The younger son was ready to do penance when he got home, but the first thing the father wanted his son to do was dance....No doubt, there were some "walks and talks" about the prodigal son's sinful choices, but restoration occurs best in the garden of grace, not under the doghouse of shame.
--Scotty Smith, Tabletalk (December 2012)
Monday, December 3, 2012
Restoration Occurs Best in the Garden of Grace
A helpful reminder to exercise grace when reconciliation and restoration occur (drawn from the parable of the prodigal son):
