Jesus wanted the self-righteous Pharisees to understand that God loves both good and bad people. So He told them a parable.
A certain farmer had two sons. One day the younger son asked his father for his inheritance money. So the father gave both sons their share of the wealth.
Thrilled with the riches, the younger son rushed off to a far country. There he spent his money recklessly on wild parties with lots of friends. But one day because his money was gone. 
He was hungry, but a severe famine had made food scarce. Now he was just a poor beggar.
The only job the son could find was feeding a farmer's pigs. He became so hungry that he would have eaten the pig feed if the farmer had given it to him.
At last the son came to his senses. He said '" At home my father's servants have plenty to eat, but here I am starving. I will go home to my father and ask him for mercy...
Now according to the parable, the son did realized things were not normal for him. He needed a turn around in his life. He needed to put the shame aside and concentrate on how to reach the father.
The son accessed himself well and find fault.
The question we need to ask ourselves this morning is that.
At what point in our lives do we need a turn around?
This is why we need to take the story very serious.
God is ever ready to save that soul who makes a quick return to him.
I pray this morning to your life that God grants you the power of turn around.
Don't feel ashamed, focus on the reward ahead and you shall surely get there.
God bless you.
Shalom