Sarah Nyhan

You get to look into whatever mirror you need until you can see yourself, your dad, your god, and Your God clearly.

Kids. Another way of God inviting you to see how much Trinity Loves you.

I’ve heard it said that men who lean more to the extreme side of masculinity will be given the gift of having daughters.

And then I look at some of the men I know. Two of which are teachers. Very self-sufficient. And God has curiously blessed them with sons who are so different than them in ability, temperament, etc.

One man has made a career out of his physical strength. And was given the gift of a son who does not naturally lean in that direction hardly at all. At least for now.

I have many times felt like this man has emotionally abandoned his son because he is ashamed of him.

Is God ashamed of his son?

I think his son is a gift in that I believe the man struggles with shame surrounding having been taken advantage of as a child.

So from his unhealed shame, and his broken heart, and his fears even for his son, I think he is disgusted with his son for appearing so weak. He can’t see beyond his own wounds to see who his son really is. The greatness, the power, the potential his son has in other ways.

They say we are here for kids. But sometimes I think some kids are sent as angels here for us. To help us meet with God when maybe we wouldn’t otherwise. And thereby redeem what was broken in us.

But a lot of people resist this. Maybe their whole lives. To the detriment of many.