MAY 28th, 2012
WELCOME HOME PRODIGAL SON
In the 15th 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
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