Titus Jonathan's Stories

Golda Meir was born as the daughter of a carpenter, but she died as a lioness. Until the end of her life, she roared to protect her people and her country. During her premiership tenure, she made crucial military decisions that helped save her country during wars, one of which was the most popular Yom Kippur war in 1973. She showed her strong character in fights against terrors, one of which was the attack on Israelis athletes in the Olympic Village in Munich by Black September terrorist group in 1972. Despite the big name that got many praises from the Israelis people as well as the world political leaders, yet Golda Meir never took any credits for what she had made or claimed as her success. "I have a lot of faults," she said. One of the most famous women in the world, winner of numerous awards, she lived unpretentiously in a small house that she shared with her son and his family in a middle class neighborhood. She lived in a modest style, cooked and prepared meals for her...

Tidak mungkin Yesus tidak sengaja lewat daerah Samaria. Tidak mungkin juga Ia terpaksa lewat daerah itu karena memilih jalur terpendek antara daerah Yudea dan Galilea. Yesus mempunyai tujuan khusus. Ia sengaja lewat situ. Murid-murid Yesus pergi ke kota untuk membeli makanan. Yesus juga sengaja membiarkan mereka pergi, agar Ia sendiri. Yesus ingin sendirian. Ia memilih beristirahat di dekat sebuah sumur yang disebut sumur Yakub, sumur yang dahulu menjadi sumber air bagi Yakub untuk keluarganya dan ternak-ternaknya. Rupanya Yesus sedang menunggu seseorang. Sepi sekali. Maklum, waktu menunjukkan sekitar pukul 12 siang. Tak ada orang menimba air di sumur itu di siang hari bolong. Orang-orang selalu datang di pagi hari, dan setelah menimba dan mengumpulkan air secukupnya untuk rumah tangganya, mereka bekerja dan beraktivitas. Yesus menyeka peluh di wajah-Nya. Ia haus sekali. Beberapa saat kemudian yang ditunggu datang, seorang perempuan. Ia warga setempat, orang Samaria. Perempuan itu cant...