My Child,

You may not know me, but I know everything about you.  Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.

For you were made in My image.  I knew you even before you were conceived.  I chose you when I planned creation.  And I knit you together in your mother's womb.  You are not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book.  I determined when you would be born and where you would live.  Because I love you with an everlasting love, I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me.

I am not distant and angry, but am the complete _expression of love.  And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.  For every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.  I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.  Because I am the perfect Father, and I am the provider who meets all your needs, My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.  My thoughts toward you are as countless as the sands on the seashore, and I rejoice over you with singing.

I will never stop doing good to you.  For you are my treasured possession.  Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart.  For it is I who gave you those desires.  I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine.  For I am your greatest encourager.  I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles.  When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you.  As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart.  One day I will wipe every tear from your eyes, because I love you even as I love my Son, Jesus.  For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. He is the exact representation of my being.  He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you, and to tell you that I am not counting your sins.

Jesus died so that we could be reconciled.  His death was my ultimate _expression of love for you.  I gave up everything that I loved to gain your love.  If you receive the gift of my Son, you receive me, and nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen.

I have always been Father, and will always be Father.  My question is will you be my Child?  I am here if you ever want to talk.

Your Loving Father

--Author Unknown