Meditate for a short space on God’s love as shown in the example Christ Himself gives us of the prodigal Son. He takes his whole fortune, leaves his home, gives himself up to dissolute life, squandering his money, and, when reduced to beggary, sinks to the level of a swineherd. Roused to reflection by his misery, he resolves to return home, and his father on seeing this wreck of humanity at once recognizes him, acknowledges him as his son, weeps over him, loving him as before, and restores him to his old costume and position. He is well dressed, feasted with delicacies, music soothes him, friends are invited to meet him, for ''I have got my son back again,” says the loving father; "the one who was lost.”
This is no graceful parable but a truth; it is thus a sinner really is, with regard to God his Father. Rouse yourself therefore, you who are grovelling in self-indulgence; what are you doing ? This is not a hard saying, but a merciful one. The way will be hard during the return journey to God, but what will be your reception? Love. And that, a love that gives you all its best.
- St. Alphonsus Liguori
Do not let us be ashamed of flight, for flight from the world is not a disgrace, but an honor.
- St. Ambrose
This is no graceful parable but a truth; it is thus a sinner really is, with regard to God his Father. Rouse yourself therefore, you who are grovelling in self-indulgence; what are you doing ? This is not a hard saying, but a merciful one. The way will be hard during the return journey to God, but what will be your reception? Love. And that, a love that gives you all its best.
- St. Alphonsus Liguori
Do not let us be ashamed of flight, for flight from the world is not a disgrace, but an honor.
- St. Ambrose
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