The Prodigal Girl

Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 2, 10 January 1923, Page 1

The Prodigal Girl

W<? an have a heart for th? iirmligal boy that was ctcusht in sin's jj mad whirl, . Anil ye welcome 'him har-h with soufs of joy; but what of the- prodigal B"5rJ! For tbe boy thero was over an opt'n door ii,nd » feitlicr'e hountcoua faro, ArC though ho was wretched, kick and p<jn?_ ho is rrn.'e of a wt:l--.como ili-ert-. But what ot ihe girl wfio •h:ut none ■antrtvy, who lost m the hnUle with sin! Say, do you forgive in -uui rmna fcweet way v/o'vo always forgiven hha? Doa-5 tili<3 door stand ajar as 11 to say. "CoTire, center, yon lived not fear. I'ro keen-open tl.ur, pAxigq you Went ii way. now mt to tho second Or, w""'th a hand of cru«l prido do wo close and ho.it the. dot* And swear, ''While heaven arid -earth' abide oh.«» tshall ■tutor litre no raorG'.'? O Christ, it ficoms we liave n»v«r learned tho lesson nrlt in ihe sand, - ■ Fov oven yet tho woman Is spurned and atoned in a Christian land. Dovv-ii into the slough we hurl her hack, thcxi turn around with a smile. And welcome the boy from the s-nful track, though his was the life most viift, —H. ,T Bright.