No, it’s not a play on Keller’s book. I haven’t read it yet.
I was listening to “The Prodigal” on the new album Sons and Daughters by Sovereign Grace Music. It’s a great version. I was working on some video, looking at shots from our May trip and listening to that song when the thought occurred to me: Budapest could be a prodigal city.
I say could be because it has not returned to the Father, not yet anyway. Normally you wouldn’t hope to be the prodigal. But if you’re already in the place of despair, then the prodigal becomes a position to aspire to. You may think to yourself, “If the Father took him back, perhaps he would take me back too.” That hits on our hope for Budapest. If they will run to him, the Father will take them back. Perhaps, just maybe, Budapest will be a prodigal city.
