Heavenly Father, when I gaze at the face of my little daughter sleeping in the bed, I always have an unspeakable joy deep inside my heart. I can't help gazing at her all the time.
Her special smell, curly hair, cute nose, little mouth, charming smile, pink cheeks, double chin, tiny fingers and toes, ......, my three-month-old daughter is so lovely, pretty and amazing to me.
How great is Your love
No wonder You said to us in the past, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness."(Jeremiah 31:3) Heavenly Father, now I can feel that how great is Your love that You give us, and how heartbroken You are when we disobey and turn away from You. Even though we are weak and lowly, You always love us deeply.
Definitely my little daughter is the most precious present from You, Heavenly Father. Every time I hold her in my arms, her breath and every movement of her chest as she breathes make me feel so content and delighted that I cannot put my feeling into words.
Lord, You feel the same about us, too. You have already showed us Your everlasting and endless love by saying "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands...." (Isaiah 49:15-16a) And You so love us that You even show us Your love by giving us not only Your one and only Son but also eternal life.
It is not an easy job
Lord, as you know, it is not an easy job for me to be her good father because she is the most valuable property from You. However, With Your help and guidance, I believe I can do it better and better. Please give me the wisdom, love, strength and patience from You. And please teach me how to nurture her in You and educate her to know Your Word, Your way and You yourself.
But most of all, I know that You love her much more than I do, because she is the most precious apple of Your eye. In her lifetime, You must be always with her, beside her and taking good care of her. She is the lucky one that she has You in her life and be Your beloved child.
Finally, I want to thank you for giving her to us. I am so thankful that You gave us a chance to be her parents. Because of her, we can learn how to love and be loved, and because of her, our life is more completed. Lord, I would like to offer my little daughter to You, Heavenly Father, although she is from You and belongs to You.
In Jesus' name, amen.
| .. | 天上的父啊，每当我凝视床上沈睡小女儿的脸蛋时，内心深处总有一股无法言喻的喜乐。我总是忍不住地凝望着她。
她特有的味道、卷曲的头发、可爱的鼻子、娇小的嘴巴、迷人的微笑、嫣红的脸颊、双下巴、细小的手指和脚趾…，这三个月大的小女儿对我来说，如此可爱、漂亮和令我感到惊奇。
难怪，主在过去对我们说过：「我以永远的爱来爱你，我以慈爱吸引你。」（耶利米书卅一章3节）天上的父啊，现在的我，能够感受到你对我们的爱是如此伟大。我也了解当我们不顺服你、转脸不向你时，你是何其伤心。虽然我们是这样的软弱和卑微，但你总是深爱着我们。
无庸置疑地，我的小女儿是你赐给我的最佳礼物。每次我将她抱在怀中，她的呼吸、呼吸时胸口的微小起伏，都给我无比的满足和愉悦，让我无法用言语，将内心感情表达出来。
主啊，你也是这样爱我们。你早已向我们彰显你永恒、无止尽的爱，你说：「妇人焉能忘记她吃奶的婴孩，不怜恤她所生的儿子？即或有忘记的，我却不忘记你。看哪，我将你铭刻在我掌上…」（以赛雅书四十九章15-16节）你是如此地爱我们，甚至将你的独生爱子及永恒生命赐给我们，以来表达你对我们的爱。
主啊，你知道的，对我来说，成为她的好父亲不是件容易的事，因为她是你所赐予的宝贵产业。然而，因有你的帮助和引导，我相信能够越做越好。请你赐给我从你而来的智慧、爱、力量和耐心，也请你教导我，如何在你里面养育她，并教导她认识你的话语、旨意和你自己。
但最重要的是，我知道你比我更加深爱她，因为她就如你眼中珍贵的瞳仁。在她一生中，你必时刻与她同在，陪伴在她身旁、照顾她。她是如此幸运，有你在她的生命中，成为你所爱的儿女。
最后，我想要谢谢你，将她赐给我们。我心真是感恩，因为你赐给我们一个机会，成为她的父母；因着她，我们可以学习爱与被爱；因着她，我们的生命更加圆满。主啊，我愿将小女献于你，天上的父，虽然她是从你而来，也本是属于你的。
奉主耶稣的名，阿们。 |
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