Still Calls Me Son

As I was perusing through Family Christian Store, I heard a song come on the intercom that struck me in some way. I immediately asked the sales associate who the artist was and she pointed out to me that it was John Waller. Usually I do not buy an album unless I know more than one song but for some reason this song really resonated me. When I looked in the book cover for the song it was called "Still Calls Me Son" and it was inspired by the story of the Prodigal Son found in Luke 15:11-32. For some reason conviction sank in. Here are the lyrics:

I drug his name through godless places
And I’ve known shame that no child of his should know
I’ve seen pain on broken faces
Beyond all thought of hope
I was just too far from home
Still I always wondered when I closed my eyes

After all I’ve done
Could he run to me?
Would he kiss my face?
Could he even look at me?
After where I’ve been
should he take me back?
I would understand
I’ve disgraced him
But it would be amazing
If he still calls me son

With nothing left for me to bring him
I left my pride and turned my heart toward home
I saw my home on the horizon
And from a distance
I saw my Father
Watching for his own with forgiving eyes

After all I’d done
He just ran to me
Then he kissed my face
He would not let go of me
After where I’d been
He just welcomed me
I don't understand
But he put his robe on me
It was so amazing
That he still called me son

One day as I breathe my last
And I know my days on earth have ended
When every hour is spent
I will close my eyes in amazement
And I’ll hear angels
They’ll be singing

Amazing Grace
Cause he will run to me
And he will kiss my face
He will not let go of me
After where I’ve been
He will welcome me
I won’t understand
How he’ll put his robe on me
It will be amazing
That he’ll still call me son

Amazing grace how sweet the sound
When he calls me son
I once was lost but now I’m found
Cause he calls me Son

After all I've done He (being Christ) just ran to me, then He kissed my face, He will not let go of me. After where I've been He will welcome me I won't understand How he'll put his robe on me It will be amazing that He'll still call me son! Though I can fall very far from Him He still welcomes me with open arms. Are you amazed as I am that no matter how we mess up, He still calls us Sons and Daughters of a Living God!