tonight's class was one of those where we only had 4 guys, and from the beginning you got the sense there wasn't going to be much structure. it was nice to sit and talk about some of jesus' teachings and how each of us wrestle with them in our own lives.
we started off talking about the good samaritan and ended with the parable of the "older brother" or prodigal son. i was again reminded of the layers upon layers of truth packed into these stories and the amazing way jesus "trusts" us to "chew on 'em" to get at that truth. we will often times fail, and make them say things they don't, but he was willing to take the chance. and as the story of the older brother reminded us tonight, he is also willing to "give us our inheritance" even though it would destroy us, and then welcome us back without shame or guilt.
this story is more about god than it is about either of the brothers. he bore the shame of the sons behavior, and the shame of "running to his son" after he came back. this is the god we serve. this is the god who treats us infinitely better than we ever deserve to be treated, and this is the god who calls us to be like him!
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