“The great round world is full of things,
Not only armies and realms and kings,
And lands and seas, and forests tall,
But little things so small to see,
So many that they cannot counted be,
Yet, wonderful thought, the Lord knows all.
“Oh, wonderful thought, that He can know all,
Not only the mighty but the small;
Not only the Alp but each flake of its snows!
And He pities and pardons, and loves so well,
That you and I in the thought may dwell,
And not be afraid, though we know He knows.”
There is infinite comfort in the truth of the divine Fatherhood. The name Father carries in it a whole theology of joy and peace. If we accept it as a true revealing of the heart of god, we need not go farther in our quest after a definition of the divine Being, and an explanation of His relation to us and His interest in us. If He is indeed our Father, that is all we need to know. We require no proof that God loves us — if He is our Father that suffices. We need not ask for reasons when He seems to be dealing strangely with us — whatever the form of the providences may be, we know that love is the guiding principle and the great motive of all that He does. If He is our Father we do not need to be disturbed by life’s events, however they may break into our plans and seem to work us hurt.
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