Friday, 22 March 2019

A LONG WAY OFF, HIS FATHER SAW HIM


23 March 2019


A LONG WAY OFF, HIS FATHER SAW HIM


Three pillars of the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) stand out: the self-indulgent son, the waiting compassionate father and the uncomprehending elder brother. And of these the loving patience of the father touches me most.  We get into so many difficulties and make so many wrong decisions about our own lives and that of our planet and yet the father waits patiently for the right moment for us when we will turn to him.  Lent is that period when we see that he has been looking out for us all the time.  He cannot force us back, no more than a concerned parent can force their errant teenage child to change their ways, but he waits lovingly for us to realise, to waken – as from a long sleep.


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