BUILD A WELL OF FORTUNE
Once a group
of 500 people were attending a seminar. Suddenly the speaker stopped and
decided to do a group activity. He started giving each person a balloon. Each
person was then asked to write their name on it using a marker pen. Then all
the balloons were collected and put in another room.
The people
were then let into that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name
written on it within 5 minutes. Everyone was frantically searching for their
name, colliding with each other, pushing around others and there was utter
chaos.
At the end
of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.
Then, the speaker asked each person to randomly collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.
Then, the speaker asked each person to randomly collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.
The speaker
then began, “This is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking
for happiness all around, not knowing where it is.
Our
happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness; you
will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life…the pursuit
of happiness.”
(Author Unknown)
Real
happiness is to give, and to care for the good of other people. Real happiness is
building ourselves a Well of Fortune.
This is what
happened in our gospel today. In the Well of Jacob, Jesus and the Samaritan
woman were talking each other. It is in the Well of Jacob that the woman sees
the Messiah who can give the living water.
“During the
time of Jesus, Wells were sources
of water but they were also meeting places. People used to go there to do
business, to catch up on gossip, even to meet their future partners.” It is in
the Well that the woman receives forgiveness; it is in the Well that the woman
heard the good news of the living water (eternal life); it is in the Well that
the woman receives her faith; it is in the Well that the woman meets God.
Today we are challenged to
build a Well of Fortune. Kini nagpasabot nga ang atong kaugalingon mamahimo
untang well of fortune(wELL INSTEAD OF
WHEEL) ngadto sa uban. A place where we can find forgiveness, HEARS the
goodnews, receives the faith and MEETS God.
short
deepening:
forgiveness – kon ikaw mapasayloon sa mga tawo nga nakasala kanimo, you are a Well of Fortune
to that person.
HEARD THE
GOODNEWS- kon ang imong pulong imong gipakita pinaagi sa buhat, it is preaching
the good news. You will become a Well of Fortune for those who would hear and
see you.
RECEIVES THE
FAITH- pinaagi sa imong pagpaningkamot sa pagsunod ni Kristo, others may
receive the same faith as you.
MEET GOD-
kon magpuyo kita sa kinabuhi nga kristohanon, balaan nga kinabuhi, other people
will believe that God is in us.
Our challenge today is to
build a Well of Fortune in the self, family, community where other people may
find real happiness because they meet God in us. We should become wealthy of
good behavior, rich of good and right conduct where people will come to us and
talk to us about faith, forgiveness, and happiness. Build yourself a Well of
fortune, then, you are building the kingdom of Heaven-the living water.
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