Pastor Sullivan's Blog

In the Name of the Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This young man had had enough of home life. He wanted to get out from his father’s roof, be on his own and spread his wings. Actually he wanted to live high on the hog. He wanted to live the good life on his own terms. That meant pursuing whatever pleasures his heart desired. He loved the things of the sinful world much more than he loved his father. This is evident by the way he approached his father. “ Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me ,” meaning, “I’d like my inheritance now, thank you.” Inheritances are typically only disbursed to sons upon their father’s death, making this quite a request. The father doesn’t argue with his second son. “ He divided to them his livelihood. ” According to Jewish custom, the eldest son received two-thirds of an inheritance while all the other children split the final third. This son gets one-third of his father’s possessions. Not many days after the disb...