Prodigal/Forgiveness/Repentance/Compassion
Love/Acceptance/God: THE PRODIGAL AS JESUS NEVER TOLD IT And he arose and set out for his home, and when at last he arrived at the door, he banged and there was no response. He stood there hungry and piteous in his rags and knocked again. His father looked out and said, “Oh, it’s you! You’re broke, I suppose, and you look terrible. Why have you come home? You’ve had your share of everything. Now I suppose I’ll have to feed you.” And he said, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight.” But his father banged the window and left him standing on the doorstep. Presently, his father opened the door and said, “You’re an utter disgrace to me and to all your relatives. I’m ashamed of you, utterly ashamed. But I’m your father, and I’ve thought it over, and I am prepared to put you on probation for three months, and if, at the end of three months I can…
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