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The Prodigal Son

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A few of the words

ROBE
The father called for the 'best robe' to be placed on his son's shoulders — a gesture of full restoration, not just forgiveness.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
FAMINE
A severe famine in the far country deepened the son's desperation, a detail Luke's Gospel uses to show how completely his old life had run dry.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ELDER
The elder son's quiet anger at the celebration is part of the parable too — a reminder that the story holds a gentle challenge for the faithful as much as the lost.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
REPENT
The son rehearses his confession on the long walk home: 'I am no more worthy to be called thy son.' That turning back is at the heart of what the parable teaches.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Free large-print Prodigal Son word search — find the robe, the ring, the feast, and the father who ran to meet his lost son.

About The Prodigal Son

Of all the parables Jesus told, the story of the prodigal son carries one of Scripture's most vivid images: a father who sees his returning son while he is still a great way off, and runs. The younger son had demanded his inheritance, squandered it in distant lands, and wound up hungry and humbled among a herd of pigs before he came to himself and turned for home. What met him there — a fine robe, a ring for his finger, sandals, and a joyful feast — has spoken across centuries of grace that outpaces regret.

How to play

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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    Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.

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