REPENTANCE, 179 | “I will avise and go to my father, and will say unto him, AH AMO AD AH AOAOAOAN father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee.’ —Luke, xv: 18. Who was penitent for his sins? - The prodigal son. , What had been his life? Very sinful. Where did his sin at last one him ? _ To poverty and shame. What did he do when his money was gone? Fed the swine. What did he at last decide? To arise and go to his father. Did his father forgive him? Yes, and received him as his son again. What did he say concerning the son? That the dead is alive and the lost is found. Will God receive us, though we are sinners ? He will, if we are truly penitent. LUKE, 15.