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For this fourth week of Lent, we are focusing on the story of the Prodigal Son through the lens of lost & found. Here’s what A Sanctified Art writes about this story, “Friends, in the Christian tradition many have used ‘lost’ and ‘found’ labels to describe people ‘out there’ versus people ‘in here.’ Many have used ‘lost’ and ‘found’ language to create a damaging dichotomy that Christians are found and non-Christians are lost. But the truth is, each and every one of us is a little bit lost and a little bit found from time to time. Each and every one of us needs the love of the Good Shepherd.” What does it mean to you to be ‘lost’ or ‘found?’ How do you see evidence of lost-ness and found-ness in both brothers in the Prodigal Son story? Where do you see evidence of lost-ness and found-ness in your own story? I’ll close with an affirmation of faith from A Sanctified Art as a way to reflect on lost-ness and found-ness this week.
-Pastor Julia

We believe in a seeking God,
a with-us and before-us God,
a chasing-after-us God.
We believe that no matter where we wander
or what mountains we climb, this God—
the God who walked the streets of Jerusalem,
shook hands with lepers,
patted children on the head,
and told stories of love—
is always close at hand.
So on the good days and the hard days,
on the mountains and in the valleys,
we believe that we are always being found.
Thanks be to God for a love like that.
Amen.

A prayer by Rev. Sarah A. Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org