Parable of The Lost Sheep, Lost Coin and Lost Son

There are a lot of people in Ukraine who come to the Orthodox Church for the very first time. Most of them are well educated and enter the church after the long atheistic period of the Soviet Union. They were brought up without any belief in God in their hearts. Today the former atheists begin to understand eternal truths. They would like to find the answers for questions, like following: why does humankind live and how should people spend lifetime? I would like to explain them the Parable of The Lost Sheep, Lost Coin and Lost Son. Now people’s souls open for God and God is always glad to accept their repentance. But these people want to know some explanations from Bible and the life of Jesus Christ to make their faith stronger. The Parable of The Lost Sheep, Lost Coin and Lost Son lets such people know, that there is never “late” for belief in God and repent. It helps them to be sure they will receive God’s grace. It is no matter for God what we did in our past. He only wants...