S07 Episode 7: The Return of the Prodigal Son Book Study Part 2 - The Younger Son
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🗓️ 2 March 2020
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Summary
The Younger Son
In this episode we continue with Part 2 of our book study on The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen. We talk about the places within ourselves that, like the younger son, are living in a distant land, far from the love of God the Father. We discuss how often we search for unconditional love outside of God and are left heartbroken. We long to hear His voice speak healing to our souls that we are His beloved on whom His favor rests.
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The Abiding Together Lenten Book Study is The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen. You can still join us - we're just getting started! Purchase the book via US Amazon Link, a Canada Amazon link, and a UK Amazon link. (As an Amazon Associate, Abiding Together earns from qualifying Amazon purchases.)
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Discussion questions:
- What struck you from the podcast?
- What are the ways you experience longing for Heaven?
- Where have you gone looking for "distant countries"?
- What are the voices you listen to that call you from home?
- What are the vulnerable places, where your faith in being Beloved is fragile?
Journal Questions:
- Reflect and journal about this scripture: Luke 15:11-32. What does it speak to you personally this time?
- What do you think about the idea that Heaven is your home?
- Where, right now, do you need God to speak into? Where are you still striving or self-protecting?
- Recall the confidence and security of Henri Nouwen's "litany" of what it means to be the Beloved. Create your own Litany of the Beloved! "As the Beloved, _____"
Quote to Ponder - "Home is the center of my being where I can hear the voice that says: 'You are my Beloved, on you my favor rests.'" - Henri Nouwen
Scripture for Lectio Divina - Luke 15:11-32 - The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast. Abiding together is a place where you can |
| 0:13.4 | find connection, rest and encouragement on your journey with Jesus Christ. My name is |
| 0:18.2 | Sister Miriam James Heidlund and every week I am joined by two of my dearest friends, |
| 0:23.1 | Michelle Benzinger and Heather Kim. This podcast is born out of our friendship of sharing |
| 0:28.4 | all kinds of things together. Our walk with Christ, our insights, our joys, sorrows, tears |
| 0:34.2 | and laughter and you are most welcome on the journey with us. So grab a cup of coffee, settle |
| 0:40.5 | in and welcome home. |
| 0:48.8 | Hello and welcome to the Abiding Together podcast and welcome to our second episode on our |
| 0:54.9 | Lenton book study The Return of the Protocol Sun by Henry Nowen. If you haven't started it yet, |
| 0:59.4 | it is not too late. You are most welcome to jump in with us right now, right now, right now. So come |
| 1:04.0 | along on the journey as we start to talk about the sun, the younger sun leaving home and what that |
| 1:09.2 | means for all of us. So before we start leaving home, we have to welcome home Heather and Michelle as |
| 1:14.5 | usual. So Heather, you are in the midst of a massive project still your little house there. How's it going? |
| 1:20.5 | Yes, speaking of home, I am desperately waiting to be welcomed into my new home. By the time |
| 1:26.8 | this airs, I might be in there. It's about two weeks away from moving. Please God, if nothing goes |
| 1:32.3 | wrong, that's what will be happening. And I'm just so excited about it. I can't even so excited. |
| 1:38.3 | Girl, the beauty, just the opportunities to live a different way. I'm so excited to gather people |
| 1:45.6 | and just experience the beauty of that with our family. And we're moving with my parents, which I |
| 1:50.3 | don't know if I've said that, but that's the plan. So my parents are moving with us. And I'm super |
| 1:56.9 | excited for that just to have them around on a regular basis and for my kids to see them every day. |
| 2:03.4 | And yeah, I can't wait for all that awaits. Yeah, super excited. Heather's been sending a sneak peak |
| 2:10.3 | pictures of what it looks like as the process is going on. And it is quite lovely. My friend, |
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