When God Made Fathers
When the good Lord was creating Fathers he
started with a tall frame, and a female angel nearby said, What kind of
Father is that? If you're going to make children so close to the ground,
why have you put Fathers up so high? He won't be able to shoot a marble
without kneeling, tuck a child in bed without bending, or even kiss a child
without a lot of stooping.
And God smiled and said, Yes, but if I make
him child-size, who would children have to look up to?
And when God made a Father's hands, they were
large and sinewy.
And the angel shook her head sadly and said,
Do you know what you are doing? Large hands are clumsy. They can't manage
diaper pins, small buttons, rubber bands on pony tails or even remove splinters
caused by baseball bats.
And God smiled and said, I know, but they're
large enough to hold everything a small boy empties from his pockets at
the end of a day. yet small enough to cup a child's face in his hands.
And then God molded long, slim legs and broad
shoulders.
And the angel nearly had a heart attack. Boy
this is the end of the week, all right," she clucked. "Do you realize you
just made a Father without a lap? How is he going to pull a child close
to him without the kid falling between his legs?
And God smiled and said, A Mother needs a lap.
A Father needs strong shoulders to pull a sled, balance a boy on a bicycle,
or hold a sleepy head on the way home from the circus.
God was in the middle of creating two of the
largest feet anyone had ever seen when the angel could contain herself
no longer. That's not fair. Do you honestly think those large boats are
going to dig out of bed early in the morning when the baby cries? Or walk
through a small birthday party without crunching at least three of the
guests?
And God smiled and said, They'll work. You'll
see. They'll support a small child who wants to ride a horse to Banbury
Cross, or scare off mice at the summer cabin, or display shoes that will
be a challenge to fill.
God worked throughout the night, giving the
Father few words, but a firm, authoritative voice; eyes that saw everything,
but remained calm and tolerant.
Finally, almost as an after-thought, he added
tears. Then he turned to the angel and said, Now are you satisfied that
he can love as much as a Mother?
The angel shuteth up......
author unknown
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