Prayer of the prodigal

As long as I've known her she has been lost
Almost forgotten, like a fleeting thought
It's been years since I've seen her, years since we've talked
I've heard of her struggles and they've broken my heart
There were battles she chose not to fight
How I wish she could have been stronger
And I prayed for her night after night
But I just can't pray any harder

Lord, teach her to walk in the truth of all that she is in You
Show her the beauty that's waiting to fully break through
You're the only light for the day,
the only One who brings rain
Like a flower she'll bloom as she opens her life up to You

There are prodigal daughters and there are prodigal sons ashamed of the people they've finally become
All they see are the failures of their wayward lives
The marks of the journey left them wounded inside
There were battles they chose not to fight
How I wish they could've been stronger
And I prayed for them night after night
Till I just can't pray any harder

Lord, teach them to walk in the truth of all that they are in You
Show them the beauty that's waiting to fully break through
You're the only light for the day, the only One who brings rain
Like a flower they'll bloom as they open their lives up to You

There are times when we sum up our lives by all the mistakes that we've made
But there's a Savior who will take every weakness and turn it for good
Even for those who've been lost on the way

Lord, teach us to walk in the truth of all that we are in You
Like a flower we'll bloom as we open our lives up to You