March 17th, 2024 - ”Foolish Love Is Prodigal” - Rev. Dr. Michelle Morris

Luke 15: 11-32; Matthew 5:38-42

The prodigal son story and the turn the other cheek teaching show that foolish love ignores offenses and just seeks to love, and love abundantly. Note: the definition of prodigal is wastefully extravagant. Prodigal is better applied to the father than the son in this story. Because this shares some of the themes of the previous week, this is a good time to reflect on the response of the older brother, which is too often our own response.