November 12th

Then Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. Luke 15:11

oh, Jesus,
you offer us such a
tempting, tasty parable—
we can easily see it as
being one about those
who are either in or out,
scofflaws or successful,
prodigals or privileged,
sheep or goats.
it is the easiest interpretation
and since we always love
taking the easy way,
we may skip over the pieces
where it is clear the parent
offers wide open arms to both,
shares everything with both,
refuses to hold back grace
from either one of them—
which makes it clear
this is a parable
for all of us.

(c) 2026 Thom M. Shuman

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