Father of Forgiveness

"Though I walk through hell, give me heaven in my heart" - from "Heaven in my heart"

I've been listening to the music of Neal Morse a lot on this Japan trip. Besides the usual prog rock epic tunes, he wrote many great classic slow rock. Father of Forgiveness, Oh to feel Him, Cradle to the grave as well as Heaven in my heart. Father of Forgiveness touched me most because being on the road, things are pretty mundane. There is no discipline in doing devotions. I spent more time on the internet or on the TV rather than feeding my soul with God's word even though I have the bible in my PDA and the Spurgeon's book on prayer on my bedside at every hotel. All this just made me feel like the prodigal son. Most important of all, I thought that song is a very apt prayer for some friends whom I send the song to. Here are the lyrics to verse 1 and 2 and it's chorus. Powerful stuff!

Who's that up the road?

The man who went his own way

Who wasted all his winnings

Has he come home to stay?

The son who'd lost his way

Is back among the livingLet's take it back to the beginning...

Oh, Father I've returned

I'm sorry I was wrongI feel so undeserving

After all I've doneBut I see your open eyes

And I feel your spirit rising in my chest

You're the Father of forgiveness (I've come home)

You're the Father of forgiveness

Now that we are here

And after all the tears

Father what do you want from me?

All I have is yours

I don't have much to give

But a heart that needs forgiving

The flesh is tired but the spirit's willing

Oh, Father I've returned

The one who left alone

And you give me your kingdom

And tell me it's my own

And I see your open arms

And I know that I have found my place of rest (the man's home)

In the Father of forgiveness (I've come home)

You're the Father of forgiveness