Who's stuff is it anyways....?

This morning I was thinking of the parable of the prodigal son.
Luke 15:11-32
The point of the parable is that
a life is worth so much more than even 'the farm'.

Someone the other day pointed out to me that   
the inheritance the son received   
would have been property and livestock.  
He would have had to sell off the assets to   
neighbours and people in town.         
Likely some of the unsavoury people he had been hanging out with....  
and then part of the farm would have been owned by those people....  
and the father and the older son  
would be reminded of the younger son's bid for 'freedom'   
by these new 'neighbours'   
who now owned part of what used to be theirs..... 

Death of their dreams  
Constant reminder  
Not 'fair'  
'Ripped off' by family....  
Grrr...  

and Yet Jesus says that that is not worth comparing to the value of a son  (or brother).

Lord Jesus,
What is big in my eyes
is really little in Yours.

Enlarge my heart for the lost
Not just those 'out there'
but those closer to 'home'
who might have even 'ripped me off'

I choose (agian) to 'let it go'
and pray for them to return
to Life
even part of my life....

Could I really say and believe;
everything I have is yours
and everything You have
is mine....

Wow.
stepping into that...
changes
everything.

PJ