Dad

From today's reading:

The Greek word for "comforter" is parakletos, which literally means "one called alongside to help." This was beautifully illustrated in the 1996 Summer Olympics. As the runners in the 440-meter race flew around the track, one of them suddenly pulled up on the back stretch and limped to a stop. He had pulled a hamstring! As the crowd stood, holding its collective breath, a man ran out of the stands to the young athlete. It was his father! As the television crew relayed the moving scene to the watching world, the microphones picked up the runner's words: "Dad, you've got to help me across the finish line. I've trained all my life for this race." And so, the father put his arm around his son, and together, they limped across the finish line to a standing ovation!

In the race of life, our heavenly Father has come alongside us through the Holy Spirit. And when we think we can't go one more step, He puts His everlasting arms around us, and gently walks with us to the finish. 

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5:25

Anne Graham Lotz The Joy of My Heart

Dad, you've got to help me across the finish line. I've trained all my life for this race. In you I trust Almighty God. Love, D