Editorial May 4, 1963 Issue

Conclusions from a Parable

Ralph E. Wagers

Christ Jesus made effective use of short allegorical stories in which he conveyed important moral and spiritual teachings. One of these was the parable of the prodigal, which may be found in the fifteenth chapter of Luke.

In reading this parable our attention is usually centered upon the son who separated himself from his father. There is, however, another side to the story: the attitude of the father; this gives a hint of the unchangeable nature of the one universal Father, whom we call God.

The son believed that he was free to do what he pleased with the portion of the estate received from his father. But after squandering it and being reduced to destitute circumstances, he was willing to return home as one of his father's hired servants. And when he did, his father not only received him as a son, but ran to meet him.

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