Article November 7, 1988 Issue

We have a wonderful Parent

What it can mean to know and feel the father-motherhood of God.

Moira Adelaide Davidson

At a swimming pool recently I noticed a tiny child at the edge of the shallow end, looking down at his mother, who was standing in the water. The mother opened her arms wide, and the child, with a yell of glee, jumped into them. The mother hugged the child, who, chuckling, held on, safely enjoying the water lapping around him. It was plain that the child knew his mother wouldn't let him go. I felt cheered to see such trust.

This small incident led me to reflect on the nature of true parenthood and to realize how much more we can trust our Father-Mother God than any fallible human parent to care for our needs and keep us safe. We all do have a wonderful Parent, the one God, the creator of all, who is tenderly and constantly holding every one of us in His love.

But, one might ask, how do we know we can trust God? Indeed, how do we even know there is a creator, if He is imperceptible to the material senses?

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