The other evening I was sitting outside reading and enjoying the sun. Our next door neighbors were outside as well, working on their yard. The dad had moved around front to work, leaving his two year old daughter in the backyard in the care of his wife and her other siblings. The two year old suddenly realized that her dad wasn't there and began calling out in her little voice, "Daddy, where are you? Daddy, I need you, where are you?" She began searching for him, but because she couldn't see him, she was becoming more desperate. Her cries grew louder and more frantic. "Daddy, where are you?!?" There was a sense of urgency and terror in her little voice. Her heart was breaking. She wanted her daddy and she couldn't find him. If she could just be near him, everything would once again be alright.
By this time, my heart was feeling her plight. How many times have I been in the same situation and called out to my heavenly Father the exact same thing? "Daddy, where are you? Daddy, I need you! Where are you, Daddy?" I wanted to run over, scoop her up in my arms, and tell her, "It's okay. Your daddy is right here. He's just around the corner. He loves you. He's never far away."
Do you know where your Daddy is?
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