He does not blame himself. When the boy is bursting with rehearsed self-reproaches (‘I have sinned against heaven. I am not worthy to be called your son.' Luke 15:21), the father has no time for them. Instead he blesses and heals. Children shy away from parents who blame themselves for their children's failures. We hate to be made to feel a disappointment to those we love. And we hate them to feel guilty over happenings that were not their fault. But we warm to the parent who, without any illusions about what has happened, is still ready to fall on our necks and kill the fatted calf.
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the following are my comments and thoughts
because I often turn this site when I want to pray. It reminded me of the patient people in my life. The ones who do not get angy when I screw up, who help me to regain my confidence, even if I am feeling terrible for doing something wrong. I believe all parents should take care of their children like the father of the prodigal son. Prepare your kids the best you can, and then let them make choices on their own. And if they fail, pick them up and brush them off, so they gain the courage to begin anew. As a parent you know they are mad at themselves already or have lost some of their bravery from the failure. So you need to build them up, remind them of their strength. So they can start anew. When I have needed help my friends, priests, and family that really loved me gave me assistance in their own way to help me regain my courage.
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