And, He Wandered Off

“...So he got up and returned to his father. The father looked off in the distance and saw the young man returning. He felt compassion for his son and ran out to him...” Most people understand imagery much better than doctrines and religious dogma. In Jesus’s gospel story we see this imagery clearly: the jilted father hurrying to his returning son. No judgment. No condemnation. No “I told you so’s”  The faithful father didn’t look upon his inquisitive, carousing, indulgent son as a loser or a reprobate. He doesn’t labels him; no negative monikers or accusations or judgment. Au contraire, the patriarchal papa welcomes his son home, showing him that he’s valuable, loved and appreciated.

This story here isn’t about conversion to Christianity. Just maybe, it’s about God being on the lookout for those, in the family, who have wandered off. God simply can’t wait to welcome the wayward home and He gives thanks for their return. In  the story we see what it is to run towards someone rather than to run away. Peace be with you…#pkes

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