The parable of the Prodigal Son offers a moving demonstration of the Gospel. It is also the third parable Jesus tells in order to emphasize a crucial point. In his seemingly convoluted response to the pharisees' judgement over the sinners he associated himself with, we witness a son leave out of rebellion and return due to the kindness of his father. Today's message implores us to identify God and ourselves in this story; to refresh our minds of the grace He lavishes upon us and upon those that have gone astray.