GAbby Paca's Article

Original Title: “THE REUNION”
By: Gabby Paca  F9E

Inspired by the following Biblical stories:
1. Good Samaritan
2. Presentation of Jesus
3. Finding of Jesus in temple

 Matthew is an only child. His parents are both very busy in their respective fields. His father is an executive in a bank while his mother is a doctor who specializes in the bones. Matthew is very accomplished too as he gets very high grades. He is always the school representative in general knowledge competitions and often brings home medals. Though they are all successful, Matthew is very lonely because he is often alone at home. His parents are always working late. One day, his parents told him that they will be going to a family reunion to meet to relatives he has not met. He was looking forward to spending time with his family and relatives.

In the reunion, his parents introduced him to his relatives that he hasn’t met before. He played games with his cousins, like hide and seek and more. He had a delightful dinner because of the presence of his relatives. He showed his talents like his ability to do magic tricks particularly making the coin disappear. He was able to share many stories because of his wide vocabulary and his being well read. After a long period of enjoyment, Matthew’s family had to leave because it has been getting late. They left the mall and headed to the bus terminal to wait for the bus. Once the bus arrived, a big crowd rushed to get inside the bus and as they were going in Matthew got separated from his parents. Since the crowd had pinned him away, he was unable to get in and the bus had already left. He looked around for shelter so he ended up sitting by the entrance of the mall.

As the night goes on Matthew the security guard approached him. They talked on why Matthew was alone. After their talk the security guard promised to protect him while they were waiting for him to be reunited with his parents. The security guard is one who cares about other before himself. The security guard shared his food with Matthew so that he can survive the night. After they eat, Matthew fell asleep so the guard gave him his jacket. He didn’t want Matthew to get cold at night. The guard kept Matthew company until the morning when he woke up. By the time he woke up he saw a taxi. When the taxi stopped, the door opened and he saw his mother. They ran to each other in happiness. When his parents have already found him,  they ask him,  “Why have you done this?”.  Matthew replied “What has happened to me is a big challenge in my life. I tried to handle myself in the world.” His parents were very happy even if this had been a big problem. They are just relieved to find him ok and be reunited. They thanked the security guard who had protected him. After that, Matthew and his family went into paradise reunited again.

Reflection
My story reflects on the 3 biblical stories I love namely Good Samaritan, Presentation of Jesus, and Finding of Jesus in the temple. We all have challenges in our lives we all have to face. These challenges test us on how we can adapt on God’s test to see if we are worthy of being his servant. These days we see people rarely act like the Good Samaritan. All of these challenges are a lesson to us for the future and we will be prepared for God’s gift of eternal life.

As a child to my parents I will see to it to be obedient as well in all their advice so that in the end I will not regret with whatever consequence that my actions may bring because my parents will only have good intentions for me.