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Come Back
“Listen! God is calling.” He who became one of
us, suffered and died on the cross to save us and
rose again from the dead to remake us is calling us
to come back to Him during the forty days of Lent.
Jesus Christ is coming back in glory to raise us and
restore all creation, giving us eternal life of
“forgiveness, comfort and joy.” As we fast, pray
and give alms during these forty days of paschal
preparation in preparation for our exodus with Him,
through Him and in Him, let us pray that the
disciplines of Lent do not prevent us from coming
back to God as if they become obsessions in
themselves but let us pray that they, by the power
and grace of the Holy Spirit according to the good
and gracious will of God, cause us to return to the
Lord who is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and
abounding in steadfast love. May the waters of
baptism, the words of Absolution, the meal of the
Lord’s Supper and the proclamation of God’s Word
allow us to clearly hear our Beloved’s merciful
plea: “Come back.”
Peace, hope and love,
Pastor Taylor
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Come back.
I have loved you with an everlasting love.
I shall continue my faithfulness to you.
Come back.
You have tried life your way and it does not work.
Your way leads to death; my way leads to life. I am
the Way. I am Life.
Come back.
Don’t let your sin deafen you to my promises.
I love you so much that I take your sin away.
Come back.
I made you and formed you and gave you everything
you have.
I satisfy your hungry heart. I am your joy. I am
your rest.
Come back.
There is no need to be ashamed or embarrassed.
I know you, I choose you and I love you.
Come back.
More than your prayers, more than your fast, more
than your money, I want you.
You are my heart’s desire; I rejoice over you with
singing and cherish you forever.
Come back.
While there is time, turn not only your head but
your heart—your whole self.
Remember how good it can be when you are with me and
you can hear my voice.
Come back.
Don’t delay; don’t make excuses.
Spend time with your First Love; discover who you
really are and can be in me.
Come back.
Hear my Word. Receive my food.
Mark your face and heart with my sign of life.
Come back.
Touch and hold the hands of those I died to save.
Pray with them as I pray for you…as I love you…as I
serve you.
Come back.
Return to me, where I promise to be.
Seek me where I may be found; call upon me while I
am near.
Come back.
Come to my house with no pretense, just sincere
intent to receive what I bring you.
Word, water, bread, wine—all given for you so that
you may be mine for eternity.
Come back.
Come home with me. Be at home in me.
Come with me, my love, my chosen one, my child.
Come back.
I shall lead you from death to life…a life of peace
that surpasses your understanding.
I died so you may live. I live so that you may
never die. Live in me as I live in you.
Come back, my love. Come back this Lent. Come
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