The Road Class #2

St. Andrew’s Episcopal ChurchThe Road2 Lent March 1, 2015

February 22: The Road: Morality,

Tradition, and Hope

March 1: The Father: God in the

Midst of Ashes

March 8: The Mother: The Choices we

Must Make

March 15: The Son: The Word of

God

March 22: The Coast: Love’s Embrace

Lent 2015: Sunday Mornings“The Road”

March 1, 2015

The Father: God in the Midst of Ashes

The Father: God in the Midst of Ashes

There are two main characters, both unnamed, in The Road.

It is a father and son story set in a dystopian, almost Biblically apocalyptic American landscape.

It recalls Biblical father and son stories as well, including…

Biblical Story #1: The Akedah The near sacrifice of Isaac

Biblical Story #2: The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Like The Road, we

are not told the

names of the father

or the son either in

this parable.

Biblical Story #2: The Parable of the Prodigal Son TABLE CONVERSATION (10 minutes) 1. Have someone read the parable of the

prodigal son, and then use these questions to reflect on the story:

What words come to mind as you describe the father in the parable?

What words come to mind as you describe the father in The Road?

From what you know of both stories, how are they similar? How are they different?

The Father The Father has a history. He

was once married. But in this new

world, the past no longer matters.

The father takes off his wedding

ring and leaves it on a bridge.

(Watch 30 – 33:30)

Table conversation: (7 minutes)

What things are you unwilling to leave behind?

What would need to happen for you to give up?

What would courage look like in the world of The Road? What does it look like in your life?

The Father

There are some things the Father does want to share with his son, things we take for granted – like bathing and toothpaste.

The father and son find an old bunker that affords them a few luxuries in the midst of a hostile environment.

(Watch 59:19 – 1:01:30)

The Father

The Father is fiercely protective of his Son. After nearly escaping a threatening group, the father’s love for his son is evident in comforting his scared boy.

Romans 8:38 – 39 “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor

angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor heights, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Table conversation: (5 minutes) In light of what we have discussed so far, what

truth does this verse convey to you? In the narrative world of The Road does this verse

apply? Why or why not?

Next Week: March 8, 2015 The Mother: The Choices we Must Make