Zachary lived only 12 hours but his father loves him intensely. As his granny in another continent, I also love him. I am devastated that he was taken from us and yet I have never seen him, never held him. What did this little half a day old baby do to deserve all this love? Was he good, was he smart? Did he help others?
He did none of these things. He was brain damaged at birth and could barely even breathe himself. No, my son David loves him so much and always will, just because Zachary is his son. We love him so much just because he is our grandson.
God is such a father to us. We don’t earn His love. He loves us just because we are His children. There is nothing we can do to earn His love, to deserve his love. We can’t do anything to cause Him to love us more or to love us less. His desire is to be with us and love us just as Dave and Gayle delighted in each minute they got to spend with Zachary. In fact God loves us so much that He gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him will not die but will be with Him in heaven forever. (John 3:16) He wants us to be with Him always.
So Zachary, although you were only on this earth for 12 hours, you have enriched us. You have taught me a little bit about the love of God.
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