Prodigal Son

Consider spending time observing Rembrandt’s Prodigal Son painting. “The kneeling prodigal buries his bald head into his father as he begs for mercy. His left shoe gone, his right heel peeks out from what remains of the other. His shoulder pokes through a tear in his ragged clothing between his father’s hands. Mostly colorless now, it hangs on his body in sharp contrast to the rich red cloak of the aging father who is all abundance and generosity and prosperity—body, soul, and spirit—as he hovers lovingly enveloping his returning son, pulling him into himself. His boy has finally come home” (Karen Hice Guzmán, “The Prodigal Son: Visio Divina 2021,” InterVarsity, June 3, 2021, https://thewell.intervarsity.org/spiritual-formation/prodigal-son-visio-divina-2021).