The Family of Christ
Author:
January 09, 2019
“I will not leave you as
orphans; I will come to you.” – John 14:18, NIV
Tara was twenty-five when she
adopted a Chinese baby that she named Lily. When she brought Lily to see her
grandparents, she was worried they would reject the tiny girl since she wasn’t
a blood relative. “Older generations don’t always view things the same way. I
wanted my grandparents to love their great granddaughter like I love her.”
When Tara visited, her
grandmother quickly scooped up the tiny infant. She brushed the hair off her
forehead and said, “Yep, she has the Wiggins’ family forehead.”
Tara smiled when she realized
her grandparents accepted Lily. “From the day forward, Lily was a part of the
family. No one treated her differently just because I didn’t give birth to
her.”
Tara smiled when she realized
her grandparents accepted Lily. “From the day forward, Lily was a part of the
family. No one treated her differently just because I didn’t give birth to
her.”
But whatever traits you get
from your Christian family, the goal for all of us is the same—to reflect the
character of our Heavenly Father.
But whatever traits you get
from your Christian family, the goal for all of us is the same—to reflect the
character of our Heavenly Father.
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