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| Summary: As Jesus tells the third of three parables in Luke 15 about “lostness” he sets the story in a family with many things working against it — in other words, a family like many others. In this imaginary family there is a clash of what’s right and wrong, of what’s good, or bad, enough. And we are brought once again into the beautiful love that is God. And we are reminded that God’s love is directed to us, not because we are good, or bad, but because of God’s incredible grace.
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| Summary: The stories of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin represent two-thirds of a trilogy of parables completed by the parable of the Prodigal Son. The first and third parables tell us something about God, to be sure, but the middle parable — involving women, a lost coin and living successfully above the poverty line — is set in our world. The Real World.
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| Summary: On the anniversary of 9/11, we can remember the heroism of that tragic day, and join in future efforts to seek and save the lost. |
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| Summary: There are three main characters in this story, which is a story about “church” as much as anything else: a “father,” a “prodigal son” and an “elder brother.” With which character are we identified? With which character shall we identify, as the church moves into an ever more uncertain future? |
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| Summary: Becoming a parent makes one vulnerable to pain as rebellion, problems or hurt befall one’s children. The same is true for God, our Father. But that vulnerability factor also makes him ready to welcome us home, tell us he loves us, tell us he forgives us and tell us that supper is ready. |
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| Summary: God actively seeks us, and we cannot know full peace and joy until we allow ourselves to be apprehended by him. |
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| Summary: This parable, traditionally known as the Parable of the Prodigal Son, is really about three characters. We can all identify with two of them. We need to identify with the third. |
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| Summary: The church is a community of the lost who have been found. We are called in turn to be the messengers of good news to those who are still lost. |
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| Summary: Things and people who are lost have some value in and of themselves, but greater value because of the one to whom to they belong. Today’s Gospel reminds us of the value we have in God’s eyes, even when we are have turned from him.
We are also challenged not to let others be lost to us.
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| Summary: When the prodigal son returned home, it may not have been an act of repentance, but a ploy to get back in his father’s good graces. His father probably was not fooled, but he lovingly welcomed the prodigal home anyway. God is like that, welcoming us to come be part of the family without first demanding our repentance. He invites us to the party in the hope that we will want to stay |
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| Summary: Faithful fathers are becoming a rare commodity today. More and more dads are neglecting to fulfill their parental duties, and instead focus on work, sports, or friends; or worse yet, leave alto¬gether. Unfortunately, those men don't realize the impact a father has on his children, whether pres¬ent or not. The father in the story of the Prodigal Son had taught his boy morals, and a right way of living. And so, when his son rebelled and ran away, the father had a ray of hope that those lessons learned as a child would one day bring his son home. |
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