See my last blog: Spiritual fatherhood: mother speaks
I’m not a parent but I can imagine, after hours of intense labour, the relief, the joy, you must feel when you hear the long awaited cry of your newborn child as it takes its first gulp of air. The other Sunday, a few of us prayed for…….. , a Hindu. With shining eyes and a spontaneous, childlike heart he cried: ‘Jesus, reveal Yourself to me.’ He’d taken his first gulp of air. It’s only a beginning but he’s crossed the line, out of the darkness of the womb and into Life. Yesterday we went to his house and prayed for him to receive the Holy Spirit. This, for us, is joy, elation.
Many struggles lie ahead. After all, what is more helpless than a newborn child? Who is more vulnerable to danger, disease or the results of neglect? Nothing can be more obvious: spiritual fathers and mothers are much needed; they are actually vital and if not ‘on the job’, the child will die. God's genius for parenting His offspring lies within the church – and, happily, He’s chosen to involve, despite our human frailties, the likes of you and me.
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