It’s a story about redemption; about redemption and sacrifice, forgiveness and mercy. A son wishing his father was dead and his brother was no longer a brother. That same son denouncing his sonship in Israel, casting his lot in with the Gentiles and the pig farmers. A father who loves his son so much that he gives an inheritance that shouldn’t be given; and he doesn’t think twice. An older brother concerned with appearances, concerned with “doing it the right way,” concerned with nothing except the Law. And it leaves us with an open question. The prodigal knows the Gospel through his father; he eats the fatten calf and wears the signet ring. Will the older brother now join them in the feast…