Luke 15:9-19

9 When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, "I am so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!'

10 In the same way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents."

11 Jesus went on to say, "There was once a man who had two sons.

12 The younger one said to him, "Father, give me my share of the property now.' So the man divided his property between his two sons.

13 After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living.

14 He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was left without a thing.

15 So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs.

16 He wished he could fill himself with the bean pods the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat.

17 At last he came to his senses and said, "All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve!

18 I will get up and go to my father and say, "Father, I have sinned against God and against you.

19 I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers." '