The story of the Prodigal Son has become known as a yarn about a wayward child and a very gracious parent. There is much more going on in this outrageous narrative that Jesus wove for his eager audience.
The behaviours of each of the characters reveal something important. Together they suggest a way of being together that is barely comprehensible to our worldly understanding. A way in which the things we simply assume to be the most important are virtually passed over... And that which we almost dare not hope to be possible, is revealed to be true.
Yes. God loves us that much. Can you believe it?!
