Episode 7: He Came to Show us the Father (The Invitation of Lent)

Discussion QuestionsReflect on the following scripture: " "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." – Matt 16:24. What stands out to you as you reflect on this scripture?Reflection from Henri Nouwen's "Return of the Prodigal": Now I wonder whether I have sufficiently realized that during all this time God has been trying to find me, to know me, and to love me. The question is not “How am I to find God?” but “How am I to let myself be found by him?” The question is not “How am I to know God?” but “How am I to let myself be known by God?” And, finally, the question is not “How am I to love God?” but “How am I to let myself be loved by God?” God is looking into the distance for me, trying to find me, and longing to bring me home.”Lent invites us to render before Jesus an account of our sorrows and sin. Reflect on the following scripture: "Then He turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” – LUKE 7: 44-47