Thursday, March 16th
WE CONFESS THE SINS OF THE OLDER SON
we confess that we do our duty while hiding our resentment, saying thank you with our lips while saying "is that it?" in our thoughts.
we confess that we insist on our rights rather than waiting for your gifts.
we confess that we judge the younger son harshly and pride ourselves on our superiority; forgetting that pride is a deadly sin.
we confess that we think it rather weak of you to welcome and forgive so readily; we wish you would live up to our moral standards.
we confess that we do in our hearts what the younger son did in a foreign country; our hearts have become a foreign country to you.
We ask to be forgiven and to be helped to live new lives, both those who were away and those who stayed but went away in their hearts. We want to return home to your embracing welcome, and celebrate with you the feast of a son who was dead and is alive again.
Steve Collins
we confess that we do our duty while hiding our resentment, saying thank you with our lips while saying "is that it?" in our thoughts.
we confess that we insist on our rights rather than waiting for your gifts.
we confess that we judge the younger son harshly and pride ourselves on our superiority; forgetting that pride is a deadly sin.
we confess that we think it rather weak of you to welcome and forgive so readily; we wish you would live up to our moral standards.
we confess that we do in our hearts what the younger son did in a foreign country; our hearts have become a foreign country to you.
We ask to be forgiven and to be helped to live new lives, both those who were away and those who stayed but went away in their hearts. We want to return home to your embracing welcome, and celebrate with you the feast of a son who was dead and is alive again.
Steve Collins
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