I Miss You

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Once upon a time there was a grandfatherly man who lived by himself in a grandfatherly home. He had several children and grandchildren and he loved them all very much. 

One day, something happened. There was a misunderstanding between him and his daughter. He tried his best to reach out to her — to mend the hurt feelings — but she didn’t understand what had happened. Although he was not to blame for the miscommunication and really, meither was she — she blamed him anyway. Tensions were high between them. 

The daughter tried to talk to her father, but felt as if she were getting no where. The father seemed deafeningly quiet to her although he was doing all kinds of things to get her attention and to show her that he loved her more than anything. 

One day, the girl’s brother took her to see their father. He spoke to him on her behalf and related the father’s feelings back to his sister. Before long the three of them were laughing, hugging, and shedding a tear or two as the communication between the man and his daughter were finally restored. 

“I’ve missed you,” said the man with misty eyes. 

“I’ve missed you, too,” she replied as she buried her face in his sweater. 

And from that day forward, they shared openly with each other and enjoyed sweet communion until the end of their days. 

Father, thank you that when we get too caught up in our feelings — when we are oblivious of your attempts to communicate with us — you keep at it until we hear you. Thank you that Jesus steps in as our brother to assist in the reconciliation process that we need so much. Help us to understand that you need us and desire to commune with us more than anything. Remove that barrier we have thrown up. We want to experience sweet communion with you until the end of our days — and forever more. 

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