Luke

Welcome Home - The Prodigal Son

Submitted by Peter on Sun, Feb 01, 2009

The Lion and the Prodigal Son

Perhaps you think it is your childhood home that you would find again. The childhood of your body, and its place of shelter, are a memory now so distorted that you merely hold a picture of a past that never happened. Yet there is a Child in you Who seeks His Father’s house and knows that He is alien here. This Childhood is eternal, with an innocence that will endure forever. Where this Child shall go is holy ground. It is His holiness that lights up Heaven. It is His holiness that brings to earth the pure reflection of the light above, where earth and Heaven are joined as one.
It is this child in you your Father knows as His Own Son.
- A Course In Miracles

Do you remember the Lion clip from Youtube? It was a clip from the Born Free Foundation. Two guys bought a lion cub in the 1960's. The cub became their pet, loved by them and their friends and neighbors. When the lion grew too large to be kept as a pet, they were encouraged to let it go free in the jungle. They did this. Yes! I want to Read the rest of this post ...

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Gospel of Luke

Gospel of Luke, from the New Testament

When I first decided to post the Gospel of Luke, I thought I would only post Chapter 15, which contains the story of the prodigal son. I would put it on the site as a reference and to illustrate other postings. I've since decided to post the entire Gospel of Luke and may eventually post the whole New Testament.

This is the outline page for the Gospel of Luke. Each chapter is on a separate page.

Chapter 15 of the Gospel of Luke contains the story of the prodigal son. It's a classic, well known parable. I'm posting it for convenience because I've referenced the story in a blog post about Christian the Lion.

Chapter 13 contains the story of Jesus healing on the Sabbath where he was criticized for doing so. In Chapter 14, he repeats this and explains again why it makes sense to overlook outdated rules.

In Chapter 15, again, the old expectations of unforgiveness are turned upside down. Instead, welcome and love are offered. Everything else is overlooked; no sins are considered at all. This is what the New Testament is about. In A Course In Miracles, Jesus re-states the message of the New Testament and corrects it where it has been misunderstood or misinterpreted.

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