Hi, I read this today and wanted to share with you:
Imagine that it’s your birthday, and God prepares a magnificent
dinner party in your honor. All your family and friends are in
attendance, and everyone is enjoying themselves immensely. Just before
the food comes out, God steps up to the microphone and asks everyone to
settle down. Then, clearing his throat, he looks right at you and says:
“Do you know that the very thought of you fills me with joy? From the
moment of your conception, I put a lot of thought into who you were
going to be: the shape of your eyes, the tone of your voice, your
personality, your talents, and your dreams. I could never keep my eyes
off of you, even when you couldn’t see me. I wept when you wept, and I
took great pride in every one of your successes and triumphs. All these
years, I have loved you and treasured you.
“That’s right. I’ve been with you all along. I know every intimate
detail about you. Not a single moment of your life passed without my
seeing it and feeling it in the depth of my heart. None of your
thoughts, fears, or desires has escaped me—the good, the noble, and the
selfless as well as the bad, the selfish, and the prideful. And I have
loved you through all of them. I was near to you when you were confused
and brokenhearted. It was I who offered you the counsel and comfort of
your friends and family. It was I who looked out at you through the
eyes of everyone who has ever loved you.
“I see goodness and beauty within you, even when you don’t see it
within yourself. In fact, I look at you with the same wonder and awe
that you have when you look up at the stars in the sky at night. I may
have created you, but I marvel at the way you are using all the gifts I
have given you. I marvel even more at the future I have in store for
you. I can’t wait for the day when you are able to join me in my
heavenly home.
“Happy birthday, my child. May this be a year when you and I grow even closer together!”
Taken from: wau.org
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