Wilderness

Father,

I’m lost at sea.

Traveling the desert,

There’s no path I see.

I’m disoriented, surrounded by trees.

In circles, I walk, as predators creep.

There’s no horizon, direction, or open road.

Walls at every turn, & doors are shut closed.

I’m in darkness & snow, with no lantern to glow.

Father,

Where are you? So distant, you feel.

My stomach aches, starving, for a meal.

My feet blister, my legs wither,

My strength fades by day.

Lord hear my call, Lord hear me pray.

I have rebelled,

I have fallen, & I have gone astray.

Lord, forgive me!

I have sinned, & I am in dismay.

I am nothing but dust,

I am broken, chock-full of rust.

Lord, I am rotting, I am wasting away.

I am at fault, & I am in decay.

Lord hear my call, Lord hear me pray.

Father,

I’m not worthy to be called your son,

Take me as a lowly servant,

For there’s nothing honorable that I have done.

But then He responded,

The Father shouted in elate,

“Let us eat and celebrate.

For this my son was dead, and is alive again;

He was lost, and is found.”

By Christs sacrifice, we are renowned.

& by His love, we have been crowned.

By His compassion, we have been redeemed.

& by His glory, we have been set free.

Out of the wilderness,

Out of the darkness,

The Lord brought us back in,

Back in the family, to our home again.