The Parable most of us call the Prodigal Son certainly teaches us about unconditional love as the father joyfully accepts his younger son home with open arms, even though the boy has shown his father the ultimate disrespect of demanding his inheritance while his parent is still alive and then squandering all of it away. The story does not end there, however, and continues to teach another lesson, this time about inclusion. The older son, grumpy and feeling sorry for himself out of jealousy over his brother's lavish welcome home party, is reminded by his father that no one is excluded from his boundless love. (This image, from the PowerPoint, Luke's Stories at Lent, is rendered in a broader cartoon style than the stories of Jesus' life to distinguish the stories Jesus lives from the stories Jesus tells.)
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