Episodes
Wednesday Sep 11, 2013
The words of the father in the story, to the sulking elder brother, are
filled with the pathos of Jesus’ appeal: ‘My son, you are with me always and
all I have is yours’. The‘best robe’, the ‘ring’, the ‘sandals’ and the
‘feast’, all marks of special regard, point to a mercy and generosity that have
no limits. We are left to imagine the aftermath. Surely, the son’s life is
transformed, as he comes, at last, to share in the love in the heart of his
father. The future the Saviour promises to the world, in fact, will be a
sharing in the love of his Father (cf. John 14:25 etc). The merciful, loving
heart of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is the merciful, loving heart of God our
heavenly Father. His mercy tirelessly seeks out each sinner and should the
sinner respond there is delirious happiness and rejoicing in the whole court of
heaven. To every sinner in the state of mortal sin I say as simply as I can,
‘Your sin is not the big deal you think it is; the big deal is your return to
the merciful love of God. Trust in his mercy, not in your sin. And if you
continue to sin, continue to trust and to return to his mercy.’Version: 20240320
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