مختطفين من النار
Pulled out
of the fire
إختطاف الإبن الضال من النار
Pulling out
the Prodigal Son from the Fire
وقال: «انسان كان له ابنان. فقال اصغرهما لابيه: يا ابي اعطني القسم الذي يصيبني من المال. فقسم لهما معيشته. وبعد ايام ليست بكثيرة جمع الابن الاصغر كل شيء وسافر الى كورة بعيدة وهناك بذر ماله بعيش مسرف.
Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.
فلما انفق كل شيء حدث جوع شديد في تلك الكورة فابتدا يحتاج. فمضى والتصق بواحد من اهل تلك الكورة فارسله الى حقوله ليرعى خنازير. (لو 15: 11-15)
But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. (Luk 15: 11-15)
+ ليس هناك فرض ... و لا ضغط
+ There is no imposing … nor pressure
1) حب حقيقي و حرية حقيقية:
1) True Love and True Freedom:
+ حب حقيقي ... معه تنازل وإحتمال
+ True love …accompanied with making concessions and endurance
+ عطاء بسخاء ... بدون شروط (لن أمكث معك)
+ Generous giving … without conditions (I will not stay with you)
+ حالة جوع شديد
+ A State of Severe Hunger
2) إدراك ما يحدث خارج البيت:
2) Realizing what is happening outside the house:
+ إحباط .. فشل .. ندم .. خوف .. حيرة
+ Depression (feeling down) … failure … regret … fear … confusion/helplessness
+ مش قلت لك!!
+ Didn’t’ I tell you so!!
3) ممنوع:
3) It is Prohibited:
+ تستاهل!!
+ You deserve it!! (you deserve what happened to you)
+ كنت عارف!!
+ I knew it! I knew this will happen!!
+ إستحمي قبل ما تدخل البيت
+ Take a shower before entering the house
+ جاي ليه ؟؟
+ Why did you come??
+ هيقولوا علينا إيه ؟؟
+ What will they say about us??
3) ممنوع:
3) It is Prohibited:
وكان يشتهي ان يملا بطنه من الخرنوب الذي كانت الخنازير تاكله فلم يعطه احد. فرجع الى نفسه وقال: كم من اجير لابي يفضل عنه الخبز وانا اهلك جوعا!
And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
4) راَه ... فتحنن:
4) He saw him … and had compassion
4) راَه ... فتحنن:
4) He saw him … and had compassion
أقوم واذهب الى ابي واقول له: يا ابي اخطات الى السماء وقدامك ولست مستحقا بعد ان ادعى لك ابنا. اجعلني كاحد اجراك. فقام وجاء الى ابيه. واذ كان لم يزل بعيدا راه ابوه فتحنن وركض ووقع على عنقه وقبله. (لو 15: 16- 20)
I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’ “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. (Luk 15: 16-20)
+ نظرة حب و شفقة (وإحترام)
+ A look of love and pity (and respect)
+ مُبادرة ... شجاعة
+ An initiative … Courage
+ حُضن نقي صادق
+ A pure honest hug
4) راَه ... فتحنن:
4) He saw him … and had compassion
فقال له: يا بني انت معي في كل حين وكل ما لي فهو لك. ولكن كان ينبغي ان نفرح ونسر لان اخاك هذا كان ميتا فعاش وكان ضالا فوجد. ( لو 15: 30 -32)
“And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ”(Luk 15: 31-32)
5) تسديد الإحتياجات:
5) Satiating Needs:
+ الجسدية ... النظافة و الأكل
+ Physical Needs …
cleanliness and food
+ الروحية ... الغفران و المعرفة
+ Spiritual Needs … forgiveness and knowledge
+ النفسية ... الكرامة و القيمة و العلاقة
+ Psychological Needs …
dignity, sense of worth, relationship
5) تسديد الإحتياجات:
5) Satiating Needs:
فقال الاب لعبيده: اخرجوا الحلة الاولى والبسوه واجعلوا خاتما في يده وحذاء في رجليه وقدموا العجل المسمن واذبحوه فناكل ونفرح لان ابني هذا كان ميتا فعاش وكان ضالا فوجد. فابتداوا يفرحون.
(لو 15: 22-24)
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
(Luk 15: 22-24)
6) شبكة الكرازة:
6) The Evangelism Net:
+ الحلة الأولي ... النعمة (إكتشاف الله) و الحياة الجديدة بالأسرار
+ The Best Robe …
Grace (Discovering God) and the New Life through the Sacraments/Holy Mysteries
+ الخاتم ... ملكوت السموات ... البنوة
+ The Ring … The Heavenly Kingdom … Sonship
6) شبكة الكرازة:
6) The Evangelism Net:
+ الحذاء ... التعليم و الأنجيل ... و الحرية
+ The Sandals … the Doctrine and the Bible … and Freedom
+ العجل المُسَمَن ... شركة الأسرار المقدسة و طعم السما
+ The Fatted Calf … the Fellowship of the Holy Mysteries (Sacraments) and the Taste of Heaven
6) شبكة الكرازة:
6) The Evangelism Net:
+ هل هناك إحتمال أن يسرق من البيت؟؟
+ Is there a possibility that he will steal
from the house?
+ كم غاب هذا الإبن عن البيت؟؟
+ How long has this son been away from home??
7) الرجاء في كل نفس:
7) Hope in every soul:
+ هل هناك أي ضمانات ألا يرجع لأصدقاء السوء؟
+ Is there any guarantee that he will not return
to the bad/ungodly friends?
+ رفض التائبين ... برائحة الخنازير
+ Rejecting the repentant … with the smell of pigs
+ موقف الإبن الأكبر..
+ The stance of the elder son …
+ نظرة الشك و الحذر و الإدانة
+ The look of doubt, caution and condemnation
ماذا يحدث في كنائسنا؟؟؟
What happens in our churches??
+ المناخ كله ... يخلو من الأمان المطلوب
+ The whole environment …
lacks the required sense of security
+ تمجيد الخدام علي حساب البعيدين
+ Praising the servants
at the expense of those who are away from God
+ القبول بشروط كثيرة و صعبة
+ Accepting the other
upon plenty and difficult conditions
ماذا يحدث في كنائسنا؟؟؟
What happens in our churches??