There was a man who had two sons. The younger son had told his father, “Dad, I want my portion of your property.” Thus, the father divided his wealth among both of his sons. Soon after getting his share, the younger son packs up all of his belongings to travel to Las Vegas where he wastes all of the inheritance that he gained from his father due to his gambling. After he had spent all of his money, the country went into a depression and then he became worse off because of his lack of job and making money. He soon fell into the wrong crowd and started stealing to get by. After getting arrested, he realized that, “My dad’s workers are making enough money to live while I’m stealing to make a living. I’m going to go back to work for my dad and apologize to him.” On his way back home, his father saw him from down the street and hugged him, welcoming him home. As the youngest son started apologizing to his dad, his father cut him off by telling some of the workers to get the house ready for a welcome home party and to help his son get cleaned up. As his dad said, “My son came back home to me and he is himself again!” The party then commenced.
As the party started, the older son was coming home from working for his father. As he got closer to the house, he passed by one of the other workers wondering what was going on, who told him that his brother had returned and his father was holding a party for him. The older son was mad and stayed outside of the house away from the party when his father came to find him asking where he had been. He told his dad how he had been working for him for years and had stayed with him throughout the time his brother had been off gallivanting in Las Vegas. He was mad how he had never had a party for him and his friends. His father then went on to explain his reasoning in how the older son had always been there and that everything he had was also his son’s, but that they had to celebrate because his brother had come back to be himself again.
Victoria’s Perspective on Christianity 