Trust vs. Forgiveness

The Parable of the Lost Son

 ¹¹ Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. ¹² The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
   ¹³ “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. ¹⁴ After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. ¹⁵ So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. ¹⁶ He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
   ¹⁷ “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! ¹⁸ I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ ²⁰ So he got up and went to his father.
   “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
   ²¹ “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
   ²² “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. ²³ Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. ²⁴ For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

I am the lost son, but I am now found. 

The second chapter of the parable, after the feast of celebration for the son coming to his senses would go something like this...

Son, I have forgiven you, but can I trust you to learn from the mistakes that you chose to make?  The son would reply "no, only through my actions and choices moving forward should you or be willing to trust me."   The son regretting not being trusted more than anything, but who is faithful with little will be entrusted with more, which applies to all facets of life...TRUST INCLUDED.  This is truth, but it can be a jagged little pill going down, but you cannot dispute the truth.  Trust takes time to regain, forgiveness should be immediate, as modeled by his father and Christ. 

It is time for the son to roll up his sleeves, change his ways(which happens to be on the radio at this given moment).  The dad and son spoke, set new boundaries and the son was willing to submit to his earthly father who had demonstrated that he is much wiser if the son is to become like the father, successful and worthy of being called a disciple of Christ.  So the son began to watch the father, to model the father, and to submit to the father.  There were times, that became less frequent as time passed, that the son might miss being irresponsible, as it is easier to live that way, on that given day.  The son refused to go back to his ways, instead had such a yearning to be worthy of being called this mans son, worthy of being celebrated for returning, worthy of being called a disciple.  It was the sons choice not to sneak past the fence, as if he was going to regain trust he must do it on his own, through his own choices, not like being a prisoner, his heart had to reflect his desires, his actions had to speak for themselves.  The son with time became a true disciple who through his experiences was able to further the Kingdom of Christ and his families legacy, the son became the man that Christ had set out for him when he was created.  The son who had free will learned the greatest freedom comes from realizing his errors and submitting to Christ.

The son is back in the fathers house.  The son is me.  The son is no longer lost, but found yearning like no man has seen

It is what it is, and this be it