Waste
These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way (Psalm 58:3; NLT).
“A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living” (Luke 15:13; NLT).
So he returned to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him” (Luke 15:20; NLT).
Father,
We turn our backs on you
And go our own way,
Wasting our lives
In sin and selfishness.
Yet you wait for us
With arms outstretched,
Ready to forgive,
And longing to welcome us
With a kiss.