I believe that for everyone, there are times in which we wish that someone would come and search for us; that someone would seek us out where we are at.  Perhaps our pain and suffering, conscience, loneliness, depression has become such a torment that we would wish someone would show the love and concern that we desperately need.  You know, that someone would just take us into their arms and calm our fears, or whatever may be bothering us.  The parable entitled the Prodigal Son is well known to many people....but at times it is so well known that we sort of gloss over the story just to get to the part where the wayward son returns home and is forgiven by the father.  In the text, however, there are many things going on which are a slap in the face to Pharisees and teachers of the law who are bothering Jesus.  there are some hidden treasures in this story that could carry home the weary and distressed.  Listen in....