Rebellion, Remorse, and Return
The Prodigal Son's Painful Journey Home
This story of two lost sons and a loving father is one of rebellion, disrespect, selfishness, and greed. Above all, it is the powerful story of love and grace. It is the story of a lost son: lost to his father, lost to his family, lost to his community, and lost to his heritage. It tells of an older son who remained at home and became a stranger in his own house. Because of the relentlessness of a father's love and the fact that a lost son could not obliterate or deny his roots or forget what life was like in the father's house, it ends in a joyful homecoming.