I hope all dads treat their daughters like mine treats me. My future husband definitely has some huge shoes to fill. I am so thankful for the life my dad has provided for me. Not only has he set the standard high for my future husband but he has also given me a glimpse of the love my Heavenly Father has for me. It’s absolutely mind blowing to think about how my earthly daddy’s ability to love me is only a shadow of God’s ability to love me. If an earthly father’s finite love is capable of filling my heart so much, I can’t help but think that my heart would absolutely explode if my Heavenly Father fully revealed His infinite, unconditional, eternal love to me here on earth.... But maybe God thought of this. Maybe God knew that our weak, flawed human hearts would not be able to handle Him revealing Himself fully to us here on earth. So maybe that’s why He gently calls us. Maybe that’s why He reveals Himself to us little by little. Maybe God is a perfect gentleman who pursues our hearts at the perfect pace. Maybe He has our hearts figured out and knows exactly what we need. Maybe He has designed His plan to reveal Himself to us keeping in mind that He must be gentle with our human hearts. Maybe that’s why He chose to give Himself to us in the form of something so small and simple as bread and wine. Maybe He uses this mystery, the mystery of how a small piece of bread can substantially change fully into God, to intrigue our human senses, to draw us closer to Himself, to pour His grace on us, and to reveal Himself more and more to us with each reception of His body and blood. Maybe He uses this thing called Communion to allow Heaven to touch Earth. To literally give us His body. To literally nourish our bodies and our souls. Maybe God is a genius and knows what He’s doing. Maybe we’re just pee wee little humans who are taking a while to figure it all out.
So all dads out there reading this, love your daughters and give them a glimpse of the Father’s love for them. Turn their hearts toward our Father through your example of His love. Dads, love your daughters to the Father.
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March 2019
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