The Prodigal’s Lament
Posted by appolus on April 23, 2026
The Prodigal’s Lament is a journey from ruin to return. This is my story. I am 61 and have been saved for 35 years, yet I gave my heart to the Lord as a small boy. As a teenager I walked away from my precious Lord and wandered far, far away and would find myself in pigsty of life, the very bottom of the bottomless pit! I gloriously returned to my Father’s house at the age of 26, and He threw His arms around me and His almighty love and forgiveness ruined me for this life. I wrote this a number of years after my return to the Lord.
It begins in darkness , a soul laid bare, surrounded by loss, silence, and the consequences of wandering far from my Father. But in that place of breaking, a cry arose in my spirit… and everything turns.
Because the story does not end with the prodigal’s return……
It ends with The Father running.
Not rejection, but mercy. Not distance, but restoration. The robe, the ring, the feast — all waiting.
If you know a prodigal, share this with them.
And if you are one… the way back is still open.
A Call To The Remnant 
madrekins said
I cried all the way through the song Frank.
I knew the minute I met you and Tom Sawyer that day @ Panera a few years back now, that GOD was starting to gather HIS Children together.
It seems as though we are ONE in HIM already.
Our stories are SO similar not to mention I too am 61.
Everything you write about is right in line with what HE teaches me. And Yet, HE teaches EVERYONE differently.
HalleluYAH!!!
Blessings Brother
The time draws near as we wait for our LORDS Return.
appolus said
Amen sister! Tom and I still meet, its a small group house gathering. Sunday morning and Wednesday morning, 9.30 am………bro Frank