Our Father's love note to us:

Dear penniless child,

I see you fumbling in the darkness, for the mere scraps of a morsel of the world's desserts. Your hands discover a piece and it dissolves away in your hands. Come my darling child and find comfort in my loving arms. You do not have to live this way, scrambilng for a drop of this world's affections. Let me tenderly wipe away the filth that others have cheated you into. Look me in the eyes and gaze into my tender eyes that disregard all imperfections. Your blemishes only make you that much dearer to My compassionate heart. Though you dwell among the last, the lost, and the least, you are my Beloved, my sweet child, my precious Masterpiece. Let me dust away your past and remind you only of your cheery future. Cast off those shoes so worn from trudging those long miles away from Me, and I will give you wings to fly into My glorious Presence. Though your feet are weary and scraped from the sharp tools of the world so dreary, I will set you by My right hand and give you rest, My darling child. While once your present was taken out with the rubbish, it is removed and polished, bright with Hope and Promise. See me with new eyes. Remove your old rags and be clothed with My Love and Grace. I saw you in your darkest hour adn I loved you. Even now, while you stand before Me, with eyes so tired, and resources exhausted, I love you all the more. Your sins endear you to My heart. Run as hard as you may, to your Father's firm arms. Heavy though your burdens may be, I will not drop you. For every precious treasure of this confused world, I would not give you up.

You are beautiful. You are loved. You have worth. You belong. You can do anything. You are not alone. You are part of a family. You have a smile that My Joy can bring to your face. As you walk down the filthy alley ways, I will take your right hand, and block you from those who pass by with malicious gazes. You mean more to me than any of the richest things on this temporary earth. I am the only One who can truly see past your filth and worldly-worthlessness. All THEIR worth is meaningless, but from MY worth springs life eternal. Accept My hand, dear child of mine, and be made new. I will scour out the crevices of your heart, scrape out any imperfections. Because you are perfect, just as I am perfect. Be like Me, your loving Father, and you will know Peace. Come out of the shadowy hiding place adn be welcome in the cradle of My arms. I will keep you safe and warm. Because it is YOU I love, my precious child, lost in the world no longer.