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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
Sometimes we might just have to admit to a deep struggle taking place within ourselves. Sometimes a particular phrase or word might derail the best of our intentions and hopes and it would seem easier to turn away and give up than to admit defeat.
I hold the image that Eugene shares of a tender father who carries Eugene (a rebel) on his shoulders, much as the shepherd who finds the lost sheep carries it back to the flock on his shoulder, protecting it from the elements and washing its wounds.
Today, all that I can seem to admit to is an internal struggle and to ask the Beloved to carry me, allowing him to witness my weakness and love me. I think of the small drawing of child holding out her heart to Jesus and saying it is all that she has and being told that is all that Jesus wants.
It is hard to offer my weakness and sin, my brokenness…