Fourth Sunday of Lent

Welcome Home

The Gospel story of the Prodigal Son is well-known. We hear it often and each time, we probably pay attention to different details of the story. Today I invite you to reflect on one of the characters in the story and ask yourself which one you identify with the most? Why?

The father looked for his son, the one who had left home. His persistent looking and caring led to his running towards the “lost one.” He doesn’t wait for the son to come back hanging his head or asking forgiveness. Forgiveness was already there! 

When are we like that father? When do we embrace those who wrong us? Or how do we welcome those whom we perceive to be taking something away from us? 

No matter what we have done to stray from the path, the “coming home” is always available to us. And our “welcome home” messages to others are often the end of separation and the beginning of a new belonging that all of us crave. Are you having the BEST Lent ever?