Father – A Prodigal Son Lectio Divina w/Dan
We just recently celebrated Father’s Day here in the U.S. – a holiday that may mean many different things for different people. The word “Father” is inexplicably tied to the way we talk about and think about God. Jesus often refers to God as “Father” and even teaches His disciples to refer to God the same way. When Jesus instructs the disciples to pray “our Father in heaven,” the word used for Father is “Abba.” “Abba” is an even more intimately relational word than “Father” is – a closer translation would suggest that Jesus is teaching His disciples to call God, “Dad,” or “Pappa.”
For us, this also means that our relationship to God as “Father” will likely be influenced by our experience of our own fathers or father-figures in our lives. For some, this influence makes the image of God as Father all the more meaningful. For others, this imagery makes things more complicated… Yet, Jesus seems insistent that we get to know what His Father is like. To illustrate, Jesus tells his disciples a story about a Father and his two sons. While a lot can be said about the two sons in the story, what we gather about the character of the Father is special. Join Dan, as he leads a Lectio Divina meditation into the story of the Prodigal Son – with special attention to the compassionate, patient, forgiving Father.
This episode is written and hosted by Dan Lee and produced by Tony Duppong, exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast.
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