Personal prayer cycle · Day 4 of 31 · Luke 15:11–32
Read Luke 15:11–32 in your Bible, then take a moment to reflect.
The younger son returns with an admission of failure. The father meets him with compassion, and then goes out again to speak to the older son. Both sons need to receive love as a gift. Mercy can unsettle our calculations about who deserves a welcome.
Bring it to prayer
Am I avoiding a return, or resenting someone else’s welcome?
One act of faith
Take one honest step toward reconciliation.
Original meditation by Life of the Saints. This is part of a repeating personal-prayer cycle, not an assignment of the Mass Gospel.