God,
I set an extra plate every Thanksgiving, just in case. My son hasn't come home in two years. Wherever he is this weekend, keep him safe. Turn his heart toward home and toward You. And when he comes, let him find open arms and not a lecture.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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Bible verses for parents of prodigals
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.
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
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