Greg Lucas’ blog Wrestling With An Angel shares ‘Lessons in the life of a father learned through the struggles of his disabled son.’
Lucas’ post ‘I love you… No matter what’ is profound.
I must confess that on many mornings I leave Jake’s room dejected, hurt and emotionally drained. And many nights I find myself restraining the violent resistance of a struggling boy by wrapping him in my arms against his will and gently whispering, “I love you. I love you. I love you…no matter what.”
In the defiance of my son to be loved, cared for and washed clean, I am shown a portrait of the cross. The one-sided violence of love reveals a blurred vision of my own redemption, as a bloody, beaten, crucified Savior wraps me in His arms, subdues me with His affection and whispers in my ear, “I love you. I love you. I love you…no matter what.”
Read the rest of the post to get the full context behind these quotes: ‘I love you… No matter what’.
A very grateful HT to: David Murray at Head, Heart, Hand.
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I know exactly how you feel. It is so hard sometimes to love a child who is not “likeable”. I try to look past the negative points to find one, little positive point…
Lindsey Petersen
http://5kidswdisabilities.wordpress.com
Thanks Lindsey.
I want to browse around your blog some more later.
I’m blessed to have five children (three girls + twin boys) who simply provide us with the challenges most parents face.
It’s still a lot of work.
Hearing from parents who deal with added challenges such as those that you face is very enlightening.
I hope you find it helpful sharing your experiences.
Thank you Gary. I can now say, after having Keaghan, I’m beginning to have slightly a little bit more understanding of how much God truly does love me.