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The Father’s Fervent Grace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My hair all matted, my clothes all stained,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I reeked of mud and spoiled grime;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plagued with hunger that always remained,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forced to work in the fields of the livestock <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My people would consider a crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My inheritance robbed, my friends all gone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recalled the servants of my father\u2019s house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were always well fed with a place to lay their head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon the sweet thought, I headed home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

to be rid of the louse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My lips chapped, my feet sore,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was still far off upon the sudden warm embrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tear-struck eyes overflowed, my father\u2019s love still at his core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrapped in the finest robes and well-worn sandals,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminded forevermore of His fervent grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Kenzie Tenpas writes from Manitou Springs, CO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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