God, Our Father

God, Our Father

Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, for they are from of old.

Psalm 25:6

Recently, my daughter Jenna and I spent several days in the old city of Jerusalem. . . . One afternoon, as we were exiting the Jaffa gate, we found ourselves behind an orthodox Jewish family— a father and his three small girls. One of the daughters, perhaps four or five years of age, fell a few steps behind and couldn’t see her father. “Abba!” she called to him. He spotted her and immediately extended his hand. . . .

When the signal changed, he led her and her sisters through the intersection. In the middle of the street, he reached down and swung her up into his arms and continued their journey.

Isn’t that what we all need? An abba who will hear when we call? Who will take our hand when we are weak? Who will guide us through the hectic intersections of life? Don’t we all need an abba who will swing us up into his arms and carry us home? We all need a father.

The Great House of God