WayMaker by Ann Voskamp
Week 10: Chapter 9 — The WayMaker and the Prodigal
Read Chapter 9 of WayMaker. Key Scripture: Luke 15:11–24; Hosea 2:14–15.
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With extraordinary tenderness, Ann opens the pages of her own experience of a prodigal child — and in doing so, she maps the wilderness of every parent who has watched a beloved child walk away.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Ann writes about the particular anguish of watching a child make choices that break both their life and your heart. Whether or not you are a parent, what relationship in your life involves that kind of helpless, loving grief?
2.She draws on Hosea 2:14–15 — 'I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her... and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.' How does the image of God wooing His people back through the wilderness rather than forcing them reframe the story of a prodigal?
3.Voskamp makes the observation that in Jesus's parable, the father ran — an undignified act in that culture. What does the father's running reveal about the character of God that a dignified reception at the door would not have shown?
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