The Prodigal Son's Return

Jesus told another story — about a father and his two sons. The younger son

demanded, “Father, give me my share of the inheritance.” And the father granted

his request. The boy left for a distant country, where he wasted everything —

money, time, and himself. A famine struck the land.

Starving and alone, he took a job feeding pigs. Hunger gnawed at him so deeply

that even their food looked good. Then he remembered home. “I will go to my

father,” he said, “and ask to be made a servant.” But while he was still far off,

his father saw him. He ran — not walked — ran to his son, threw his arms around