“Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!” The shrill
cry pierced the afternoon sky as I made my way down the crowded
beach. My heart was strangely stirred by this one word repeated with
greater intensity each time it was uttered. Just as the extreme heat
had driven me to the cool of the ocean, so my soul seemed to need a
refuge and comfort somewhere.
I can cry out “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!”
knowing that the God of the universe will bring help and refresh me,
no matter what concern or intense need brings me to Him. A very log
time ago- a lifetime- since our oldest is almost 23, I filled the
dishwasher with dish soap- it was a desperate moment for sure, and
you already know what happened: bubbles came pouring forth from that
machine filling the kitchen and threatening to take over other rooms
of the house. With as many towels as I could find I began absorbing
the soap gone wild. Three little boys stood dumbfounded as I cried,
“Lord, help.”
No matter what circumstance we find
ourselves in we can always cry to Him who made us. “No, the word is
very near you, it is in your mouth and in your heart so that you may
obey it.” Deuteronomy 30:14 hints that living a life of faith might
be as simple as crying, “Abba, Father!” from the depths of our
heart.
Medicine from Sacred Writings:
“Of things so great and grand God
has made easy access for us. What is the meaning of the phrase, “The
word is near you?” that is, it is easy. For in your mind and in
your words is your salvation. There is no long journey to go, no seas
to sail over, no mountains to pass to get saved. But if you are not
inclined to even cross so much as the threshold, you may even while
you sit at home be saved. For in your mouth and in your heart is the
source of your salvation.”
St. John Chrysostom Epistle to the
Romans Homily XVII NPNF1 11.474
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