... And while he was still a long distance away, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, ... Luke 15:20
A man of the father's stature wouldn't have run... ever. No infact servanats would have run for him. He would have strolled, sauntered, strutted, even moseyed... but never run. It was below him.
And yet when he saw his lost son, who he'd pined for for so many years, he lifted his robe, undignified himself, and ran to his son who was returning.
Many people envision God as a bully who wants to squash you for doing wrong.
Lightning and thunder crash when he finds you and he's going to knock you dead on the spot.

Some people know God will forgive them, but expect to have to listen to a list of "terms and conditions" as well as a few "I-was-right-and-you-were-wrongs" first.

But this is a picture of a God who is willing to undignify himself.
I heard a man on television once say that he wouldn't beleive in a God that would forgive any sin. What kind of God would forgive a murderer or child-molester.
But God doesn't care what you, me, or anyone else thinks of the forgiveness he offers to another person. He doesn't need our permission. He's not concerned of what the neighbors might think he runs out to take his child in his arms. He's happy he has returned.