The Father's Love
I stood before them and broke the rules.
I asked overly self-conscious Orange County, California men and women to stand in the middle of a church service if they had never heard the words "I love you" or "I am proud of you" from their father.
A good ten seconds passed before one brave man stood and then several more women and men joined him. The keyboard player began to play some comforting chords which infused this moment of freedom and healing with a gentle and safe spirit. Like a breaker rolling onto the Laguna Beach shoreline, it came from the back to the front. A wave of people began to rise up out of their seats. Some were weeping, some were holding their spouse's hand, and others stood alone.
The pure shock and awe of people letting their defenses down and making themselves vulnerable, in a public way, was powerful.
This burning bush moment began 40 minutes earlier with a few well placed matches that I knew would kindle a great fire in the hearts and souls of many when I said: "I think all of us can agree that, for better or for worse, fathers leave an emotional fingerprint in our lives. I think that we can also agree that the love of a father can be transforming. And guess what? We don't grow out of our desire to be daddy's 'Big Man' or 'Little Princess.' You and I are created to be the special object of a father's love."
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