For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

 He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends

We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”

Lord God my Father,

Give me your wisdom on how to be in this world so I may honor you well. Help me to live so I can be one of the found.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen