tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546939657824059401.post1168753601441172482..comments2023-08-25T12:06:05.178-03:00Comments on Red Letters: Confessions of the Real ProdigalLindsey Gallanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14866184149163912415noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546939657824059401.post-5583917438375377662015-01-19T19:57:55.283-04:002015-01-19T19:57:55.283-04:00Thanks, Neil. :)Thanks, Neil. :)Lindsey Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866184149163912415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546939657824059401.post-73924130668583189572015-01-19T19:57:34.526-04:002015-01-19T19:57:34.526-04:00Thanks Judy, and thanks for adding your thoughts. ...Thanks Judy, and thanks for adding your thoughts. I think the elder son's heart is in far more danger than the younger son's ever was. As someone who has "grown up in the church" (something that for me has been mainly positive, and for which I'm thankful), and who never ventured far from the path, I wrestle with my own understanding of grace. Comparison with other Christian "siblings" is never a good idea - in this context I really do have to keep my eyes focused on my own experience of the Father and believe Him when he says, "All I have is yours." Lindsey Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866184149163912415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546939657824059401.post-21889734037529168962015-01-19T19:40:41.657-04:002015-01-19T19:40:41.657-04:00Lindsey, you have this way of being able to expres...Lindsey, you have this way of being able to express in words exactly how I feel. Many thnx for allowing me to getin touch with me....Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15726737815405299039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546939657824059401.post-45686869330142409022015-01-19T19:29:34.974-04:002015-01-19T19:29:34.974-04:00Awesome meditation, Lindsey.
I always loved the ...Awesome meditation, Lindsey. <br /><br />I always loved the double entendre here in Luke 15, in that the translators used the word "prodigal." In English we've lost the meaning of that word. In French, the verb "prodiguer" (same root word) means "to waste" or "to squander." <br /><br />Who really squandered the father's inheritance? the one who took it and spent it, knowing his father was generous ... or the one who nickle-and-dimed himself into a lifetime of bondage and resentment, believing his father to be stingy? <br /><br />Is it worse to waste gifts or to squander grace? I dare say the latter, because the latter - represented by the elder son - tends to be unaware of the plight he is in, thinking he's "doing everything right" and sees others enjoy the grace and love of God, and comforts himself by saying, "Oh yes... that will wear off." But then he wonders why he feels so empty and burnt out.<br /><br />Food for thought. Judy Gillis a.k.a Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849635419664832946noreply@blogger.com