Come Home

"You're not a disappointment to me--
You're just like the rest of us, struggling through this journey.
I don't care what secrets you may keep--
I could never love you less than all the love inside of me.
Please come home,
The door is open wide.
You don't have to fix your life for me--
I died so you would not have to leave.
So come home."

These lyrics come from the song, "Come Home," by Meredith Andrews, and they have been on my heart all day. This Sunday my home church will be celebrating our 13th year of Hope, and this song rings out the truth that I hope is the theme this year. In the past, we have always called this special service our "Anniversary Service," but I heard another church call it their "Homecoming Service," because evidently, it is the day that everyone "comes home" for church. We've never done it that way, but I kinda hope this Sunday goes something along those lines. I sent out a facebook invite to several people who I would like to see come home for this Sunday and I've really been praying all week about it. Our church is absent of many "prodigal sons," people who should definitely be sitting in our pews. My Granddad has baptized over two hundred people since we have been in our present location, and trust me, they aren't all still there. 

I'm looking forward to this Sunday. And if your reading this and you are one of those people who need to come home, I love you and I hope to see you soon :)