Independence
Is all a young brother wants
He takes his things and runs
Far from Home.
He uses what he has
On things not worked for
Things that are just wastes
He's far from Home.
Then everything is gone
He must go and work
In a land that is starving
Far from Home.
He suddenly remembers
His home with his brother
And his father,
At his undeserved Home.
He makes his journey back
Slow and long as he
Plans how to be accepted
At his undeserved Home.
Then the one he's called his father
Runs ahead to welcome him.
"Father I've sinned against you and Heaven
I'm not worthy to be your son or to belong to this Home."
But his father shakes his head,
And throws a grand party
To celebrate his son's return
To his long-awaited Home.
You and I are like him
We've run away from safety
But we always must remember,
We're always welcomed
Home.
"My son was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found." -Luke 15:32b