What is your favorite word? – Blog Project Day 3
Poop
Ha! Not really my favorite but its a funny word.
I think at the moment my favorite word is prodigal.
The word itself has sort of a double meaning. It can mean recklessly extravagant, as well as lavishly abundant. In other words, extremely wasteful or wonderfully giving. This one word has two very different, very big definitions.
The parable of the lost son in Luke 15 has always been extremely personal to me. And like the word prodigal, there is more that what you see on the surface. In the early stages of my walk I could easily relate to the wasteful life of the son, and I had been searching for the abundant love of the father. But it didn’t end there. As I grew the story grew with me. I found that I could also relate at times with the older brother. Working diligently to earn the fathers love, and shocked when the wasteful son is welcomed back after cutting all ties with the family. It seems that every time I think I have a grasp of the passage I learn something new.
So for the moment prodigal is my favorite word – simple yet complex.
