A man had two sons... There are three characters in today's parable of the prodigal son, and so three acts, with each act centered around one of the three characters in the story. The parable is also a demonstration of the Beatitudes: poor in spirit - young son mourner - young son meek - young …
An Open Ending
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is, in my opinion, the greatest of all the parables told by Jesus. Not only the greatest parable, but it is a genuine short story. It has more dialogue than any other parable that I can think of and fully developed characters that evolve in the process of the …