M

Today he came to the visit.
The eldest brother.
The only one not under the care and protection of the ministry (not for lack of desire on our part).
We saw seeds of bitterness, sprouting resentment, and an ever-more-quickly-growing hardness: a shell of protection from all the rejection.
And it became clear to me that, the person who takes him in, as Rebecca and I did with J., has to be a man.
J. first needed a mother figure, a mother’s love. But M. needs a father. Can’t trust women yet. They have all betrayed him, have never fulfilled what they should’ve done and been. Also, he needs the firmness of male authority.

God, provide!
“The cowering prisoners will soon be set free; they will not die in their dungeon, nor will they lack bread.” (Isaiah 51:14)

Again, I choose to believe this promise that God gave me for M. He is the Lord. In its time, he will do this swiftly. (Is. 60:22)