The Lost Son: Jesus Teaches About Forgiveness

"Now, what shall I do?" the young man thought.

To make matters worse there was a famine in the country where he had gone and it was difficult to get food to eat. In desperation he found himself a job with a farmer of that country, feeding the pigs. For a Jewish man this was a terrible disgrace, because Jews think of pigs as unclean animals. The son was so hungry he would have eaten the pig food to prevent himself from starving.

At last he did some serious thinking and said to himself, "Even my father's servants have plenty to eat but I'm starving to death. I will go back home and say, 'Dad, I know I've done wrong and I don't deserve to be your son any more. Please make me one of your servants.'"