daughter, I promise that I always
will be there for you.
I’ll love you however you feel
and I’ll love you whatever you do.
I’ll come close when you cry
and I will give you what you need.
I’ll hold you tight and sing to you
as you fall asleep.
daughter, you’re loved already,
you don’t have to prove yourself to me.
now and always, you can know
you have a family.
daughter, I’ll hold you steady
when you can’t hold up your head,
I’ll comfort you and clean you up
when you make a big mess.
I’ll try hard to be patient,
gentle, loving, tender, kind,
but I know that I will fail you
and break these promises sometimes.
it breaks my heart to see you hurt
and to know that it’s my fault
or that I cannot fix what’s wrong
or control what happens in your world.
but when I’m paralyzed with guilt
and I’ve made a big mess,
I know that I’m a daughter too
of one who’ll never break a promise.
He’ll clean me up and hold me close
and love me like I love you,
but perfectly, and so I pray
He’ll be your Father too.
watching your every movement
the smiles that flicker across your face,
holding and caring for you
I’m amazed God would love me like this-
would care for all my joys and hurts
and intimately know my frame.
He loves the weak and helpless
and He calls them by their name.