The Parable of the Lost Son

On the eve of the Queen's funeral, what do you speak on? Do you speak about her unwavering service and her being welcomed into heaven with the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant"? That was the dilema Mark Visser faced in preparing this sermon. He chose to look at the Parable of the Lost Son, but focus on the father and his character traits and compare them to the characteristics of Father God.