Still scanning

Friday March 23rd, Luke 15: 20-21 "When he was still a long way off, his father saw him. His heart pounding, he ran out, embraced him, and kissed him. The son started his speech: 'Father, I've sinned against God, I've sinned before you; I don't deserve to be called your son ever again.' 22-24 "But the father wasn't listening. He was calling to the servants, 'Quick. Bring a clean set of clothes and dress him. Put the family ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Then get a grain-fed heifer and roast it. We're going to feast! I like the “Message” translation of this passage. The father wasn’t listening!! The rehearsed plea smacked more of scam than repentance. The father was after repentance. In real life I have a hard time following in the fathers footsteps. But then in real life, the trip from the pig pen to the banquet table can take years and years. It is good to keep the vision of the banquet before us. It helps us focus less on the insincere repentance before us, and our insincere repentance for waiting so long to accept it. As for me, I am still scanning the horizon.