To give a true representation of the tender, loving, pitying care exercised by His Father, Jesus gave the parable of the prodigal son. Though His children err and stray from Him, if they repent and return, He will receive them with the joy manifested by an earthly father in receiving a long-lost son who in penitence returns.—Manuscript 132, 1902. {Ev 56.3}

I sand fremstillelse af den ømme, elskende, medynkende omsorg fra sin fader, gav Jesus lignelsen om den fortabte søn. Selvom hans børn fejler og forlader ham, vil han, hvis de angrer og vender tilbage, tage imod dem med en glæde som en jordisk fader viser, når han tager imod en langtids fraværende søn som i bodfærdighed vender tilbage. - manuskript 132, 1902.