How do you feel when you know you’ve hurt yourself or someone else? Do you believe that healing and restored relationships are possible? In today’s text, we are invited to consider God’s invitation to receive a stunning embrace of love and acceptance, even after we make mistakes and everything has fallen apart. What can we learn from this familiar story of a hurting child and a forgiving parent?
Scripture Focus: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (additional lectionary texts: Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21)