This is an earthly Father…. with a heart filled with such love one is amazed and brought to tears….
He would not be kept away from his son who was down, hurt and to weary…..
His son was hurt and his heart was burdened, and he sat there on the track until his father came…
His father who raised him up to continue his race……”You don’t have to do this” the father said… the son…”Yes I do”… the father “The we will do it together”
This earthly father carried his son until he got him near the finish line, then he released him to finish his race by himself on his own two feet.
He gave his son the greatest gift that day… he gave himself and exemplary love….
He gave other fathers a great gift that day as well…. an example of how a father should be…
How much more will our Heavenly Father do for us…. in different ways.
He is all forgiving… all loving… perfect
He is filled with justice… our wrongs will be cured and our injuries will be healed.
Oh, there have been so many times when He was with me but there were only one set of footprints in the sand…
Those were the times he was carrying me… lifting me… being the air beneath my wings…
Raising me up so I can stand on mountains….
Calling me out of the boat to walk on stormy seas…
My Heavenly Father raises me up to more than I can be….
I’ve stood on mountains, I’ve walked on stormy seas, I been lost in abject wilderness,
But you raised me up Father….
I am strong when I am on your shoulders….
You raise me up to more than I can be….
Oh my Father…. You raise me up.
Daily Graces 