BABY GEAR
The preparation doesn’t match the reality, Father.

We prepared;
Purchased all the paraphernalia—
the pram, cot, car seat,
the nappies, clothes, toys,
the powders, creams, wipes …
We researched;
Ensured a healthy pregnancy—
the right diet,
the right exercise,
the right environment …
And now it is real.
Now we have our baby;
Now we have a relationship
With this little one.
And it is different,
It is more exciting,
more wonderful,
more intense,
more … everything
Than I could have dreamed.
I remember when my faith was like that:
I had prepared,
Purchased all the paraphernalia.
I had researched,
Ensured the right environment.
But I hadn’t faith—
I didn’t have a relationship with you.
But now it is real.
I have a relationship with you.
And it is more exciting,
more wonderful,
more intense,
more … everything
Than I could have dreamed.
I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. (John 10: 10, MSG)