Warm relationships

553 cordial relationshipIt is a pleasure to enjoy a happy and carefree time in a cordial relationship. Sit together, enjoy a delicious meal and at the same time maintain friendly ties during conversations. The illustrious band in the picture on the front inspires me a lot. With their laughter children and grandchildren cheer up the company of older people and together they spend cozy and exciting hours.

You have already wanted to experience such an inspiring event? Maybe you wanted to know something more about the past times or a visitor who is close to your heart and wanted to deepen their relationship with him or her.

I share with you the well-known story of Zacchaeus. He was a wealthy man, chief tax collector in Jericho, and a little grown up. So he climbed a mulberry tree to see Jesus pass by. He did not want people blocking his view of Jesus.
As Jesus passed by the tree, he looked up and cried, "Zachaus, come down quickly! I have to be in your house today. "As fast as he could, Zaccheus came down from the tree and joyfully took Jesus with him. Many people were outraged when they saw this. "How can he be invited by such a sinner!"

But Zacchaeus came before the Lord and said: "Lord, I will give half of my property to the poor and if I have blackmailed someone, I will give him back four times as much." Then Jesus said: "This day has brought salvation to this house, for this man is also a son of Abraham" (from Luke 19: 1-9).

It is up to us to open our hearts in order to grow in a warm relationship, be it to Jesus, to our neighbor or to ourselves. The question is: Am I a loving, generous host or an attentive and grateful guest? In any case, I am challenged to maintain a warm relationship. And my attitude shows exactly whether I let love guide me. Love is not just a fleeting feeling, but the defining characteristic of God and his children. It is therefore in your nature as Jesus Christ's brother or sister, if something goes wrong again in your relationship, to step down from the tree and clean up your strained relationship. It distinguishes you as a unique guest to accept love, just as it distinguishes the host to give the guest his love and attention.

For the next meeting with friends or relatives, I wish you a lot of fun and cozy exciting hours!

Toni Püntener