There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, "Father, give me my share of the estate." So he divided his property between them.
Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
When he came to his senses, he said, "How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants." So he got up and went to his father.
But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
The son said to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son."
But the father said to his servants, "Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found." So they began to celebrate.
Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. "Your brother has come," he replied, "and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound."
The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, "Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!"
"My son," the father said, "you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."

One of the most wonderful parable in the New Testament.
Recently I had the possibility of reading a wonderful book that talked about this parable.
This book made me notice one thing that I never saw before, one thing that actually have made me see how truly wonderful the parable is.
And this thing I am talking about is the behavior of the father.
When the father see his lost son coming home he immediately RUN at him; he doesn't even give time to his son to finish his speech. In his heart he already forgave his son's behavior.
And then, when the older son refuses to come in and join the celebration, the father leaves the party, pleading his older son to join the celebration.
And after his older son's reaction he explain his reasons. As a father he loves both his sons equally but at the same time there was the need of celebration because as he said "For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."
God is always waiting for us, always waiting for the moment when we will come to our senses and always ready to forgive us.
And if something hold us back he is always ready to search us and help us.

I felt like to drawing the most touching moment in the story: when the father runs to his son and hugs him.
I believe that I may have draw the clothes looking more Arabic that Jewish but, except for this little mistake, i'm happy of the result!
I hope you are going to like this drawing too!