In this excerpt of The Way of Repentance, author Chris Brauns shows readers how the repentance on display in the Parable of the Prodigal Son is so wonderful becasue it reveals to us the heart of the Father.

Jesus has brought you near when you were once far away from God, and in Christ, God is making all things new, including your posture toward others.

Where once we fell to the ashes, despairing death, we now gratefully cry out from them on bended knee, in worship and gratitude for God’s gracious gift of life.