Greer: Prodigal Son & Self-righteous Son
She’s not a selfish person. But she’s always at the center of everything she’s doing. “How can I witness better? How can I do this better? How can I take care of this person’s problem better?” It’s me, me, me disguised in a way that is difficult to see because her spiritual talk disarms us.
.. Jesus told this parable to outline two types of people estranged from God: amoral hedonists and the morally righteous. Both paths are spiritual dead ends.
Hedonism and heroism (doing good) are brothers, not polar opposites. Both are focused on ourselves. At their core, both are about wanting our own way. One is wrapped in good deeds and religious service, but both are empty.