Letting go

I am not a mother. So I'm sure I cannot understand truly how it feels to let a child go. But I can imagine. And this is what I imagine. You mothers out there can tell me if it's right. 




That letting go,

It's not easy.

It's not romantic.

It's necessary.

It can define a child's life.

It's those you love the most,

That you want to hold the tightest.

You want control, to know they will be ok.

But though you cling to them as long as you can,

The inevitable will happen.

And they are gone.

You find that whether you choose,

Or they choose,

They will go, learning to walk on their own.

Placing their hand in Christ's,

Rather than yours.

So the question is not whether to let them go,

It's how to let them go.

Not in fear. Not in anxiety.

But in faith.

In peace.

In joy.

 Faith that He is wiser.

Peace, knowing that He knows.

Joy, because I trust Him.

I open my hand.

And let them go.