Well, some people might say, okay, the kids know they are loved by God and by others, mission accomplished. Why go back?
If you are thinking this way, let me be more illustrative: A young man has fallen madly in love with a young lady and he does his best to impress her; he buys her flowers, takes her to the movies, treats her like the purest thing in the world, protects her, and so forth. Once as to their first date together is over, however, he changes completely and never does anything special; he has her pay her own meal, is strictly honest with her with no complements, no gifts, nothing.
Now, this girl has lived without all these previous things. In fact, it's how she always lives. Except that wonderful first date where she felt like she really meant something to someone. Then, that someone stopped making her feel special. Sure he treated her properly, but her friends could do THAT... Suddenly, she doesn't feel so special anymore.
Shortly afterwards, she refuses to go out with him anymore and even swears not to ever want to see his face again for the pain of disappointment had.
The analogy is this: the kids are the young lady. They were flattered that someone cared so much. The person that cared so much, in the analogy, is God. Where do WE fit in? We are the compliments, the support, the flowers. We are the friendship, the kindness, the generosity. We are the things that made them feel special.
In the story, the young man would not have carried on like this forever, like any married person may agree to. However, the young man needs to keep making her feel special, until she doesn't only FEEL it but she KNOWS it deep down, as well as not so deep down. This way, there is that well of love, pouring out from both. Sure things can be rocky, and the compliments slowly recede, but they never fully stop, else the relationship falls apart. Also, the young lady would eventually have returned the favor, if not even immediately.
These kids felt that love. If we abandon them now, they might very well feel even worse than before; for they had had false hope. Why wait since they do not come? Why love when none really love me? They merely pretend so that I go to Church, so that I will be one of them.
I hope this analogy has helped you understand more on why a second trip is needed. And a third. And a fourth.
--Scott
If you are thinking this way, let me be more illustrative: A young man has fallen madly in love with a young lady and he does his best to impress her; he buys her flowers, takes her to the movies, treats her like the purest thing in the world, protects her, and so forth. Once as to their first date together is over, however, he changes completely and never does anything special; he has her pay her own meal, is strictly honest with her with no complements, no gifts, nothing.
Now, this girl has lived without all these previous things. In fact, it's how she always lives. Except that wonderful first date where she felt like she really meant something to someone. Then, that someone stopped making her feel special. Sure he treated her properly, but her friends could do THAT... Suddenly, she doesn't feel so special anymore.
Shortly afterwards, she refuses to go out with him anymore and even swears not to ever want to see his face again for the pain of disappointment had.
The analogy is this: the kids are the young lady. They were flattered that someone cared so much. The person that cared so much, in the analogy, is God. Where do WE fit in? We are the compliments, the support, the flowers. We are the friendship, the kindness, the generosity. We are the things that made them feel special.
In the story, the young man would not have carried on like this forever, like any married person may agree to. However, the young man needs to keep making her feel special, until she doesn't only FEEL it but she KNOWS it deep down, as well as not so deep down. This way, there is that well of love, pouring out from both. Sure things can be rocky, and the compliments slowly recede, but they never fully stop, else the relationship falls apart. Also, the young lady would eventually have returned the favor, if not even immediately.
These kids felt that love. If we abandon them now, they might very well feel even worse than before; for they had had false hope. Why wait since they do not come? Why love when none really love me? They merely pretend so that I go to Church, so that I will be one of them.
I hope this analogy has helped you understand more on why a second trip is needed. And a third. And a fourth.
--Scott
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