Forgiveness Is For Everyone: An Analysis Of The Prodigal Son)

As I was reading the chapter on forgiveness in Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling by McMinn (2011), the personal life experience that jumped out to me was when I had to make the decision to truly forgive my ex-boyfriend and his parents for the emotional pain they caused me. After living in New Jersey for a month and spending time with my boyfriend and his family, working, and taking care of an elderly lady with dementia my world came crashing down on me. My ex-boyfriend’s parents discovered sin in his life and told me I could no longer pursue a relationship with him because of the sins he had committed. After finding out the sinful things my ex-boyfriend had done, I chose to forgive him. I also chose to give him a second chance at a relationship with me, but my effort to salvage our relationship was futile.

The author have shown his deep study about forgiveness. He writer has given names of the people who are working on this topic to gain reader’s attention. The writer also gives the result of whole research by the 2 researchers and states that

As human beings we are often reluctant to let go of our anger and unwilling to forgive others. This becomes especially true in the case of loved ones or family members. The poem, “How Do We Forgive Our Fathers?,” written by Dick Lourie, addresses the different dilemmas associated with a child forgiving his/her father. In his six-stanza poem, the poet discusses how a child should forgive their father for traumatic events imposed on the child. This includes reasons for forgiveness, appropriate time to forgive, and whether or not to even forgive at all. Detailed through the different stanzas, the poem suggests that until one learns how to appropriately forgive another for wrongful behavior, they will never be able to let go of resentment and

In the Bible, the parable of the Lost Son tells the story of how a father’s son “got together all he had, set off for a distant country and [squandered his wealth in wild living]. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. (New International Version Luke 15: 11-32) With nothing to eat, he had no choice but to return to his father in shame. The son was fearful his reputation with his father was ruined, and that he would be forced to work as a slave to his father. However, the father was cheerful he had returned and celebrated with a party. The son’s reputation was not ruined and was instead restored with his

Forgiveness is a necessary part of human existence, although it is rarely easy to give, and sometimes hardest to give to ourselves. The Kite Runner illustrates humanity's tendency, and even willingness, to dwell on past mistakes. The opening sentence sets this theme with "I became what I am today at the age of twelve," as Amir unapologetically relates how he believes one action at that young age defined his entire life. However, as the novel progresses, the reader comes to the conclusion that it was not one action, but a series of choices and events that created Amir's persona as an adult. By holding onto his guilt and fear of discovery, Amir could only bury his past for short periods of time before his own conscience uncovered it and the

The Parable of the Prodigal Son is from the King James Bible in the book of Luke, Chapter 15 Verse’s 11-32. It is a story about a man with two sons in which the younger son asked his father for all of the goods that he would inherit. After getting what he would inherit, he travelled on a journey to a far country and completely wasted everything that his father had given to him. When he had spent everything and became poor, there arose a mighty famine in the land and he began to be in want. So he returned to his father and said to his father that he was no longer good enough to be considered one of his sons, he thought that he should now be considered a servant rather than one of his children. He claimed that he had sinned against heaven and

The Parable of the Prodigal Son is extremely rich in meaning, especially in mercy. Mercy constitutes the center of Christian spirituality and of our life in Christ; it is a very clear and profound representation of the reality of the human being when he does not appreciate the goodness and love of God. The parable of the Prodigal Son presents the moment in which the youngest son moves away from the father in a selfish way, disregarding the goodness of the fatherly love, to begin an uncertain journey that he believes will bring him to fuller and more abundant life, and he departs in search for freedom and happiness.

Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is an award-winning novel and considered one of today’s most popular, contemporary classics. The story is one of familiar themes such as loyalty, forgiveness, betrayal, love, and redemption. It follows the tale of Amir and how he must atone for his sins and find a way to “be good again” (Hosseini 2). The quintessential message of this book relies on the idea of second chances. Themes of redemption, betrayal, loyalty, and forgiveness are not only shown without doubt through this book, but are also common among many literary works and religions. Hosseini is successful in showing the significance of these themes throughout the novel.

Initially, from the Parable of the Prodigal Son questions boundaries between good parenting and spoiling your child. Within the parable, the son demands his inheritance from his father and the father without question gives him the large amount of money. To most people that would be seen more as spoiling their child rather than being a good parent. Personally I think that giving the child his inheritance was a bad idea knowing that the child would go a blow all the money.”

In church we learn about all the different parables that are told by Jesus in the Gospels. Although there are many parables, some stories stick out more to specific people due to the obstacles that one faces in their life. One of the parables that is most relatable to people is the parable of the prodigal son. Many people, especially those with siblings, understand how it feels to be treated like one of the brothers in this story. Whether it be accepted back into your home with open arms, or being jealous of the acceptance someone else gets.

The parable of the prodigal son is the last of three parables about loss and redemption, after the parable of the Lost Sheep and the parable of the Lost Coin. When Jesus told this parable it was it was around the year 29-30 CE, and he was travelling from Bethany to Jerusalem. His audience were the scribes, who learned to read and write, and Pharisees who were political parties, a social movements, but they were complaining to Jesus that he associated with tax collectors and sinners who were the lowest of the low. They were becoming annoyed because these lower status people were coming to hear Jesus tell his parables. So Jesus decides to tell the two groups the stories about loss and

As I was reading the gospel of Luke I found many interesting people but the person that has inspired me the most was the father of the prodigal son. In Luke's parable of the lost son (15:11-32) we see that the younger of two sons asks his father for his shares of his belongings. After receiving his inheritance, he set on a journey to a distant land where he spent his money and lived lavishly. Soon he had used up all of his inheritance and the country struck famine. He found work but it was not working out. He decided to go back to his father, not as a son, but as a paid servant.

The prodigal in a way is comparable to Jesus Christ. The main issue is at hand is the father figure in the views of Christians. There are questions that have risen if the father figure is Jesus Christ, or even God the Father. If it is God, then it would make sense because of the unconditional love he gives his two sons, even when they sin. God grants mercy on everyone. He is always there with open arms when one sins waiting for them want forgiveness. In addition, the reason they believe Christians believe it could be Jesus is because in this specific parable Jesus does not appear. As well as, that the prodigal and Jesus their coming in common. Ultimately, the interpretation of the father figure in the parable symbolizing God, makes more sense. God is similar to the father because he is happy that his younger son who was lost has found his way back. In God’s eyes it would a believer finding his way back to the Kingdom after be astray for a while. While forgiveness and reconciliation are a massive part of the parable, the christian interpretation wants one to identify God in not only this parable, but all the parables. Even though the father was so happy to see his younger son, he threw him a feast without acknowledging the elder son, there is more to that. Jesus wanted to the reader to find herself or himself in one of the sons. He wants them to not only see, but to understand. The listener is

Some examples of typology in the Prodigal Son are Joseph being lost and found by his family and Moses being lost and being found by his

Forgiveness is a hard thing to give because forgiveness of another human being involves having you to forgive yourself. It seems a lot easier to withhold forgiveness and remain a victim. The forgiveness that I have given away or I have received has shaped who I am today, therefore becoming a part of me.