Abba

Long ago I left home
And saying goodbye to my father, I walked away from his presence
Not caring about the pain I caused his heart
I went far from my home

Long ago I left home
And distancing myself from my father
I wasted all the inheritance
I have fallen so deep
That I have lost the truth
I need to return
To my true home
To the place of intimacy
Where my identity lies
To the root of truth

Father
I come to you begging for your forgiveness
Father
Mercy is what I ask for in my favor
I want to return to the covenant between us
Today I am repentant

Prodigal and lost in the pleasures
That the path offered me
Feeding on carob pods, today I am so hungry and tired of wandering
How I long to return, to my father's house, where I find
The food that nourishes my heart
His word of truth

Father

Long ago I left home
And saying goodbye to the Father, I walked away from his presence
Today I am repentant and return to my home
To my father's house