WOV 733 "Our Father, We Have Wandered"
Devotion
Our Father,...in foolishness [we] have squandered your legacy of grace...
A child is a living legacy of her parents. She will be her own person but, even if she rebels against them, she will always carry the legacy she was born with.
Today’s hymn reminds us that as children of God, we are blessed with God’s “legacy of grace.” Too often we squander that legacy, thinking it was ours to hoard or disregarding it altogether. Using imagery from the story of the “Prodigal Son,” the hymn reminds us that we will always be children of God. And, that God comes “to meet us and home rejoicing bring.” In living out God’s legacy of grace, we experience who we truly are.