could he have been so bitter over the loss of one head of cattle when hundreds or even thousands remained? The elder son’s anger seemed to center on the father’s welcoming home the prodigal. But the father’s loving response indicates a deeper problem he knew all too well. It is indeed possible to act our way into new thinking when we voluntarily choose to let it go. And we reinforce that commitment when we also choose to think our way into new actions. The father’s plea to the elder brother was,
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