Pastor’s Corner 30.03.2025
Would you return and ask for forgiveness from someone you’ve hurt?
The gospel for this fourth Sunday of the lent is the story of the Prodigal son or the story of the merciful father. This is a very familiar and frequently quoted parable in the Bible which shows the unconditional forgiveness of God our Father.
After wasting his money on his vices and other sinful cravings, the younger son decided to humbly return to his father. He swallowed his pride and braved the insults and ridicule that might come his way just to be home again with his father, who unconditionally loved him.
There is also a stretch in our lives when we drift away from God and personally try to take command of our lives. We claim that all is in control, and we have no need of God to direct our life. We indulge in different worldly vices and sins, thinking that they will make us happy. Then we realize that there is still this void that has not been filled by our worldly and sinful cravings.
So, where should we go? We humbly go back to Jesus and ask for His mercy and forgiveness. Jesus will surely not refuse a repentant sinner like us. All we have to do is return to Him. What is essential for conversion is:
1. Realisation: “I have gone against God”.
2. Humility to accept the wrong: “I am no longer worthy…”
3. Take the first step: “I will go back to my father”. Never mind the many sins we have committed, for Jesus doesn’t count them against us.
And the result is: When we take that first step towards Him, He takes the rest of the steps and comes to us. He is always looking at our humble and repentant hearts. Therefore, we must always seek to go back to Him, for Jesus is eagerly waiting to embrace us once again. We should not look back at our dark past anymore—what is important for Jesus is our present and our future. Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future in the larger plan of God.
Let us use this season of lent to turn away from our sinfulness and turn to God.
