Back To The Garden

Unity sees Jesus as the Master Teacher and Way-Shower. Christian Scripture points out that many of the teachings left by Jesus are in the form of a parable. A parable is defined as a story with a moral or spiritual meaning.  In all there are some 46 parables recorded in the New Testament, but perhaps the most notable is one called The Parable of the Lost Son, or Prodigal Son. Many of the parables have more than one lesson within their content. Certainly this parable is one such example. In this story the three main characters are: the father, the one prodigal son, and the one obedient, yet ultimately resentful son.  Several keys points are made by the story. One is our free will to explore new possibilities in the form of changing our present setting. This is referred to as a journey to a far country. Another is the feeling of guilt when we fail in a new endeavor. A deeper point is the reminder that we intuitively know that at any time we can return to our true state of being. This is represented in