Dear Lord, I pray that you will touch each and every person reading this in ways humanly impossible but only possible for God! Dear friend, this morning I find myself writing this letter to you through the heart of a child:
As I dropped my daughter off at crèche this morning, like every other morning, quickly greeting all the children and making sure that my daughter’s heart and mind is set at ease having to face this daily “drop-off” to spend with teachers and tiny friends. As I stood up after placing her next to the toy box, I felt the grasp of a tiny body against my leg…not letting go. Totally surprised I bent down on my knees, not being able to recognize the little angle face because of the saddened bent face filled with hair covering the deep lingering eyes.
I folded my arms around her tiny shoulders, feeling her tiny head looking for comfort in the hollow of my shoulder. I gave her a big hug! My heart broke in tiny pieces as she felt safe in my arms! As I took her by her tiny shoulders and looked her in the eyes, question marks were probably written all over my eyes, but I knew one thing….this little girl needed to feel love.
A little boy came running and handed me her bottle, innocently thinking that this is the comfort she needed. Thank you Holy Spirit, as words of comfort filled my mouth! I can not really remember everything I said to her, but I felt Your comfort in my own words!! As I stood up, the teachers 1st words to me were “did you know that she is mother-less?” This little angel’s mom passed away 2010 in a car accident and daddy is alone with the 2 girls. She comes to crèche ever so often having an “off” day….and today was one of them….
Dear Lord, How fortunate I feel today having to share Your love with a tiny 2 year old, even for a minute! How fortunate I feel today knowing that a little girl can feel Your love! How fortunate I feel today having a total stranger feel safe in my arms and the comfort in my (Your) words! How fortunate I feel today knowing that I get to still have all my loved ones around me!
Dear friend, this has really touched my heart and I find myself thinking of us adults finding ourselves in the same situation. This little girl is so small and will hardly remember this day in the 2nd year of her life, BUT she is not too small to miss something/someone in her life so much, it causes her to reach out! Do we not always run around seeking the approval of others, drive to be the best, need to feel loved?
As with all of us, I have also had my fair share of experiencing pain and sorrow in my life, but I am very fortunate to have not experienced the loss of a close loved one. I can not imagine how much pain and longing this tiny little body felt this morning, longing for the love of her mommy. I can not imagine how that little beating heart felt grabbing hold of this lady, not wanting to let go until she felt loved! I know that her life is filled with love though, through her father and sister….but still she longed…..
I can however tell you this much: I know how it feels to long for my Father, I know how it feels to long for the love of Jesus, I know the longing feeling inside my heart for the touch of the Holy Spirit every day. This hunger to feel Him, to feel His each breath every step of my day, is what drives me each and every day to share Him! Just as this little girl longs for her mother, I long to see His face, I long to feel His warm embrace, I long to feel His strong arms lovingly grasping my shoulders, I long to feel my head finding the comfort of the hollow of His shoulder….. and I feel it! I feel safe in my Fathers arms!
Dear friend, like this little 2year old, can you truly say today that you have experienced this unconditional Love? Can you truly confess that He is your comforter in each and every situation you face? Can you be true to whom you are in Christ and share this love with a broken world? Do you find yourself longing for someone or something? Can I dare you to reach out to THE ONE WHO IS LOVE!
Dear Father,
Please forgive me for sometimes complaining about things I do not have and not appreciating the things I do have! Please give me the wisdom to share your love with a broken world! Please grant me the grace to show the piece and comfort I find in You, even to little children! Thank you for embracing me that I might know that You will never be taken away from me! Thank you for the blessings you have bestowed upon me! Thank you for allowing me to be a mother! Thank you for entrusting me with a child to whom I may about your unfailing love! Thank You for sending me a “reminder” in the form of a child, of how much I am loved! I love You so much!
Sue Gouws
Make sure of your relationship with God today, He is and will always be the only guarantee for a worry free now and thereafter. People can take everything away from you, people can be taken away from you…. but nothing can take you from His Hand! Live fully today knowing this certainty!
