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October 6, 2004
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A Weekly Devotional from Max Lucado
Touches Of Tenderness
by Max Lucado
My child's feelings are hurt. I tell her she's special. My child is
injured. I do whatever it takes to make her feel better.
My child is afraid. I won't go to sleep until she is secure.
I'm not a hero. I'm not a superstar. I'm not unusual. I'm a parent. When
a child hurts, a parent does what comes naturally. He helps.
And after I help, I don't charge a fee. I don't ask for a favor in
return. When my child cries, I don't tell her to buck up, act tough, and
keep a stiff upper lip. Nor do I consult a list and ask her why she is
still scraping the same elbow or waking me up again.
Moments of comfort from a parent. As a father, I can tell you they are
the sweetest moments in my day. They come naturally. They come
willingly. They come joyfully.
If all of that is true, if I know that one of the privileges of
fatherhood is to comfort a child, then why am I so reluctant to let my
heavenly Father comfort me?
Why do I think he is too busy for me? ("He's got a whole universe to
worry about.")
Why do I think he's tired of hearing the same old stuff?
Why do I think he groans when he sees me coming?
Why don't I let my Father do for me what I am more than willing to do
for my own children?
I'm learning, though. Being a parent is better than a course on
theology. Being a father is teaching me that when I am criticized,
injured, or afraid, there is a Father who is ready to comfort me. There
is a Father who will hold me until I'm better, help me until I can live
with the hurt, and who won't go to sleep when I'm afraid of waking up
and seeing the dark.
Ever.
And that's enough.
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