description:  This powerful meditation illuminates the parable of the prodigal son found in Luke's Gospel. Nouwen discovers anew the reality that God's love is unconditional and shares his own spiritual journey with us. After an exhausting lecture circuit, Nouwen says he felt "anxious, lonely, restless and very needy." When he chanced upon a reproduction of Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son, the masterpiece was so powerful that he felt embraced by God's love as if he had "come home." He traveled to see the original painting in Russia and was profoundly inspired by the encounter.   In this audiobook, Nouwen shares his own experience as the wayward son as well as the vengeful older brother and the compassionate father. He speaks to all who have known loneliness, dejection, jealousy or anger, and invites us to homecoming, affirmation and reconciliation.
language: English
title: The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
titlecomplete: The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
characters: Elder Brother, Father, Prodigal Son
genres: Christianity, Catholic, Religion, Theology, Spirituality, Faith, Christian Living, Christian, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 22361
series: The Return of the Prodigal Son
publisher: Franciscan Media