The Perfect Parent

Nobody has a perfect parent, yet it we are all born into the world craving one.

As adults we spend much of our time either repressing the inevitable wounds of childhood via various means of managing feelings through substances, distraction, entertainment etc.

Or we spend time trying to heal and recover from the hurt.

Despite the fact that each parent does their absolute best, given their circumstances.

We all still gather hurts and trauma from living in this oppressive culture.

But it’s actually just sinking in with me that we actually do have a perfect parent.

One I didn’t even realize I had.

One that I never acknowledged accept to complain to while completely unconscious of the fact that I was complaining to them.

It’s truly amazing to realise it, to feel it, to let it sink in.

This perfect parent is God.

As someone who had no education about God as a child, it is taking time for me to realise what this relationship actually means.

But as it does the joy I feel is truly amazing, to have the love and unconditional acceptance of a parent that is another level entirely to this earthly realm.

The sense of love, safety and protection fills a God-shaped hole I never realised I had.

In these times of turmoil I feel it’s important to figure out the truth. Not just ‘what works’ as many say, since many forms of spirituality ‘work’ without an awareness of who is delivering the goods.

I have heard people speak of the God of the Bible, as ‘predictive programming,’ ‘mind control,’ or even that he is an ‘entity.’

I urge anyone with an open mind, not to dismiss something if they haven’t explored it.

It is possible to strike up a conversation without committing to anything and see for themselves. Exploration is needed to discern truth.

Mike Shreve was a guru in the 1970’s who became confused about spiritual truth. One day he decided to give Jesus a chance. For one day he decided he would only pray to God and read the Bible. He asked that if Jesus was real, that he would show himself that day.

Little did Shreve know that previously a local prayer group had seen Shreve’s picture in the paper. They decided to pray for him on a 24 hour scheduled rotation. One person would be praying and fasting for him at any given time. On the day he gave God a chance he decided to hitch-hike to get somewhere. A member of the prayed group had been guided to drive around that day, and picked Shreve up. There was a picture of Jesus in the man’s van. And the rest is history.

(link to his story on youtube).

Shreve recommends doing what he did and saying,

‘Jesus, if you are really the saviour, come to me, prove your reality to me somehow. And he said ‘’he that comes to me I will not cast away.’

I do believe that the reason we are born craving a perfect parent, is that we have one, one that has been waiting all this time, simply for us to acknowledge him and say hi.