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    Seph Schlueter - Running Back To You

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    About Seph Schlueter

    American Christian singer-songwriter from Ohio, signed to Provident Entertainment, whose viral debut single 'Counting My Blessings' became a multi-week No. 1 on Christian radio; formerly worship director for the Catholic ministry Damascus.

    Faith journey and beliefs

    Says he gave his life to the Lord in high school and joined the Damascus missionary movement to help bring 'revival to the Catholic church'; describes his songwriting, including 'Running Back to You', as rooted in his own understanding of gospel grace and repentance.

    What this song is about

    Schlueter has explicitly described the song as a 'joyful repentance' modelled on the parable of the Prodigal Son, meant to remind listeners that 'no matter how far we've run,' God welcomes them back with open arms — a meaning he has stated directly rather than left to interpretation.

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    Reflection

    The image of running back suggests both distance travelled and urgency to return, a picture that fits the biblical story of the prodigal son almost exactly. That parable in Luke 15 does not dwell on the son's failures so much as on the father who, seeing him still far off, runs to meet him. It is a startling reversal: in the story we might expect to run towards God, but here God runs first. 'While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son,' Luke 15:20 says. Songs about running back to God capture that mixture of shame and hope familiar to anyone who has drifted from faith and wondered whether return is even possible. The consistent biblical answer is yes, and more than that, it is welcomed. Coming back is rarely instantaneous or easy, but it is never met with rejection by a God whose character is defined by mercy.

    Questions to sit with

    • What has made it hard for you to return to God after drifting?
    • How do you picture God's reaction when you turn back towards him?
    • Is there a relationship in your life that also needs this kind of return?

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