March Fourteenth

 

Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.

The Jesus told them this parable;

Jesus continued; There was a man who had two sons. The younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

When he came to his senses, he said, How many of my father’s hired men have food to spare, and there I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men. So he got up and went to his father.

But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

The son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.

But the father said to his servants, Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. So they began to celebrate.

Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house; he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. Your brother has come, he replied, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.

The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him, But he answered his father, Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes coms home, you kill the fattened calf for him!

My son, the father said, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost an is found.

 

Hubby is off to take the boys to school… son3 has picture day today…

I work tonight to cover for the closing manager who is there today to go to the training meeting… I go to next weeks training meeting…

Spending the morning with hubby… breakfast and talking…

I want to work on my Easter cards…

I need to sort  and organize my work binder…

But the morning will fly and then I will be at work…

I was thinking yesterday while I was sitting outside how fast the last six months went… It was such a fast winter and not very cold… and not very grey… the skies are blue and all the trees have their leaves back again…

I’m glad… I feel 2013 will be a good year…

 

 

 

Joyce Meyer Ministries

God wants to speak to you on a one-to-one basis every day. He wants to lead you to the good things He has in store for you.

You can never be free through avoidance and running away from things.

 

Today

 

 Partly Cloudy 86°

Tonight

 

 Partly Cloudy 55°

Tomorrow

 

 Partly Cloudy 82°

Happy Journaling…