it's ok, Son.
i had a moment today.
i was pondering forgiveness again. (it's a common theme with me, really) and i was really wanting to feel something deep. i was feeling moved.
so i took a different point of view. in the middle of a prayer, i called God "Father." and i realized i don't know what it is be be a father. i really don't have many experiences with fathers at all.
so i delved into that... i tried to picture all the images i have of fathers. one of the first things to come to mind was an episode of that 70's show where red (the hard-nosed, stiff upper lip father) and eric (the geeky, star wars fanatic son) go see wrestling in kenosha. (the wwf style wrestling). afterwards, they came home and were wrestling in the living room and ended the match with a hug.
then my mind wondered to charlie (since he's about the only guy i know with a family). i've seen him with his sons, and he's the type of dad i would want if i were a little boy again. i know how happy his sons make him.
then i just had a random flash of a little boy running to me with tears in his eys, upset by something he had done. i knelt down and hugged him and said, "it's ok, Son."
think about how huge that is... "it's ok, Son." how many times does God see us crying and say, "it's ok, Son." to us???
that is how God forgives. he sees us upset. he sees how we've hurt ourselves when we've done something we're not proud of, and how we've really hurt him, but all he does is tell us we're ok.
we're ok b/c all is forgiven.
i was pondering forgiveness again. (it's a common theme with me, really) and i was really wanting to feel something deep. i was feeling moved.
so i took a different point of view. in the middle of a prayer, i called God "Father." and i realized i don't know what it is be be a father. i really don't have many experiences with fathers at all.
so i delved into that... i tried to picture all the images i have of fathers. one of the first things to come to mind was an episode of that 70's show where red (the hard-nosed, stiff upper lip father) and eric (the geeky, star wars fanatic son) go see wrestling in kenosha. (the wwf style wrestling). afterwards, they came home and were wrestling in the living room and ended the match with a hug.
then my mind wondered to charlie (since he's about the only guy i know with a family). i've seen him with his sons, and he's the type of dad i would want if i were a little boy again. i know how happy his sons make him.
then i just had a random flash of a little boy running to me with tears in his eys, upset by something he had done. i knelt down and hugged him and said, "it's ok, Son."
think about how huge that is... "it's ok, Son." how many times does God see us crying and say, "it's ok, Son." to us???
that is how God forgives. he sees us upset. he sees how we've hurt ourselves when we've done something we're not proud of, and how we've really hurt him, but all he does is tell us we're ok.
we're ok b/c all is forgiven.
