The Prodigal Son | Homecoming Blues (Luke 15:11-32)

** The Parable of the Prodigal Son, found in Luke 15:11-32, is a powerful story that illustrates the unfathomable grace and mercy of God. It tells of a son who, in his pursuit of independence and fulfillment, leaves home with his inheritance and squanders it in reckless living. This departure leads him down a path of ruin, hunger, and shame. Yet in his brokenness, he realizes his need to return to his father. Expecting judgment, he instead finds love, forgiveness, and celebration.

This parable represents God’s unyielding love for us, no matter how far we’ve wandered. The younger son symbolizes anyone who has strayed from God, while the father represents God’s unconditional love, waiting with open arms to welcome the repentant heart back home. The older son, who becomes resentful of his brother’s redemption, challenges us to examine our own hearts toward grace and mercy. Are we willing to rejoice when the lost are found?

Luke 15:11-32
*11 He said, “A certain man had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them. 13 Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living. 14 When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

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Lyrics to "Homecoming Blues"

(Verse 1)
I asked for my freedom, thought I’d find peace on the run,
Took all I had and traded it for nights under a reckless sun,
I gambled with mercy, and lost everything—
But deep down, I knew where I came from, and the shame it would bring.

(Verse 2)
Days turned to dust, I wandered in a far-off land,
Feeding pigs just to survive, empty pockets, empty hands.
The hunger bit deeper than the famine in the field—
I thought, “Even the servants have more than I’ve ever healed.”

(Verse 3)
I rehearsed my confession a hundred times in my mind,
"Father, I’ve sinned against heaven, left your love behind."
Didn’t expect forgiveness, didn’t expect to belong—
Just wanted a place in the shadows, away from my wrong.

(Chorus)
But he saw me coming from the edge of the road,
And he ran like a man with no burden or load.
Threw his arms around me, kissed my shame away,
"Get the finest robe! Tonight, we celebrate this day!"
“You were dead, but now you live, you were lost, but now you’re found.”

(Verse 4)
He called the servants, said, “Prepare the feast,
For the son who was gone has come back in peace.”
And I stood there, trembling, couldn’t believe it was real—
That love could run so deep, that grace could truly heal.

(Bridge)
But not everyone danced, not every heart was free,
My brother stood in shadows, looked right through me.
Said, "I stayed by your side, worked these fields with no rest,
Now you give him your table, you give him your best?"

(Verse 5)
The father’s eyes softened, his voice gentle but strong—
“All I have is yours, you’ve had it all along.
But your brother was lost, drowning in his sin,
Now he’s come home to us—let’s welcome him in.”

(Verse 6)
I thought I knew the limits of forgiveness, thought grace had a cost,
But now I see it clearer—no soul is ever truly lost.
Not by our own strength, not by what we’ve done,
But by the love of the Father, through the death and rise of the Son.

(Chorus)
He saw me coming from the edge of the road,
And he ran like a man with no burden or load.
Threw his arms around me, kissed my shame away,
"Get the finest robe! Tonight, we celebrate this day!"
“You were dead, but now you live, you were lost, but now you’re found.”

(Outro)
I was lost in myself, couldn’t see the light,
But grace found me wandering, called me back to life.
Now I know—home was never far away,
Just waiting for the moment when I turned to stay.

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