The Bible is a treasury of wisdom-not just a list of "Do's" & "Don'ts". We meditate on the figures in Scripture. We try to imitate their good example and avoid their errors.
The three examples in the Gospel this weekend are the prodigal son, the prodigal father, and the older son/brother. The prodigal son is prodigiously disrespectful to his father, family and faith. He prodigiously, extravagantly, wastes his inheritance. Then he comes to his senses and repents. The father responds with prodigious, lavish, mercy, forgiveness, & generosity. The older son/brother is somewhat prodigious in terms of unforgiveness, ingratitude, & resentment.
Are we generous with our treasures, talents & time-the inheritance God gives us?
Are we generous in terms of gratitude' forgiveness and mercy?
We can all be like the first son in his errors, but are we willing to repent too? Or are we hard hearted like the older son?
God grant us grace us to be prodigal children of God in the best sense-like our Heavenly Father and His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.   

Fr. Mike Ronayne