OH FATHER-A Child’s Woeful Cry and God’s Reply
by Effie Darlene Barba
A Child’s Woeful Cry
Oh, Father I came to you first in my youth
Ready to run and tell of Your truth
I studied and worked to make you so proud
You’d see all I’d done- I’m not like the crowd
Polished and shined Your Glory I’d show
From mountaintops shout to the valleys below
I knew I could do it-then you would see
All of my beauty-then you’d love me
Then came the years when all seemed so wrong
I fell to the ground-crushed by the throng
Though I struggled so hard with all of my might
Nothing seemed good, nothing seemed right
Oh Father, my Father; I don’t understand
Weary and worn by the years in this land
I’ve failed you so often, I’ve made You so sad
When all that I wanted was to make your heart glad
All of the struggles, the trials of life
The sickness, the pain, the sorrow and strife
I’m covered with scars, the battles I’ve lost
While chasing vain dreams at such a high cost
God’s Reply
“Dear Child, don’t you see it is all as I planned
So, please, my dear child, come take my hand
Your beauty doth shine as bright as the stars
Aglow with a radiance shone forth from the scars
Your eyes are so tender, washed by a tear
My Grace to reflect to all who draw near
Your heart that was broken-stripped of your will
A vessel now emptied- my spirit could fill
Oh, how I love you, my child don’t you see
I’ve heard every whisper, I’ve heard every plea
It was I who held you in the dark of the night
I sang a love song til the dawning of light
I’ve watched how you’ve grown, the love in your heart
That sparkle of joy you to strangers impart
You could not become the person you are
Were it not for the tears or occasional scar
I’m so proud of you child, all you’ve become
I’ll shout from the heavens, my child “Well Done”
I’ve been faithful and true through all of your life
Through the trials, the heart breaks, and even the strife
Covered with righteousness bought by my son
Redeemed you have been, your victory won
You never were meant to win by your might
The battle was mine, mine only to fight”
The End of Things
Oh, Father, I love you with all of my heart
My greatest treasure you’ve been from the start
The Joy I know now, came from all those years
A precious, rare gift you gave me through tears
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Wherever the roads of life led me, God has been there every step of the way. So often, I had strayed or ran down paths of my own making. Yet, He knew before I was ever born, every mistake I would make and He loved me just the same. He chose me to be His precious, beloved, blessed, redeemed Child. There was not a moment of my life He did not redeem and use to bring me ever closer to Him. That is His Grace to all who accept Him as Lord and Savior of their life.
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©Effie Darlene Barba, 2018
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Picture used by permission of RoninRon’s Pencil Art.