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No parable of Jesus has been used or quoted more than that of “The Prodigal Son”. The impact and the effect that this story has had on the lives of people who have heard it are tremendous. J.E. Compton says, “the greatest of all His [Jesus’] parables.” We as human beings have always struggled with forgiveness, compassion, and acceptance from the Divine Other. Victor Hugo described God as “a divine and terrible radiance.” When you and I discuss how an infinite God can have a relationship with a finite human being there is always a sense of discomfort or of deep darkness. This is a common problem when Christians everywhere began to develop a relationship with the divine God. This parable; however, sheds a new light on the relationship between sinful man and a holy God. It gives us the idea that God is our father and we are his loved children, also that he desires a relationship with us. However, if we picture God as touchy, unapproachable, and easily annoyed, if we image God as haughty, indifferent, or angry, if we invest him with unlovable qualities and cringe before his glance, we will dismiss the way of trust in the gospel of grace. When you and I miss the concept of God as “Abba” then we seriously jeopard