Morton Presbyterian Church

Jesus’parable is a cliffhanger.  How will the older brother respond?  Will he join his father at the celebration and claim the younger brother as family, or will he boycott?  Will he accept the situation and act on his father’s terms, or will he stand alone outside?  God’s party is underway. We who have long been in God’s house must also RSVP to the invitation.  Will we practice hospitality, loving in Jesus’ open-armed, open-hearted way, claiming people as our people, even when they don’t do what we think they ought to do?  Or will we stand aloof, protecting ourselves from disappointment and nursing self-righteousness?