Return to Me by Robin Lee Hatcher

Author:Robin Lee Hatcher [Hatcher, Robin Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Christian, General
ISBN: 0310258049
Google: Wi-BY1sUS8oC
Amazon: B000SEJ4QE
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

Struggling to concentrate on the open policy manual, Roxy waited for the call from her father’s secretary. The words floated on the page, disjointed and nonsensical. How could she think about busi- ness rules and regulations when she could consider the wonders of God instead?

A little before 9:00 A.M., the door to her office opened and her dad poked his head through the opening. “Morning, honey.” He stepped into the room. “Lindy said you wanted to see me.”

Roxy nodded, her mouth gone dry.

Her father must have seen something in her expression, some- thing that said this wouldn’t be a casual visit with his daughter. “What is it?”

“Dad . . .” All this time the words she wanted to speak to him flooded her mind. Now . . .

“I’m listening.”

Like last night at the Pale Rider, she felt the urge to laugh and cry at the same time. The tears won. Again. “Dad, you must know that I . . . I dug a deep pit for myself when I was in Nashville.

I was selfish and reckless and foolish. I squandered everything, my money and talent and self-respect. I was lazy and spoiled, and even when others tried to help me, I wasn’t grateful. I thought I deserved things to be easy.” She took a deep breath. “I know you prayed about all the things I did, even when you didn’t know what they were.” She lowered her gaze, knowing she wasn’t ready yet to confess the full extent of her transgressions. “That pit I dug was so deep, Dad, that I didn’t think there was a way out of it. But I . . . I was wrong. There’s always a way out of the pit.” She swallowed the lump in her throat. “I discovered it last night.”

“What is that way, Roxy?” He stepped closer to her desk. “Jesus.” His name on her lips stirred awe and joy, thanksgiving

and praise, surprise and peace. “Jesus is the way out of the pit.”

With fresh tears falling from her eyes, she told her dad what happened to her, about her surrender to Christ, about staying up all night to read the Bible, about feeling awash in God’s love. Finally, words spent, she fell silent.

Her father came around the desk and drew her up from the chair, folding her into his embrace. “Thank God. He’s given me the desire of my heart.” He kissed the top of her head. “Welcome to the family of God, my dear child.”

Roxy remembered lying on that mattress in her dumpy apart- ment in Nashville, her mind telling her, Go home. At the time, she thought home was a physical destination, a safe port from the mess she’d made of her life. But it was a different home that called to her heart.

“Have you told Elena yet?”

She shook her head as she drew back, looking up. “I wanted to tell you first.”

“This is only the beginning, Roxy. The next step is to become Christ’s disciple. That means many things— baptism, studying His

Word, confession and repentance, worship and prayer.

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