“When he finally came to his senses,

he said to himself,

‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare,

and here I am dying of hunger!

I will go home to my father and say,

“Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,

and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.

Please take me on as a hired servant.” ‘

“So he returned home to his father.

And while he was still a long way off,

his father saw him coming.

Filled with love and compassion,

he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

Luke 15:17-20

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