The Importance Of Valuing What We Have | The Rev. Canon Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
In the parable of the Prodigal son, we find a young man who, driven by his own desires, demands his inheritance from his father. He takes this wealth and squanders it in a distant land, living a life of recklessness. It’s a tale of a son’s rebellion, a father’s heartache, and the transformative power of repentance.
He was eager to claim his inheritance, to break free from his father’s house, to live life on his own terms. He was driven by a desire for independence, for freedom, and adventure. In his pursuit of these things, he lost sight of the value of his father’s love, of the security of his home and the wisdom of his upbringing. He traded the lasting riches his father’s house provided for fleeting pleasures, and in the end, he found himself destitute, desperate, and alone….
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