Just a couple weeks ago, a sweet lady in our church family stood before the congregation to share her story. She had been raised in a sound Christian home and had received proper instruction as well as all the comforts a modest home could provide. Although she acknowledged that she was loved by her parents, she lamented the fact that her father had never actually said to her, "I love you."
Standing before our congregation, however, her tears flowed freely as she related how her father finally had verbally confessed his love for her. When he did, he put in place one of the essential missing pieces to the puzzle of his daughter’s life. (JAMES RAY JOHNSON, TH.M. – GOSPEL HERALD AND SUNDAY SCHOOL TIMES)