The power of language! I wonder how it felt to hear the story of the prodigal son in female language, as the prodigal daughter and the merciful mother? Perhaps you heard it in a new way or felt more connected to the story. I know I did when I heard it this way for the first time. It was about thirty years ago, and in the mystery of the Spirit, it was Frannie Hall, who is here with us today, who walked down the aisle and read the gospel the same way you heard it today.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, in his Lent message this year, quoted Clarence Jorden of the Koinonia Movement who wrote this: “Jesus founded the most revolutionary movement in human history, a movement built on the unconditional love of God for the world, and the mandate to those who follow to live that love.”
