Romans_8-39: Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord

A young woman, gone far astray, wonders if her family would ever take her back.

By Larry Fitzgerald, Abilene, Texas

Ask any minister to pick the biblical story that encapsulates Christmas. Who wouldn’t pick the Nativity of Jesus? Well, me. I’d choose the parable of the prodigal son. My family had a prodigal of its own, and we’ll never stop being grateful for the Christmas she came home to us.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

She was 16, in love with an 18-year-old high school dropout with no job. She believed they were meant to be together. He even wanted to marry her…