Friends,

I wish to thank you all from the bottom of my heart! Today was a very emotional day for me as the Lord brought me to my knees in tears, by your response to my plea. He has forgiven me. But I still have a deep pain in my heart for the misery and pain that I caused in my past, due to guilt. Now if my daughter will only find it in her heart to forgive me, and let me into her and her husbands lives to have time to spend with my new grandson that was just born. I spent ALL my time, and I do mean all of it, making money to have creature comforts for my family, but TOTALLY missed her and my sons lives as they were growing up. I was always home every day but worked all the time at my business. After 24 years of marriage, my wife and I divorced. My wife moved out and I moved another woman in. It only lasted 6 months as you can imagine. My daughter moved out and has hated me ever since, that was 9 years ago.

I have never asked anyone to pray for me before. After reading your posts today, I fell apart.....

I have cried all day long, and still crying as I type this letter to you. I am 54 years old and well, it is hard. I don't know what else to say.

May God bless each of you for your love and kindness.....Michael

Dear Bro. Michael,

I want you to know that I feel your pain as the truthfulness and sincerity of this admission settled in my spirit. I thank you for allowing us into your life in this way.

I want you to know that you are not alone. I know of others that have gone through a very similar experience and Christ worked it out, and even reunited the two in marriage. I don't know if this is His plan for you, but by allowing us in, we can - and I know we all can agree - that we will be here to stand in the gap for you, as you trust Christ to help you endure the pain of this lost.

I am blessed by your ability to share your conviction, emotion and heartfelt desire to reunite with your daughter and her family, and I stand in agreement with you that He will make this happen.

May His grace and peace be upon you our brother, and again, KNOW that you are not alone in this.

In His service,

Blessed Be His Name

Michael,

Guilt is the sharpest weapon of the enemy that he seems to use against us.

Tears??? I've shed many a bucket full myself as I look back on my life with regret of, "If only I had done this differently, not been so caught up in my own thoughts: not made the decisions that I had....etc."

Sure, I still cry; it is so human of us and probably one of God's ways to help us release the burden of guilt that each of us carry over past mistakes.

You know all of this yourself. What I did on the one occasion dealing with my own son, I wiped my tears, stood up straight in the new person that I am and went to him and said three words, "Please Forgive Me."

The walls of separation began to fall; not over-night but they fell, one by one.

Your daughter hurts also; you are her Daddy. If she saw your face as you say the above words, she can't but help see your anguish & sincerity.

Truly, Michael, Our Heavenly Father already knows what will take place and has prepared the way for the next step.

Sincerely,
gerlinda