The Prodigal Father

I have heard it said that the story in the Bible that most people call the Prodigal Son should be called the Prodigal Father because Prodigal means extravagant.  I like that spin on the story.  A few years ago I wrote a series of verses based on the story of the Prodigal Father.  I wrote it as a dialogue between God and His wayward child.  It starts off with God's plea for his child to return home to His loving embrace.  I have come to know this tender, vulnerable God who loves us more than we can ever imagine.  It breaks my heart to see people who still don't understand how much He loves us.  I believe He sings a similar song to all who still don't understand His extravagant love.

I AM HERE

I feel sorrow as I watch you struggling,

Facing life all on your own.

I've been calling, waiting for you to come to me,

But still you walk away, you walk away.

Can you hear me?  Can you see me?

Do you know that I am real, I am here?

I see my beautiful child wandering all alone,

Again I call.  I speak your name.

Do you hear me?  Do you see me?

I am here child.  I am here.

Do you hear me in the thunder? 

Do you feel me in the rain?

I am here.

I have loved you with an everlasting love.

I sing over you with gentle words of grace.

I have been waiting all your life for you to come to me,

I am here child - waiting,

I will never turn away. 

I am Here.