about a boy

a young couple bore a son. they loved each other and this son with all the love that they were capable of. the young woman raised this son, while the father provided for him. the father found his identity in his work, just as he had seen other fathers do. he worked long hours, night and day. he found assurance in his strength, his wisdom, and the safety he provided. the mother found her happiness in her son, just as other mothers before her had. she loved and cared for this son with all her strength and wisdom. she spend all day and all night with him. she loved him with all the love she was able to give. this young couple grew apart, the young father to his work, and the young mother to her child. the young mother had exhausted all the love she had for her young husband. there finally came a day when the young mother gathered her things along with her son, and left the home her husband had provided her. the husband fought with all his might, his wisdom, and his strength to recover his wife and son. he didn't notice his actions were only creating greater distance between himself and his wife and son. he didn't recognize the pain and anguish he caused them.

and the young boy grew...

the young mother wondered for many years why her young husbands love was never adequate. why their love failed each other and her son. she knew there was something missing, a void she couldn't fill. the young mothers life continued to fall apart. she began searching for answers. she encountered a group of people who claimed there was something more. they claimed they knew what was missing, and they offered to show her how to find it. she began meeting with these people regularly, and what they said confounded her. they said she could never attain the life she desired, that she was a sinner separated from her greatest good - her Creator. but they said there was Good News. they told her that a God-Man named Jesus lived a perfect life and died on a cross and He offers Grace to all who believe and receive. that He conquered death, and offered the life and love she desired. her life was turned upside down, as her Father brought her into the desert and wooed her. she finally believed and received.

and the young boy grew in wisdom and in stature...

the boy began seeing changes in his young mother. her life began reflecting differences he couldn't account for. she introduced him to people she'd encountered and began treating them like family. something was different about the way she loved, but he knew there was something more. he never understood why his young mother and fathers love had failed. nor why their love always failed him. he began searching for answers. and he too encountered these people who claimed to know what was missing. then one day these people explained the Gospel. in that moment the boy knew, he knew what was missing, and he knew what they spoke was true. and he believed and received.

and the young boy grew in wisdom and in stature before God and men...

the years went swiftly by. the boys life went though many seasons of joy and sorrow, want and plenty. but the boys Father loved, provided, and protected him. He disciplined his son, He molded and refined him. and one day his Father revealed the plan for his life, the purpose for which the boy was created. the boy was scared and doubted. but his Father reminded him that he was indeed incapable, but that He would do it. the boy grew in Grace and mercy.

and the boy became a man...