She clung to me,
pulling me closer. It felt as though she
was saying, “Don’t let me go”. Her name
is Katya, and she is an orphaned baby who I visited at the children’s hospital. She has AIDS and yet is fighting for a
childhood, fighting to feel love.
I’ve been
meditating on Psalm 82 a lot lately for Ukraine. Verse three states, Defend the cause of the
weak and fatherless; maintain the right of the poor and oppressed.
As I held her, I
felt just a mere portion of HIS Love for her and that alone was
overwhelming. I held her tight, I
covered her in prayer, and I spoke truth to her as she is a special, precious
daughter of GOD. HE is her father and her
defender.
Defender! HE not only loves and protects us; HE defends
us.
She is not yet 2
years old and HE has and continues defending her. HE has accepted her. HE is defending her from rejection. HE has called on others to surround her in
love and to intercede for her. HE is
defending her worth in HIM and as a part of our family.
As I held her so
close, I wanted her to feel all of HIS Love.
I wanted to protect her and care for her. I didn’t want to let her go.
Do we understand
how precious we are to HIM, to our Father? Will Katya know the Father’s work in
HER life? I praise GOD that HE defends
her and loves her so very much. I praise
GOD that as we cling to HIM saying, “don’t let me go”, HE holds us closer
saying, that HE will never let us go. I
praise GOD that HE is our father, our defender, our everything.
