"The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the estate that is coming to me.' And [so] he divided his wealth between them.
"And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his estate in wild living.
"Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began doing without.
"So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
"And he longed to have his fill of the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him [anything.]
"But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here from hunger!
'I will set out and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired laborers."'
"So he set out and came to his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion [for him,] and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
"And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
"But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet;
and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let's eat and celebrate;
for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.
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