HE CARES ABOUT US I

Some of the most obvious needs of an individual are respect, purpose and having someone care about us. Sometimes none, or only one or two, of these needs are experienced. That can leave big holes in our soul and our inner development. This can start early in a person’s life to cause anxiety and various other kinds of brokenness. The respect and purpose might float along and cause some bumps and bruises, but to think that no one cares for us or wants us is tragic.

It is much like the famous story of the Ugly Duckling.
“After a mother duck’s eggs hatch, one of the ducklings is perceived by the other animals as an ugly little creature and suffers much verbal and physical abuse. One day, he runs away from the barnyard and lives with wild ducks and geese until hunters slaughter the flocks. He finds a home with an old woman, but her cat and hen tease and taunt him mercilessly, and once again he sets off alone. He is then found and taken home by a farmer, but his noisy children frighten him and he runs away and stays the winter in a cave.

The duckling, now having fully grown and matured, cannot endure a life of solitude and hardship anymore. He decides to throw himself at a flock of swans, feeling that it is better to be killed by such beautiful birds than to live a life of ugliness. He is shocked when the swans welcome and accept him, only to realize by looking at his reflection in the water that he had been not a duckling but a cygnet (young goose) all this time. The flock takes to the air, and he spreads his wings to take flight with the rest of his new family.” (Wikipedia)
(‘The Ugly Duckling’ by Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1875)

Peter, an apostle wrote in 1 Peter 5:6-7:
“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” It is to be noted, ‘casting all’ of our cares (anxiety) upon the Lord, ‘he cares for you (us). This verse could also be translated: ‘For you are his concern.’ We might become a Swan.

“For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.” Jesus