What happensPermalink
The parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son.
Why it mattersPermalink
These three parables are the same parable: the one looking is God the Father, and the one lost is the human fallen into sin. In all three, God and heaven all rejoice to recover the sinner to their home with God.
Key versePermalink
“‘It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”