"O my Strength, it is you to whom I turn, for you, O God, are my stronghold, the God who shows me love." Psalm 59:10-11
I suppose if He was a god who did evil to me, or showed me contempt, I would not turn to Him. But this is not the case. He is the God who shows me love, always, never ceases actively loving me. So, I call Him my Strength. Love builds us into what we are not. Love is the mortar, I suppose, which holds the building together. That's one way to look at it. Because He loves me always and His arms are always open to me, He becomes my stronghold, my place of safety and security. Like an earthly Father who shows love to his children - when he does this, he makes himself a stronghold to which his children will eagerly run in time of trouble. If we, as earthly Fathers do not love well, we build into our children an aversion to ourselves as a place to run for help, or advice, or anything. We may also do damage to their later ability to turn to God Himself as stronghold because of a twisted image we have modeled. God have mercy on us. God, give us Grace to Father like You. Father, give us the ability to discern between Your Fatherhood and whatever faulty fathering our Fathers on earth may have done. Cover us with Your Love. Cover them with Your Love. Pour Your Mercy over us all. Turn us toward You.
March 08, 2007
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