Friday, March 15, 2013

The Big Brother

The prodigal son story is in Luke 15.  The details are there.  I want to look at the eldest son.  He is the one who keeps all the rules and laws.  He reminds me of the Catholic who says, "If you can't keep all the rules and do all the Church tells you, then you should leave the Church."  With them it is all or nothing.  The problem is that their hearts are hard.  Jesus did not have a hard heart.  He came for the "sinners" who cannot seem to get it all together.  The eldest son hates little brother.  What will happen?  Little brother has blown his inheritance.  When dad dies, big brother gets it all.  Will he take care of little brother?  Will big brother kick little brother out of the house, much like the "good" Catholic want nobody but themselves in the Church?  We won't know, but I think this parable from Jesus was aimed at the big brother types.  Little brother?  Who knows?  He may always be a mess.

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  4. Love Henri Nouwen's book on this parable! Fits with what you wrote, too!

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