَفْرَح، لأَنَّ أَخَاكَ هذَا كانَ مَيْتًا فَعَاش، وَضَائِعًا فَوُجِد».
أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَة، إِفْرَحُوا، وَٱسْعَوا إِلى الكَمَال، وتَشَجَّعُوا، وكُونُوا عَلى رَأْيٍ وَاحِد، وعِيشُوا في سَلام، وإِلهُ المَحَبَّةِ والسَّلامِ يَكُونُ مَعَكُم
“رسالة القدّيس بولس الثانية إلى أهل قورنتس13/من05حتى13/:”يا إخوَتِي، إِخْتَبِرُوا أَنْفُسَكُم، هَلْ أَنْتُم رَاسِخُونَ في الإِيْمَان. إِمْتَحِنُوا أَنْفُسَكُم. أَلا تَعْرِفُونَ أَنَّ المَسِيحَ يَسُوعَ فِيكُم؟ إِلاَّ إِذَا كُنْتُم مَرْفُوضِين! أَرْجُو أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا أَنَّنا نَحْنُ لَسْنا مَرْفُوضِين! ونُصَلِّي إِلى ٱللهِ كَيْ لا تَفْعَلُوا أَيَّ شَرّ، لا لِنَظْهَرَ نَحْنُ مَقْبُولِين، بَلْ لِكَي تَفْعَلُوا أَنْتُمُ الخَيْر، ونَكُونَ نَحْنُ كَأَنَّنا مَرْفُوضُون! فَإِنَّنا لا نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نَفْعَلَ شَيْئًا ضِدَّ الحَقّ، بَلْ لأَجْلِ الحَقّ! َجَلْ، إِنَّنا نَفْرَحُ عِنْدَما نَكُونُ نَحْنُ ضُعَفَاء، وتَكُونُونَ أَنْتُم أَقْوِيَاء. مِنْ أَجْلِ هذَا أَيْضًا نُصَلِّي لِكَي تَكُونُوا كَامِلِين. أَكْتُبُ هذَا وأَنا غَائِب، لِئَلاَّ أُعَامِلَكُم بِقَسَاوَةٍ وأَنا حَاضِر، بِالسُّلْطَانِ الَّذي أَعْطَانِي إِيَّاهُ الرَّبّ، لِبُنْيَانِكُم لا لِهَدْمِكُم.وبَعْدُ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَة، إِفْرَحُوا، وَٱسْعَوا إِلى الكَمَال، وتَشَجَّعُوا، وكُونُوا عَلى رَأْيٍ وَاحِد، وعِيشُوا في سَلام، وإِلهُ المَحَبَّةِ والسَّلامِ يَكُونُ مَعَكُم! سَلِّمُوا بَعْضُكُم عَلى بَعْضٍ بِقُبْلَةٍ مُقَدَّسَة. جَمِيعُ القِدِّيسِينَ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْكُم. نِعْمَةُ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ المَسِيح، ومَحَبَّةُ ٱلله، وَشَرِكَةُ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ مَعَكُم أَجْمَعِين”!
The Parable Of The Lost Son
Luke15/11-31/:”He said, “A certain man had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them. Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living. When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need. He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs. He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any. But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’ “He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate; for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ They began to celebrate. “Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on. He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’ But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him. But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’ “He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.”
Agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Second Letter to the Corinthians 13/5-13: “Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you? unless, indeed, you fail to pass the test! I hope you will find out that we have not failed. But we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong not that we may appear to have passed the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed. For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. This is what we pray for, that you may become perfect. So I write these things while I am away from you, so that when I come, I may not have to be severe in using the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down. Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.