I heard this song for the second time yesterday on my way to class and on this particular day it hit me in a different way. The song talks about a girl who never had her earthly father apart of her life. With Brian and I working with students, we have come to know many young girls without active fathers in their lives. And as I listened to this song, all of their faces came to my mind. They didn't deserve to have their fathers run off and leave them and their entire families behind and it is unfair. But if you notice at the end of the song, there is hope. I feel so blessed to have the earthly father that I do, but I want to be thankful every day for the Heavenly Father who never runs or leaves us. It's so hard for me to tell these girls they need to forgive what these men (if you can even call them that) have done, but I want to give them the message of hope that they have in Christ and their Heavenly Father. I feel so honored to have been placed in Gretna with Brian. I feel part of our mission here is to show kids from broken homes that marriages can last, they aren't perfect, but with commitment and perseverance and God's strength, they can be wonderful. And I want these girls to know they can find God-fearing men who will cherish and love them.
"Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation." Psalm 68:5
is God in his holy habitation." Psalm 68:5
