The parable does not end at the party. There is a second son. He stayed. He worked. He kept the rules. And he is also lost. Most of us are him.

In this letter

- The older brother's complaint, line by line

- This son of yours — the language of disowning

- The father's three sentences in response — Son, you are always with me. All that I have is yours. He is your brother.

- The two ways to be lost — by leaving, and by staying

- Why Jesus stops the story mid-conversation

- The Pharisees as the older brother

- The church person as the older brother

Scripture

- Luke 15:25-32

The question to sit with

Are you in the far country, hoping to come home? Or are you in the field, resenting the grace given to people who did not work for it?

Coming tomorrow | The Whole Letter. The Greek word that carries the chapter.

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