12. Then a severe famine spread over
that country and he was left
without a thing.
13. So he went to work for one of the citizens of
that country. He wished he could fill himself
with the bean pods the pigs ate. But no one
gave him any thing to eat. At last he came
to his senses.
14. Father I have
sinned against
God and against
you….
I will get up and go to my Father and say,
Father, I have sinned against God and against
you.. I am no longer fit to be called your son.
Treat me as one of your hired workers. So he
got up and started back to his Father.
15. He was still a long way
from home when his Father
saw him.
27. In the meantime the elder son was out in the field. On his way
back when he came close , he heard the music and dancing. So
he called one of the servants and asked him: What’s going on?
The servant answered “Your brother has come back home , and
your father has started to feast because he got him back safe
and sound. The elder brother was so angry that he would not
go into the house.
29. But he answered his father: Look , all these years I have worked for you
like a slave, and I have never disobeyed your orders. What have you given
me? Not even a goat for me to have a feast with my friends.! But this son
of yours wasted all of your property and when he comes back home you
have a feast for him.
30. The father answered :My son , you are always here with
me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to
celebrate and be happy because your brother was dead,
34. The Gospel of the Lord . Praise to you Lord Jesus
Christ
Editor's Notes
There was once a man who had two sons.
The younger one said to him: Father give me my share of the property now.
So the man divided his property between his two sons. After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with his money.
He went to a country far away……….
Where he wasted his money in reckless living.
He spent everything he had.
Then a severe famine spread over that country and he was left without a thing.
So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country. He wished he could fill himself with the bean pods the pigs ate. But no one gave him any thing to eat. At last he came to his senses.
I will get up and go to my Father and say, Father, I have sinned against God and against you.. I am no longer fit to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired workers. So he got up and started back to his Father.
He was still a long way from home when his Father saw him.
He was filled with pity.
And he ran
Threw his arms around his son and kissed him
The son said , Father, I have sinned against God and against you,
I am no longer fit to be called your son. But the father called the servants….. Hurry,
Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger……. And shoes on his feet.
Then go and get a feast ready. For the son of mine is dead, but n ow he is alive . He was lost , but now he has been found.
And so the feasting began.
In the meantime the elder son was out in the field. On his way back when he came close , he heard the music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him: What’s going on? The servant answered “Your brother has come back home , and your father has started to feast because he got him back safe and sound. The elder brother was so angry that he would not go into the house.
So his father came out and begged him to come in.
But he answered his father: “Look, all these years I have worked for you like a slave, and I have never disobeyed your orders. What have you given me? Not even a goat for me to have a feast with my friends! But this son of yours wasted all of your property and when he comes back home you have a feast for him.
The father answered : My son , you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be happy because your brother was dead,
And now he is alive
He was lost but now has been found.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.