Let Them Come Home
I was forwarded this link that I found pretty encouraging on receiving back kids that wander away from God.
I think it is important that we remain ready to embrace those from whom we are estranged. This does not mean that we agree with the choices that others have made, but we do have to stand with open arms.
I really like this quotation: “Victims need to repent of the fact that they all too often mimic the behavior of the oppressors, let themselves be shaped in the mirror image of the enemy. They need to repent also of the desire to excuse their own reactive behavior either by claiming that they are not responsible for it or that such reactions are a necessary condition of their liberation. Without repentance for these sins, the full human dignity of victims will not be restored and needed social change will not take place” Miroslov Volf, Exclusion and Embrace (1996): 117.
Jesus put it this way, “Father forgive them; they don’t know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34).
Paul put it this way, “Forgive each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32).
Have you found it hard to face a child that has wandered away from God? How have you dealt with it?
