[Parables - the power of story telling]: Seeing the extraordinary through the ordinary

28/02/2021 17 min
[Parables - the power of story telling]: Seeing the extraordinary through the ordinary

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Episode Synopsis

Rachel "rings the doorbell" with prayer - unlayering the complexity by explaining how Jesus spoke about God as neighbour and father. She uses the modern parallel of egg-sharing during lockdown to highlight the "shameless audacity" in the bible story of waking a neighbour to help a friend. She then goes on to clarify that God is the never-sleeping, eager father cherishing his child not just a reluctant neighbour to be disturbed through prayer. This is how we are to approach God - knowing that he wants us to be present, not just petition, and to listen, not just ask, and to act for others, not just be filled ourselves.