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Claire Cooke explores the Parable of the Prodigal Son - a familiar story that reveals more of God every time we hear it.
Claire focuses on how the son's relationship with his father changes through the story from a contract-based relationship to a loving relationship. We can retreat into the safety of a contractual, cause-and-effect understanding of God, but at the cost of vulnerability, joy, and celebration. And we need to trust that God will not leave us.
By St Thomas' ChurchClaire Cooke explores the Parable of the Prodigal Son - a familiar story that reveals more of God every time we hear it.
Claire focuses on how the son's relationship with his father changes through the story from a contract-based relationship to a loving relationship. We can retreat into the safety of a contractual, cause-and-effect understanding of God, but at the cost of vulnerability, joy, and celebration. And we need to trust that God will not leave us.