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(Setting: woman dressed in Middle Eastern attire, perhaps in black, suggesting mourning. Or, if the sanctuary permits this form of application, have the woman stand in the back out of sight and speak through a microphone.) "Where's Mom?" Have you ever wondered, "Where's Mom?" In Yeshua's story of the Prodigal Son, have you ever wondered, "Where's Mom?" Why did Jesus leave me out of this story? I'm sure there are many today who would say, "Well, Jesus is just telling a story in a way acceptable to that time and place." In that time and place, women were not spoken of, were not thought of, were not taught. They had their place and their place was to be silent. That includes all women, not just mothers. A prayer from a Jewish boy of my time went, "Thank You, God Almighty, that I was not born a gentile or a woman." Where's the mother of the prodigal? A simple answer: I was not important enough to... This Fourth Sunday in Lent worship resource, The Mother: "Where's Mom?, is based on Luke 15:22-23 and relates to Fourth Sunday in Lent of Cycle of the lectionary. This worship resource is excerpted from the book Returning Home. SermonSuite offers online sermons and professionally published sermons, lectionary sermons, non-lectionary sermons, children's sermons, sermon illustrations, worship resources, preaching resources, sermons on prayer, prayers, Christian drama, lectionary worship, lectionary workbooks and homilies. ... Please sign-up or login to view more! |
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