At the recent men’s advance, we were challenged (among other things) to consider how God might write about us. What words would He use to describe us? How would He characterize us as though He were talking to another about one of His children. As I spent time in reflection, I came to the sense of what I would want to hear. Like any parent, there’s plenty and more-than-enough awareness of all that is wrong and incomplete about a child’s life. But this is not the vision or hope that drives us. We live for a different outcome. We cling to a winning destination. This is our…no…God’s indomitable commitment to us. Will we hear His voice? This is what I would love to hear:
“David is…my beloved son!. He is my frail and insecure likeness, bearing the blush of a child aware of his Father’s over-looking approval as one who delights in a boy becoming like his Father. He makes me proud, happy and deeply content in my creation. He is my labor well spent and not wasted. I enjoy his innocense. I laugh and smile at his Naïveté. I rejoice over his desire to be with me and never tire of his time, attetnion or affection. He is, afterall, my dream realized; the son I thought of, the one I created, the man I cherish. He will always be with me and this brings me great joy!”
What would God say about you? Who are you?