a question... about the Father...

As I consider waiting... watching... for loved ones to fully walk in freedom... the thought of the father who waited on the lost son... comes to mind...

What was the father's stance... attitude... while he waited...?

But while [the son] was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

Luke 15:20 ESV

What does this verse... reveal about the father... as he waited...?
What does it reveal about our heavenly Father...?
How am I to wait... in a way... that glorifies Him...?