Shoutlouder

beyond words…

// July 19th, 2008 // 4 Comments » // Family, Inspiration

Here’s the obligatary ‘new dad’ post…

Last night – or is that early this morning – sometime just after 1am I found myself on my own with another woman! Of course – my dear wife was OK about it since the other woman was in fact our just born baby girl – Ania Maria Denham! Gosia had to nip off to somewhere for those things that have to be done with women not long after giving birth – and so I found myself having a beautiful moment with my lil’Annie as she snuggled into my arm.

I have to say – holding your new born baby in your arms is one of those moments that is truly beyond words… Nothing can really describe the feeling of holding a small life in your arms that somehow came from a little bit of DNA you produced, mixed with a little bit of DNA that my wife put together… and ‘hey presto’ we have a baby!

As I sat again holding her today it suddenly struck me – “I now have two amazing kids that were created through me…”

You see – in this season of unpacking who Jesus is – one of those moments of revelation in life are to realise that He’s the Creator. We’ve been made by Him and for Him… and it has to be one of the most beautiful acts of God in creation to create something that would in turn know the beauty of being a creator.

Through our children we discover a depth of understanding of God’s heart for his creation – the Father heart – because it’s only when you hold your creation in your hands that you can truly understand that love that would do anything, give anything, sacrifice anything to see this one small life flourish, live and be safe for evermore.

I have to thank Jesus tonight for giving me one of the greatest gifts He has given every single one of us – the gift of being able to partake in Creation itself…