The Father's Voice--Part 5: The Heart of the Mother Doth Sing

The mother has waiting anxiously since last Friday, the day she called her son's father. She left a message he did not return. Each day her son has asked her if his father returned his call. Each day her heart would break when she had to tell him, "No." Her son would once again say it didn't matter, but the mother knew the words from his mouth were not the feelings of his heart.

The mother called the father again yesterday. Once again, she only reached his voice mail. She petitioned her Heavenly Father, admitting she didn't know how to pray. She sought a few prayer partners to join her. She went to bed each night and awoke each morning with the her son and his father weighing heavily on her heart and mind.

Today, she was in the home of a dear friend. They had poured over her son's life book, a recent gift from a distant relative. They talked of the biological father. Then, they began to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for their young children.

With her hand on a knife in the peanut butter jar, her phone rang. The mother knew it was not her husband or one of her older children, for their rings are different. She quickly took her phone from her pocket, took a deep breath and told her friend, "It's him!"

She walked outside to be away from the chatter of 5 young children. She could hardly contain her excitement when the father spoke her name. When she told him the dates her family would be near his home, he said he would be sure to be in town that week. His home is 1,000 miles away from her. He said he would glad to drive south to meet them, and might still do that. She has plans to invite him when they meet in his hometown.

Please continue your prayers for each member of the family. May the LORD continue to prove Himself Faithful. May they feel His all-sufficient grace. May our Holy God do immeasurably more than they could ask or imagine. Please join them in anticipating the inconceivable!