In his book, 'Moments for Mothers', Robert Strand wrote about the conflicts of a family in Scotland. After years of rebellion, a daughter finally rejected her parents, their values, & their faith. She set out on her own to enjoy a life without restraints, but soon became enslaved to her liberated choices.
Years of misery followed as she lived on the streets, sold
herself for pennies & depended on rescue missions for survival. Because of
her self-imposed detachment from family, she didn’t know her father died, or
that her mother never quit looking for her.
One day she saw a picture that her mom had posted in each of
the city’s homeless shelters. Scrawled across the photo of her mother were the
words: “I love you still… come home!”
In wonder & disbelief she set out for her home in hopes
that she was indeed still loved. By the time she arrived it was the middle of
the night. Her heart raced as she stood & prepared to knock, but her
countenance suddenly changed when she tapped on the door & it was open.
She ran to her mother’s bedroom in fear that someone had
broken in & harmed her. She desperately reached for her mom & the woman
awoke quickly to embrace her wayward daughter.
When the young woman explained her fears about the open
door, her mother replied: “No dear. From the day you left, that door has never
been locked.”
Source: 'Chicken Soup For The Mother’s Soul', Canfield and Hansen
(ministry127.com)
Isa 49:15 (GNT): So the Lord answers, “Can a woman forget
her own baby and not love the child she bore? Even if a mother should forget
her child, I will never forget you.”
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