In Weakness

God had a son he loved.
I have a son I love.
God watched the sorrow and the nails.
I would not wish it but I believe I could bear it too;
I understand the pride of pain.
But God never had a daughter. If so
he could not have borne her passion.
I say this for I have two daughters.
I confess there are days
I love them more than
I love God, or at least more
than I love truth.
So yes, in weakness I love them.
But I am the father of girls.
 
 
*inspired by A Father’s Story by Andre Dubus

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3 Comments

  1. Sarah Bessey (@sarahbessey) on August 10, 2012 at 5:51 am

    You remind me of my husband, John. He says the same thing.

    • thebeautifuldue on August 10, 2012 at 11:46 am

      Thanks for stopping by, Sarah…your husband sounds like a good man.

  2. Susie Finkbeiner on August 10, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    I am just now learning of “the pride of pain”…although I don’t understand it. (We had a split chin this week…I cried more than my boy).

    As a mother, I believe that, were God female, watching the pain of a son would be beyond ability.

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