Jesus tells a story about a son who was tired of living at home and working for his father. So he demanded his share of the inheritance from his father and left home.
He traveled to a far country and spent his inheritance on wasteful things and after spending all he had, he had nothing left...no friends...no family...no home.
He took a job with a livestock farmer who did'nt pay him or feed him. One day being so hungry he was thinking about eating what the animals were eating, he thought to himself...I'll go home and ask my father to forgive me.
So he started back home and when he came near to his home, his father was outside and saw him coming. The father ran to his son and hugged him. Before the son could say anything, the father called his servants and told them to take care of his son.
We as people and we as a nation... took the Blessings of God...and left the ONE who has supplied all of our needs, only to find ourselves in need. Now is the time to return to Our Father and ask Him for forgiveness, and to allow Him to restore our lives , heal us and make us whole again. He's been there all along...just waiting for us to return to Him.