Sunday June 21st we had a sumptous dinner for the 'men'( = my son, my brother and my eldest girl's boy fren) in our lives, since it was Father's day. Well, it was supposed to be the gals cooking for the guys, but ended up the boyfren gallantly helped out the only chef in the house - my eldest princess !! The rest of us only pitched in when it was apparent dinner was gonna be late if we sat around expecting the 2 love-birds to do it all!
Actually I m not much for Father/Mother's day or any of those over-commercialised occasions like Valentine. Surely it shld be obvious we dont hv to wait around for dat 1 day out of 365 days in a year to tell our beloveds that we love them... not that i hv anything against special celebs on those assigned days, i like celebs; which for me means just having a nice feast with those dear to my heart....
But now that i m classified in the singles again category, i can empathize with those who have no 'special other' or father/mother around or worse dont find their earthly parents worthy of being celebrated on such occasions. I m sure there are many who tink such things are over-rated; in fact i know of people who would actually find an excuse not to attend church on those days, becoz they feel 'out' and cant relate to the often mushy-mushy sentiments expressed then.
But mushy-ness aside, I myself confess every father's/valentine's day brings abt a tinge of sadness in my heart, becoz it's inevitable to recall past celebrations when my husband, the kids' father, was still with us. Sometimes after all the festivity of the day is over, and i m alone with my thots in the silence of my own room, the old familiar pain of a lost love sweeps over the soul, like a prickly thorn pressing into the soft layers of buried memories . Sometimes it comes even during the climax of the evening when everyone is smiling happily enjoying each other's company, i would catch myself stealing glances at the kids, who were no longer kids really, and wonder wistfully... wasn't it just yesterday ; why couldn't it be ....
But God is always quick to pull me out of these moments before they degenerate into self-pity and regret... He reminds me of the greatest love of all which He has showered upon my entire family as our Abba Father in heaven; the ever faithful One who watches over us all the time 24/7 x 365 days a year... for all the years to come; He call us the apple of His eye. Man, that's priceless, to know that the almighty God who created and sustains all things in the universe, thinks of me as so precious. Not only does He think of me , but He proved His fantastic love by sending His own Son Jesus 2000 years ago to die for my sin and set me free, today, everyday for all eternity. Wow! what a Father....
"Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort"... 2 Cor 1:13
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God"... 1 John 3:1
"Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done as in heaven, so on earth ..."
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