As I led a recent Bible study, I asked people to identify “where” in the Bible story they saw themselves. The story is famous: The Prodigal Son. I wrote a brief reflection in my last blog based on this passage of St. Luke’s gospel in chapter 15 (Luke 15: 11-32).   I’m still reflecting on the story, because it contains the heart of the gospel in it. As we move toward Palm Sunday (in three days), we are invited to enter more deeply into the real-life story of Jesus. After all, he invites us to do so. “I have come that they might have life and have it to the full,” St. John’s Gospel assures us. So, I wonder for you… do you see yourself in the story of the Prodigal Son?  Where do you enter it?

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I have been thinking about “lost and found.” From Luke, chapter 15, three stories powerfully convey the yearning to find what was lost.  Right now I can certainly relate to the woman who had lost her coin and searched her home until she found it. After my ordination last November, I have lost my Celtic cross that I wore with my vestments on Sundays. I have turned things upside down, looked in crevices of each car, each closet, dresser… it’s not found yet. It is special to me because Fr. Gerry Grossman

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