Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
This Gospel is very
familiar to many of us. There are several “main characters” that could be
selected for further examination. Many commentators select “the Prodigal Son.”
Some choose “the resentful older brother.” I have chosen to focus on “the
Forgiving Father” who loves and cherishes both sons - (and each of us).
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| The Prodigal Son, by Clark Kelley Price |
The Prodigal Son has
done some pretty awful things with his inheritance-----the things given to him
by his father. It would certainly seem that he has been a disappointment to his
father. But the Prodigal Son realizes what he has done and returns to his
father’s home. What kind of reception will he get?
The father greets him
with open arms. “We must celebrate and rejoice.”
The older brother does
not. He became angry and refused to enter the house.
I would like to pose
two questions for each of us to consider:
1. How would we like to
be treated when we have done something wrong? When we have disappointed?
2. How do we treat
others----- who have disappointed us, mistreated us, hurt us----- when they
come to us?
Can we welcome that
person with open arms?
This Gospel gives us an
answer. “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against
us.” And today’s Psalm
reminds us about our Father: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Brother
William Boslet, OSF
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