This story shows us that God, our father, loves us.  Even if we do something really bad, if we are then really sorry, he will welcome us back as his children whatever we have done.  He longs to welcome us back, to forgive us and give us shelter and spiritual food to sustain us.

We like to tell our messy story or parable using some of our congregation as actors.  Many parents and children who have been involved with this way of portraying our story have become so confident and excellent.  Our new young member acted in this story, and proved to be a real star as well.

We also welcome a new member to our messy band, awesome.

In summary we had a joyful, rewarding afternoon, sharing our creativity, our prayers and our meal.