| Peter followed Him AFAR OFF, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. (Mark 14:54) |
| When he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet A GREAT WAY OFF, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. (Luke 15:17,20) |
A great way off, and lo, the Father saw him,
For keen the eyes that grief has washed with tears;
The son knew not that cords of love would draw
him
From out the tangled snare of wasted years. |
His Father ran: Love’s feet were never holden;
The kiss, the robe, the ring, the shoes declare
Eternal love, and wandering son embolden
To seek his Father’s heart and find it there. |
