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Can I confess something to you? I've always felt for the older brother in the parable of the Prodigal Son.
Yes, he is a selfish, spoiled brat, but I guess I resonate with his complaint a little.
Perhaps it is because I've never been super rebellious. Yes, there have been seasons of my life when I've been far from God. I've been in some dark places, but I never disbelieved. I never ran away from home. I never dropped out of school and got a tattoo.
But this older brother was loyal to his father. He was steadfast. And when the no-good brother comes home he gets a party? How is that fair?
And what about the poor saps who worked all day in the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard?
If you remember the parable, a master hired workers early in the morning, at midday, and late in the afternoon and yet paid all hired hands the same wage. As a result, those hired first ended up earning the lowest per-hour wage. How is that fair?
