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A Message to All Sons and Daughters

by Beatrice Ang  
9/20/2007 / Family

A daughter
A teenager
Rebellious, misunderstood, unloved
A son
A father
Still feeling the pressure from God

Does it matter?
18 or 35
We still bicker, and argue, and cry
You never listen
Neither do I
So why do we even try?

It's not my choice
To live, to breathe
To call you mom and dad
It's not my choice
I simply am---
Why am I never enough?

I learned because I love you
To say "I'm sorry" when I'm wrong
But why didn't you?
You taught me all those Jesus songs

I thought when I got married
I would be free
But you're still there
I can't leave you
You're grandma now to three

And still you never listen
And it hurts because you don't know
I love you
But do you pay attention?
No

You only care that you love me
And think that it's enough
You forgive, you're divine
But I?
Still selfish, still sinful
Still out of line
One day we fought again
And as always, you cried
I will not apologize
You never appreciate it anyway
It doesn't matter what I say

But then God spoke to me

Mom, Dad
Your face is like the face of God

No matter how long I live
How much I do
I can never really repay you

I cannot wake up in the night
To calm you when you cry
To hold your hand
On the first day of school
And to ease your fears in life

To love and honor you
God commanded me to do
It isn't a choice
It isn't a privilege
It is my duty

If a man shows mercy to God
Who would care?
But if God shows mercy to man
What blessing, what love,
What infinite care!

All a man can do
Is stay forever faithful and true
And never ever fight God again
And never expect praise
For doing what he must and can

And so
I know, Mom and Dad,
That you are mostly right
And if ever you are wrong
I'll not argue
But help
Very gently, very humbly
I'll guide you along

This article is copyrighted 2007 to Beatrice Victoria Ang (http://www.swanknight-14.livejournal.com). If you will use, please send me an e-mail to [email protected] so I would at least know and be happy. Thank you very much. Pass it forward!

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