Prodigal Son
Monday, May 05, 2008
Last fri during CG, felt the leading to flip to read the passage about the prodigal son.
The son one day told his father, ‘I don’t want to wait till you die then I can get my portion of inheritance, I want to get it now! Right now!’ the son does not care whether his words will hurt his father or not.
But his father is very merciful, he gave his son his portion of the inheritance. The son left the family the very next day. ‘To freedom!’ he thought to himself.
The son went to town, get to know a few friends. The son thought, ‘when I was in my father’s house, I was living a controlled life. Everything need to follow rules, can’t do this, can’t do that. Now, I can do whatever I want. I have a lot of friends that always be there with me. this is the life that I truly enjoy, a life that I do it MY OWN WAY.’
Shortly after that, the son spent all the money away. His so-called friends left him, no one bothered to help him. he was all alone, hungry, no place to rest his head. Being desperate for food, he even eat with the swine (pigs).
He must have regretted his action and what he said to his father. He thought that going away from his father’s house is true freedom, but in the end, he have nothing. Now he knows, living in his father’s house will give him security, true freedom, a life of more than enough.
‘what have I done? How I long to be back at my father’s house. Back then, I have lots of clothes to wear, lots of food to eat. Not one day I worried about what is going to happen tomorrow. I have never experienced lack in my life. I thought I was so smart that I can take care of my own life. I was wrong. Even the servants in my father’s house have more than enough bread to eat. And for me, I’m feeding with swine. I have no choice, I don’t mind even if I need to be a servant at my father’s house… I need to be back!’
The son decided to head back home. Feeling nervous, don’t know how will his father and siblings react when he steps into the house again. don’t know whether will they chase him out. he have decided that he will be a servant if it is what it takes to earn a place to stay at home again.
‘if they do not accept me again, I understand. But right now, I have no other options available for me. if I continue my life like this, I’ll die.’
As he was walking back, the father saw his long lost son at a distance. The father has been longing to see his son again. the son was surprised that he was being accepted into the house once again despite of all the nasty things he has done.
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