For the Love of Us All

MAY 28^th, 2012

WELCOME HOME PRODIGAL SON

In the 15^th chapter

Of Saint Luke’s Gospel

Jesus tells us the story

Of the lost son

And his loving father

We call it

The story of the Prodigal Son

What is interesting

Is never once in the story

Is the word, “prodigal” used

The young son

Sets off  for a distant land

And squanders his wealth

On wild living

How many of us

Haven’t made a mistake or two

When we were young

When famine hits

And after he has squandered everything

He decides to go home

And throw himself

On the mercy of his father

But to his surprise

Instead of being angry

His father throws a party for him

To the father’s surprise

The older brother

Refuses to join the party

He feels he has been slighted

Because he has been loyal and dependable

Which brings us to the point

Which of us isn’t guilty of something

Something done or something left undone

For every sin committed

There are 100 good deeds

Left undone

For every violent act

There are 100 acts of

Coldness, indifference, and condescending attitudes

We ALL deserve

A second chance

As Dickens wrote,

“There is so much bad in the best of us

And so much good in the worst of us

It ill becomes any of us

To speak badly of the rest of us”

WELCOME HOME “PRODIGAL” SON

Robert P. Wallman

5-19-10

Ps        This writing was inspired by the teaching of Father

            Leo Clifford  ( 1922-2012  )

For the father said to his lost son when he returned home:

            “For this son of mine was dead

             And is alive again

             He was lost-and now is FOUND

             So they began to celebrate”                                   Luke 15:24

And he threw a PARTY for him

This is exactly HOW our father-GOD-

Will treat us when we RETURN TO HIM