Theme: The First Commandment
Jesus and Love
Once upon a time there was a very strange world. All the
people who lived in this place were sad. Life was hard,
and no one knew how to change it.
In this world, most of the people
were poor and there were many sick people too.
Some were rich, some were healthy,
but no one helped themselves. The feeling of selfishness
was stronger than the feeling of solidarity.
Those who did not have so many
material needs were proud of it and thought they were
better than others, but deep down they were also
unhappy.
In this strange world, people didn't
respect each other. Any discussion ended in a fight and
confusion.
People also valued ephemeral things
and material goods too much. They reached the absurd
point of being more interested in money than in God. And
so, they went on with their lives and time passed by.
The prophets said that one day a man
would come to this world to save everyone from misery.
One night, a star of unparalleled
brightness cut across the sky, illuminating everything.
Many people rejoiced themselves that
this bright star was the sign that the special man was
coming.
In a humble stable, among the
animals, Jesus, the awaited messiah, was born.
When he grew up, Jesus began to teach
people about the Laws of God. And that's how everything
started to change.
Everywhere, Jesus healed sick people,
gave advice, and exemplified kindness, aid, forgiveness,
and love.
Once, he was asked what was the most
important thing to God.
That question was very special. With
Jesus' answer, everyone would know what to do from then
on, since happiness comes when we fulfill God's will.
Fortunately, Jesus responded. He said
the most important thing was love. First, people should
love God very much.
To complete the teaching, he also
said that the second most important thing was to love
those close to us, and also to love ourselves.
When Jesus spoke about love, many
people were touched. Love is a very strong feeling, very
pleasant to feel and that has a very great force.
However, not everyone was ready to start living with
love, so they didn't believe in him and didn't accept
that he was the expected messiah.
Even so, after Jesus died, his
teachings were spread, and more and more people came to
know the gospel messages.
So, little by little, everyone
learned about love and the world changed.
It took many years, a few millennia
in fact, but that place that was once strange and far
from God has become a wonderful place.
In this renewed place, people loved
each other, respected each other, helped each other,
forgave each other, understood each other, and...
They were very happy!
(Adaptation of the text “My Kingdom
is Not of this World”, from the book Jesus and the
Children, by Adeilson Salles.)
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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