Day 16 – Reward

 

Mia receives the President’s Commendation Award Sept 2019

But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate…’ Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’” (Luke 15: 22-23, 31-32).

 A prodigal father is at the centre of this story. It is he who lives out the greatest profligacy. When we come to ourselves it will be to discover that a wild, prodigal love is the source of all our living. So what of our own inheritance? What does such love say to us as we reflect on the mixture of freedom or constraint with which we live our lives? When the Father speaks to us, do we need to hear him say, ‘Come home’ or ‘You never asked?’

(Extract from Dust & Glory by David Runcorn)

 For Reflection and Prayer

Which prayer do I need to pray today? ‘Father, I want to come home to your love’ or ‘Father, I want to risk the adventure of the life you have given me’?

Summit - Ben Lomond (DS)