The loyal soldier

The loyal soldier is similar to the “elder son” in Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son. His very loyalty to strict meritocracy to his own entitlement, to obedience and loyalty to his father keeps him from the very “celebration” that the same father has prepared even though he begs the son to come to the feast (Luke 15:25-32). We have no indication he ever came! What a judgement this is on first sta…