As I hung up the phone, I thought of my Heavenly Father and how he, too, longs to talk to his child. To hold her when she’s tired. To comfort her when she weeps. To whisper calm when chaos comes calling. And, although his child sometimes goes for days, maybe even weeks, without fully surrendering her time, her Father doesn’t love her any less. He just patiently waits, hoping she’ll miss hearing his voice, escape to a quiet place somewhere and give him a call. He won’t grill her about where she’s been, of course. He’ll just hold her close and listen.
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee.”- Jeremiah 33:3
Heavenly Father, help me to love as you love, looking past the failings of others, ever ready to listen whenever they call.
Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's beautiful. I love this post and I love you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post. I do miss my Fathers voice. He went to be with Jesus in December and I miss it and him more than words can say.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post!
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed weekend.
I ditto what everyone else says:
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! and I miss my father's voice, too.
This was soo good. I wish I had that kind of a relationship with my dad but I just didn't...but I do have my heavenly Father to run to. Thanks for sharing this. Blessings, Debbie
ReplyDeleteA wonderful reminder! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI echo what everyone has said. This is a beautiful reminder of our Heavenly Father's love.
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ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful!
Blessings
Wonderful! I love the way you write. As a father, I am especially touched by this. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis really is a beautiful post. I notice that is essentially what everybody who comments is saying. Beautiful is just what first comes to all our minds. I wish I could hear my Dad's voice again. He has been gone over 11 years. Just thinking about it now brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing these wonderful thoughts with us.
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Wonderful post! It is all about fellowship, isn't it? With both our heavenly and our earthly fathers. :)
ReplyDeleteYour post brought back many warm memories with my father who had gone home 2 yrs. ago. He was that way. Always patiently waiting. Always ready to forgive if there was any hurt caused by his children. Always laughing even through trials. God bless you and your loving father. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful post.
ReplyDeleteI never knew a father's love until I came to know the Father....thanks for this and I think it's pretty neat your day called wanting to just talk to you and hear your voice. ...Sarah
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written!
ReplyDeleteThanks for those thoughts, Dear. We do need to commune with our Heavenly Father. Blessings ~
ReplyDeleteSweet reminder. Well said!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post and great insight.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and for your kind words. Paul wrote, "We do not grieve as those who have no hope." But we do grieve. The Lord is gently walking us through this time with magnificent grace. Blessings.
Such a treasured reminder of how much God delights to have us come and talk with Him...
ReplyDeleteWow. This is beautiful....as the mother of many adult children who waits to hear their voices I understood. To realize our Heavenly Father waits for us to call him...this really spoke to me! Thank you for such a great post.
ReplyDeleteGayle, Thank your for this beautiful post. Jere. 33:3 is one of my favorite (if I could ever have a favorite?) verses in the Bible. I love the next verse, " and I will show you great and mighty things which you do not know".
ReplyDeleteThank you for the reminder!
Yvonne
You're so right about our heavenly Father wanting to hear from us often.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at your piano and could almost hear How Great Thou Art playing.
Yes, my old typewriter weighs a ton. For being so small, it's shocking.lol Thanks for visiting.
This is sooo sweet! Great analogy!
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