Whatever he had lost, be it his money, his friends, his reputation, his self-respect, his inner joy and peace-one or all-he still remained his father's child. And so he says to himself: "How many of my father's hired men have all the food they want and more, and here am I dying of hunger! I will leave this place and go to my father and say: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired men." With these words in his heart, he was able to turn, to leave the foreign country, and go home.
( Henri J.M. Nouwen )
[ Return of the Prodigal Son ]
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