The JOY of being a parent... is Beyond Understanding
Sunday, 11. May 2008, 06:34:15
In the presence of loving parent there is security… No voice is more reassuring, no love more unconditional and embracing… These are the wondrous attributes that Rabbis vested in God.
-Rabbi David Wolpe
When it comes to my children, all sorts of emotions run through my mind. I worry more. I hurt more. I laugh more. And the love. I didn’t know this much love was possible. It’s a love that’s different from any other.
It’s love that goes beyond understanding.
It all began for me the moment when I held my first daughter in my arms for the very first time. Once her sparkling eyes locked unto mine, there was no turning back. In that instant something magical took place-something supernatural-something spiritual. In the twinkling of an eye, I was no longer just another guy; I was now a daddy. And it’s daddies job to do something special to their kids-to protect them, provide for them, teach them, and most of all love them.
Don’t get me wrong, now. I’m not trying to pat myself on the back or anything like that. When it comes to their kids, most parent’s both moms and dads, do extraordinary things.
And though human parents make human mistakes, the unconditional love they have their children come from the source of all unconditional love-God.
All my life I have heard the words “God is love.” And even though, while growing up, I wondered about pain in the world and many question directed toward God, I always believed that God loved me. I guess it was partly due to the fact that I had loving parents and they instilled in me at an early age that God is love. It may sound simple, but every time my mother put her arms around me, I somehow felt that she was an extension of God. I knew everything was going to be alright. I felt the security that every child needed to feel. My image of God was shaped, in large part, by my image of my parents. I knew God loved me and felt it through my parents. Our view of our parents directly affects our view of God. This can be positive or negative. If our parents were loving and caring, not necessarily perfect, our view of God will be a loving one. However, if our parents were abusive and unloving, our view of God will be negatively affected.
-Rabbi David Wolpe
When it comes to my children, all sorts of emotions run through my mind. I worry more. I hurt more. I laugh more. And the love. I didn’t know this much love was possible. It’s a love that’s different from any other.
It’s love that goes beyond understanding.
It all began for me the moment when I held my first daughter in my arms for the very first time. Once her sparkling eyes locked unto mine, there was no turning back. In that instant something magical took place-something supernatural-something spiritual. In the twinkling of an eye, I was no longer just another guy; I was now a daddy. And it’s daddies job to do something special to their kids-to protect them, provide for them, teach them, and most of all love them.
Don’t get me wrong, now. I’m not trying to pat myself on the back or anything like that. When it comes to their kids, most parent’s both moms and dads, do extraordinary things.
And though human parents make human mistakes, the unconditional love they have their children come from the source of all unconditional love-God.
All my life I have heard the words “God is love.” And even though, while growing up, I wondered about pain in the world and many question directed toward God, I always believed that God loved me. I guess it was partly due to the fact that I had loving parents and they instilled in me at an early age that God is love. It may sound simple, but every time my mother put her arms around me, I somehow felt that she was an extension of God. I knew everything was going to be alright. I felt the security that every child needed to feel. My image of God was shaped, in large part, by my image of my parents. I knew God loved me and felt it through my parents. Our view of our parents directly affects our view of God. This can be positive or negative. If our parents were loving and caring, not necessarily perfect, our view of God will be a loving one. However, if our parents were abusive and unloving, our view of God will be negatively affected.
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Creation is a gift, our parents create us biologically and God creates us spiritually. Cheers.
By flotsam22, # 10. June 2008, 13:24:07