What Jesus opposed through the story of the father and the two sons was all forms of religion that stop at empty words. All forms of faithfulness that don’t move us into the world of concrete action on behalf of justice, mercy, equality, love, and compassion. All forms of Christianity that flicker to life on Sunday morning, but then fade out between Monday and Saturday. Dear friends, we are invited to be like the first son. We are invited to be like the tax collectors and the prostitutes. But we can’t do this if we keep our faith bound to our hearts and minds alone without also living one with our actions.