hello good morning and Welcome to our fifth morning of morning prayer with St Luke we're using him to countd down the days to St Luke's day on the day after tomorrow on Friday so this morning we're concentrating on chapter 15 which is very special to Luke three stories of Lost and Found ending each of them in celebration hence we've come into the great dining room where celebrations are held at special events here at Berkeley Center and we shall be doing first the parable of the lost sheep secondly the parable of the lost coin and thirdly the long and beautiful parable of the prodical son where at the end he is received back home by his joyful father who has been waiting for him his not so pleased brother but there they clothe him again and have a great party for his return giving thanks