Yesterday in the car on the way home, my bro told me a touching story he heard from BB. It was so sad, yet beautiful.
Once there was a bridge master, you know those people who control the bridge for it to go up and down. When a train comes it should be down whereas when a ship comes beneath it the bridge should be up. This bridge master had a son whom he was very close to, and whenver the father went to work, the son would follow no matter. Sometimes he fished, or just talked to his dad, as long it was spending time with him.
One day, the son was alone fishing as his dad had went to get a drink. Suddenly, from afar, he heard the sound of a train coming by. He glanced up quickly, and to his horror he saw a train moving towards the bridge, and the bridge was up! He searched the whole place, high and low for his father, but his father was not back yet. How now? the son wondered. He quickly ran to the emergency lever. He was about to pull the lever when he accidently fell in to the little gap between it. He yelped in pain and screamed for help.
Just then, the father came to his aid. He saw what was happening, and realised he had to take an action fast. The train was nearing, but if he pulled the lever he would crush his beloved son who was trapped in the lever. Trapped in a dilemma, the father had to make a choice, either to save the 100ish people on the train and crush his son, or save his son, his beloved son but kill the other people on the train.
What do you think he did?
He pulled the emergency lever.
Knowing that he had to kill his one and only son, yet he sacrificed his son for the rest of the people on the train.
Sad, but beautiful?
The father in the story is actually God, and his son, Jesus. It depicts how far our Father in heaven will go just to save our lives. He loved a people undeserving. It is slightly unparallel, as in the story, the son's death was an accident, but in real, Jesus's death was part of God's plan. Imagine the hurt and pain that was experienced by God to see his beloved son die, just to save the people he created and love. And because of that, we don't have to worry about not being cleansed from our skins, Jesus beared it all. We're cleansed from all evil, because Jesus died on the cross for us.
That's how great our Father's love is for us.