Author and pastor A W Tozer once made the bold claim that the "most important thing about us is what comes into our mind when we think about God". Why? Well, as we learned in our Lent course session this week, we become like the God we worship. In other words, if our picture of God is warped - if we see God as angry, neglectful or disinterested - this will directly shape what kind of people we become. Our Lent course is focused on spiritual formation - being intentional about our role in the process of becoming like the God we worship.
Our session this week ended with a prayer exercise which invited us to think about our picture of God. Jesus reminds us that God is like a father who ran into the street to welcome his wayward son home. God is not disappointed in us, but longs for relationship with us and rejoices when we come home. Have a look at this image of the sculpture of the reunion of father and prodigal son by Charlie Macksey - this is how God welcomes you and me when we come home.