Love for a Child

Children are indeed a blessing

A heritage from God Above

The very thought of her child

Ignites a parent’s heart with love

When a child has been born

And the mother looks into his eyes

A sense of familiarity and love wells

Taking even her own heart by surprise

What is this connection then

Between the parent and the child?

What is it that tames even the bold

Making them selfless, warm and mild?

So much exists in this bond

Deep mystery and love intersect here

So beautiful this connection

That to God’s own love I do compare

The Eternal One loves us deeply

His beloved children we truly are

Beyond thought is the vastness of His love

Stretching wide and long, deep and far

How grateful I am that He

Gives a taste of His love for me

For in my own love for my children

A glimpse of God’s love I do see

Though of His Love I know not the depth

Nor do I appreciate the towering height

I do know that my own heart does soar

And with great love it does take flight

And so all the more I appreciate

The sacrifice of God’s only Begotten Son

The tremendous pain He must have felt

To watch them kill His only One

A parent’s love is but a shadow

Of the immense love God has for you

Beyond our comprehension, yes

Yet still beautifully and divinely true

So, as you take your child’s hand

And as your heart radiates with love

Celebrate the agape-love which streams

From your Heavenly Father above

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In what ways do you see and feel God’s love in the parent’s love for a child?