JOURNAL/RETURNING HOME

JOURNAL/RETURNING HOME




“What woman having ten coins and losing ONE would not light a lamp and sweep the house-searching carefully UNTIL SHE FINDS IT?” Luke 15:8


The 15th chapter of Saint Luke's GOSPEL is one of my favorite books-it is about one lost coin-one lost sheep-and ONE LONG LOST SON returning home after throwing away his life on wine-women-and song-it is about the lengths that GOD will go to FIND YOU when you are lost on this journey we call life


Jesus tells us and TEACHES US that it is the sinner-the lost-who NEED his HELP-NOT the righteous-and as CHRISTIANS-it is up to us to go out and help the lost too-LORD-let us follow your example and HELP those that are lost on the highway of LIFE


it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in God's LOVE for us-and a great day-to HELP those who have LOST GOD in their life-to FIND HIM AGAIN


WITNES




8-14-13




RETURNING HOME




Picture This:


You are a parent-a man or woman
Of between 50 and 60
Your grown-up child comes to you
And says:


“Give me my share
Of the inheritance
And I will go away
And never bother you again”


You RESENT it
But you do it


And your child goes away
Spends ALL of his or her money
On gambling, drinking, and member
Of the opposite sex


The years come
And the years go
And finally your child
Comes home
And says


“I am sorry
I am no longer worthy
To be called your child”


He or she
Comes to BEG for anything
You would/or could give him


But before your child
Makes it to the door
You run to him or her
HUG them
And throw
A party for them


This is
EXACTLY the story
Of the Prodigal Son
In chapter 15 Of Saint Luke’s Gospel


Jesus tells this story
In response to the complaints
Of the Pharisees and teachers of the law
Who are complaining
About Jesus eating with sinners


“This man welcomes sinners
And eats with them” Luke 15:2


It’s terribly easy
To resent the rule breakers of society
And say
“They shouldn’t get away with it”


But if you’ve been away from God
And the church
For a long time


I invite you
To read chapter 15
Of Saint Luke’s Gospel
About one lost sheep
About one lost coin
And about one lost son
Returning home to his father


That’s the way
It is with OUR God
You always get ANOTHER CHANCE


OUR LIVES
Are all about


RETURNING HOME


Robert P. Wallman
3-14-13




Ps WITNESS 8-14-13




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