In
the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Who doesn’t like
a good story of redemption? Stories of people who have lost it all,
been trod under by humanity at large; been addicts, boozers or
whores; a thief, an adulterer, a publican, a tax collector, a
prostitute or a prodigal and then by the grace of God have been
restored. Angels sing, orchestras swell, and a tear forms in our eye
as the words I once was lost but now am found echo
through the canyons of our minds: Twas grace that brought
me safe this far and grace will lead me home.
The
more massive the
sin, the more horrendous the
act, the sweeter that voyage home is – and the Prodigal Son
certainly is no disappointment. He walked out of his home, walked out
on his father, leaving his virtue, humility and godliness at the farm
gate.
