Why the loving touch of a parent reflects that of God

FRIDAY, MAR. 9: No one is born as the perfect parent.

No, the skill or what I shall term ‘touch’ of being a parent is a learned behaviour and you have a choice as to whether or not you learn how to have a parent’s touch.

Two particular ways you can learn to be a good parent are either by modeling your behaviour after the observed behaviour of your own parent, or by modeling your behaviour after that of our Heavenly Father.

The touch of your own parents

There is hardly anything more comforting than the loving, nurturing touch and attention of a mother and father.

A mother can look into the eyes of her child and see beyond the moment.

She sees divine potential in that child, which is more than what she could give. She believes that God has given this to the child.

Exodus 2:2: And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

By daily holding on to her hopes and dreams, a genuine mother will stir her child towards those things she has already thought concerning her child’s future.

There is hardly anything more comforting than the protective arm of a strong father. 

A father who will beat back any person who comes into the life of his child and tries to deter him or her from being all that he or she can be.

A child that is well cared for by loving parents will more likely become a successful parent.

It’s the copycat effect, or more simply put, the parents become a mentor or model to their child.

The touch of our Heavenly parent

In the beginning, God created.

There is a reason why God created. He knew that He must set up this world for His children.

So, He provided a utopia, a place fit for the first family.

Genesis 2:8: And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

God, the parent, touched and formed man out of the dust of the ground.

God touched as He laid Adam to sleep, and then took a bone out of Adam to fashion and form Eve.

It is important to understand that because God showed care in His touch towards the first family, every parent today must touch the lives of his or her children in the same way.

It is all about the child you have created.

There are no exceptions. Every child must feel connected to his or her parent by the parent’s unique touch.

Any child void of this connection will mature missing a certain substance.

In turn, that child may not be able to care for his or her children as best as possible because of the lack of parental care, love, and guidance.

Life-lasting

Parents, be sure to give the best of who you are to your child.

In that way, your child will mature and develop to give you the best of who he or she has become.

A parent’s touch is a life-lasting touch of love.

Dr Maria A Seaman is the pastor of Shekinah Worship Centre, North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish.