Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ Luke 15:27
“If the return of a son who had betrayed him is enough for him to prepare a banquet, what will He have in store for us, who have tried to remain always at his side?”
Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975) in Friends of God: Homilies by Josemaría Escrivá (Sinag-Tala Publishers, 1977) 309.
In the famous account, known widely as the prodigal son, the father throws a banquet to celebrate the homecoming of his wayward son.
Escrivá dreams about what God has in store for those who remain at His side.
The return will be unfathomable for sure. And we can count on it too because of what the text says a few verses later.
“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.”
Think about that. Everything our Father in Heaven has belongs to us as we remain with Him. What a return for our humble perseverance!
He sees our service and sacrifices and promises everything we need in His service.
When this posts Jenni and I will still be on the longest flight that departs from Denver. It’s about 13 hours to Istanbul.
I’d appreciate your prayers for safe and uneventful travel.
And also pray for a great GTP Global Gathering with 60+ board members, staff, regional facilitators, country coordinators, and course moderators from 30+ countries.
I believe God has unimaginable blessings in store for us as we convene to pray, fast, and confess our dependence on Him together.