This masterful tale of Jesus tells us how an evolution of spiritual consciousness can take place within any of us. Some of us see ourselves as the prodigal; others see ourselves as the elder son. All of us who believe in a Higher Power observe the father in the story as representative of God. At first, we try to get all we can out of life without knowing that we do not need to try to get anything. This is so because our lives naturally acquire all we need and desire, because God is taking good care of us. But, if we grow up insecure, as many of us do, we do not understand that all we need and desire will come to us naturally. If we do not recognize that God is with us in all experiences and things, we may strive to gain things, to be protected from harm, and to gain satisfaction from our relationships. Happiness and security then become elusive to us. Is it any wonder that we live as though God is not real to us? We act the prodigal role by trying to get what we need. All the while getting is unnecessary except for our need to build a spiritual consciousness that understands the nature of life. That which we consider God, the Supreme Intelligence of the universe, never comes to us in our need, because God has never left us. If we have any need at all, it is simply to recognize that wherever we are at any time, so too is God! In the story of the prodigal, the wandering son returns to his Father. The Divine Mind had never been away from him, but in the prodigal’s thoughts, he considered himself to be away from his Father. As he turned toward the Father the Father turned toward him. There was no separation, but once the son chose to turn back to his Father, there was an awareness that his Father desired to bless him. The evolution of spiritual consciousness consists in returning to the idea that the Spiritual Presence is with us wherever we are. This story in the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke has another remarkable message. The Father required no apology or feeling of guilt from his son. There is no mention of sin, no question about the son’s rights, only a deep-felt joy on the part of the Father for the son’s having found his way to live anew. In a similar stance, we are wise to have no interest in the mistakes people have made. Our rightful actions are to feel only joy and celebration for each person’s having evolved the spiritual consciousness that provides abundant living. No remorse is necessary, but a wholesome sense of how good life is quickly brings a remedial solution to anyone. We do well as we simply accept that we are all spirit-children of the Great Spirit. Like any mother, the Mother-Father God welcomes all of us as we return to our spiritual home simply through our believing that we are freed of every limitation, addiction, or disappointment. Belief is the key. It is not necessary to believe in any particular dogmas. We need only believe that God is always with us and for us, regardless of what may have happened when we were evolving our thoughts that allow us to accept the gift of God that has no price.
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