tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418143357621015814.post7153955666222272725..comments2012-03-09T16:30:05.089-06:00Comments on Books with the Bishop: Getting into the parableKatie Sherrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159503802660122104noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418143357621015814.post-81353272472546911212011-12-04T17:58:34.989-06:002011-12-04T17:58:34.989-06:00The first character I can most easily identify wit...The first character I can most easily identify with is the older brother. Why, after all, should my younger, wayward, spendthrift brother, the one who has turned his back on all we were taught to believe and hold dear, be rewarded when he comes back with his tail between his legs, begging forgiveness? I doubt that I could ever accept him again as my brother.<br /><br />But then, I am only human. I know from personal experience that what the younger son did took a lot more gumption than I normally have. It is hard to go to someone you've wronged or betrayed or injured in some way and ask for forgiveness or to make amends. And equally hard to do so with any idea as to what the outcome will be. I don't know if I would have it in me. I've had to do it, but it is never easy.<br /><br />Hopefully, these meditations and readings and the opportunity to make a comment will make it easier for me to accept whatever path God has in store for me when He becomes incarnate more fully in my daily life.<br />Spencer MabrySpencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353173740378211904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418143357621015814.post-45965704372790125452011-12-03T16:10:47.858-06:002011-12-03T16:10:47.858-06:00Episcopalbrother, thanks for your comment. Please,...Episcopalbrother, thanks for your comment. Please, thought, next time you post a comment, sign your name. It's part of our effort to create a safe space for everyone to comment.<br />Katie SherrodKatie Sherrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159503802660122104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8418143357621015814.post-62368604104917184492011-12-03T10:42:28.329-06:002011-12-03T10:42:28.329-06:00I think in many ways a lot of Christians can relat...I think in many ways a lot of Christians can relate to the son that left and went out on his way, experiencing the "ways of the world." I have always been an avid churchgoer - but there was a time in my life when I felt the church had abandoned me. I left the Episcopal Church for a short time. When I was ready to return, there She was waiting for me with open arms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com