Article September 28, 1974 Issue

"All that I have is thine"

MARY HARDIN DeSENA

Jesus' parable of the prodigal son inspiringly points to God's unconditional love for all His children.

We often refer to the story of the prodigal as an example of God's forgiveness, but what of the blessing received by the obedient son?

The older son in the parable expresses bitterness that his faithful service has gone unrewarded while his profligate brother is treated royally on his return home. He complains to his father, "Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends." His father answers him with compassion, "Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine." Luke 15:29,31;

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