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“When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!
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I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,
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and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.”’
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“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
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His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. ’
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“But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.
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And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,
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for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.