The Prodigal Son

With riches and youth to squander
The pleasure-bent "Prodigal Son"
Left the house of his father,
In search of adventure and fun ~

And in reckless and riotous living
He wasted his youth and his gold,
And stripped of his earthly possessions,
He was hungry and friendless and cold ~

And thus he returned to his father,
Who met him with arms open wide;
And cried, "My Son, you are welcome
And a banquet awaits you inside".....

Now this story is told to remind us
Not so much of the wandering son;
But the Unchanging Love Of The Father,
Who gladly forgave all he'd done ~

And the message contained in this story
Is a powerful, wonderful one,
For it shows us Our Father In Heaven,
Waits to welcome each Prodigal Son~

And whatever have been our transgressions,
God is waiting to welcome us back;
And restore us a place in His kingdom
And give us the joy that we lack......

So wander no longer in darkness,
Let not your return be delayed,
For the door to God is wide open
To welcome "the sheep that have strayed."

  ~Helen Steiner Rice~

 

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