Lord, I have sinned against Heaven and against You.

I have wandered away from You yet again. Though I have kept the form of godliness, I have been living out of my own strength and not Yours.

I have run after everything but You. Approval from others, comfort from things, security in perfomance, and letting fear color my world have replaced simple trust in You.

Though my reasons for coming back to You are selfish at best, still You will receive me at the end of the road.

So I come, stumbling and falling down, but step by step moving closer to You. I come with open hands ready to let go of all I hold dearly and to receive all that You have for me this day.

You will see me from a distance and come running up the hill to meet me with arms outstreached and tears in Your eyes.

You will once more bring out the golden ring, the purple robe, and the fatted calf. You will once more call me Son and Your beloved.

I am coming. Every single day I am coming down that road. No matter how many times I stray and lose my way, You will be waiting for me. So I come.

Amen.