It is for us to begin. If we take one step towards the Lord, he takes ten towards us -- he who… — Tito Colliander Copy Share Image
I am that prodigal son who wasted all the portion entrusted to me by my father. But I have not yet fallen… — St. Jerome Copy Share Image
“If I ever find myself living a life that has already been lived, I am a prodigal son wasting away my inheritance.… — Scott Hippe Copy Share Image
In Italy, they have at least embraced me as Italian. I'm the prodigal son who came home. I wouldn't be surprised if… — Jack Savoretti Copy Share Image
Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the prodigal son who had fallen most low,… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
My writing has developed drastically . The Return of the Prodigal Son is the most important thing I've done, and my most… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates… — Hjalmar Branting Copy Share Image
If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
“There are men regarded today as brilliant economists, who deprecate saving and recommend squandering on a national scale as the way of… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
“Under the magic of the Dionysian, not only does the bond between man and man lock itself in place once more, but… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The Prodigal Son story is, I think, the greatest short-story ever written. It has such drama in it, such great characters, it's… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
The parable of the prodigal son, the most beautiful fiction that ever was invented; our Saviour's speech to His disciples, with which… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
We want to be saved from our misery, but not from our sin. We want to sin without misery, just as the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The prodigal son represents all of us. We go off to live our lives the way that our sinful hearts desire, but… — Evan Minton Copy Share Image
“The Bible is the saga of Yahweh and Adam, the prodigal son and his ever gracious heavenly father; humanity in their rebellion… — Sandra L. Richter Copy Share Image
“Will God make a watch and leave out the spring? Will God infuse us with grace once, but not again? No, we're… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“We were standing in front of Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son, and I stared at it blankly. Looking at a… — J.S. Drangsholt Copy Share Image
“Here is Christianity with its marvellous parable of the Prodigal Son to teach us indulgence and pardon. Jesus was full of love… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
“You know the story of the prodigal son?” Pastor Voss asked. “It’s powerful, don’t you think? The father running out to the… — Katie Ganshert Copy Share Image
“The Poles rode out from Warsaw against the German Tanks on horses. Rode knowing, in sunlight, with sabers, A magnitude of beauty… — Jack Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The heroic quest typically highlights a seemingly average person (think Thomas Anderson before he becomes Neo) who embarks on a perilous undertaking,… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
“Moving from teaching university students to living with mentally handicapped people was, for me at least, a step toward the platform where… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for a second… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
To my way of thinking, the concept drawings that Rembrandt did, the drawings he made that he used to model his artists,… — Jim Woodring Copy Share Image
Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
“... the transition from lost to found is never an easy one. It is never easy to be a prodigal son --… — Robert L. Short Copy Share Image
When life locks its doors, And there's no key in, Have faith in Him who knows no sin. Through pain and suffering… — Mercy Pheona Copy Share Image
Ironically, it was the father's blessing that actually "financed" the prodigal son's trip away from the Father's face! and it was the… — Tommy Tenney Copy Share Image
“The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted. ... [God] expresses [His]… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
“UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL Luke is the only Gospel to share Jesus’ stories (“parables”) of the good Samaritan (10:25–37), the prodigal son (15:11–32),… — Paul Kent Copy Share Image
“A parable is a story taken from real life (or a real-life situation) from which a moral or spiritual truth is drawn.… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
“But the ultimate reason for our hope is not to be found at all in what we want, wish for and wait… — Jürgen Moltmann Copy Share Image
“Adam, where art thou? Eve where art thou? What have ye done?’ But neither of them answered, ‘Here I am, Lord. I… — Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou Copy Share Image
“Son, you know what we stand for,” I told him. “We’re all trying to live for God. We’re not going to let… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
I do not believe we can truly enter into our own inner pain and wounds and open our hearts to others unless… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
“There was a long moment of silence. Philip was holding his breath. When Remigius looked up again, his face was wet with… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
“you will become reconciled with legality and with that root of roots, the national community, returning, like the prodigal son, to the… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
![“The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted. ... [God] expresses [His] tough mindedness in [His] justice and wrath and [His] tenderheartedness in [His] love and grace. ... On the one hand, God is a God of justice who punished Israel for her wayward…” quote by Martin Luther King Jr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8df/martin-luther-king-jr-2-1523_god_the-greatness-of-our-god-lies-in-the-fac_549073.jpg)
