When the invitation arrived in the mail, Abbie became frustrated. She had already promised to spend the day with her new friend Emma,
celebrating Emma's upcoming birthday. Now, she had an invitation
from Lana, her best friend since 4th grade, for a party that was
scheduled for the same day. Abbie desperately wanted to go to both,
but she knew she had to choose. Since she had accepted Emma's
invitation first, she knew she needed to decline Lana's invitation. Lana
would understand, and besides, time spent making a new friend is
never wasted.

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11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

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