This article has been published as part of a collaboration between Keswick Ministries and en, which features contributions from the 2026 Convention speakers. Keswick Convention takes place annually each summer, its programme centring on Bible teaching, worship and Christian fellowship.
For more articles from this year's collaboration, visit the Keswick section of en's In Depth page.
I watched in awe as the procession moved slowly to the front of the auditorium, where a large wooden cross towered above the room. Each person held a slip of paper on which they had lovingly written the names of their prodigal children. Some held hands, some wept, others paused for a quiet moment as they laid the names at the foot of the cross.