Father's Love

Tulisan ini sudah dimuat di Majalah Cahya Buana – Majalah Gereja Kristus Tuhan Jemaat III Malang, edisi 115/ Juni 2013, hal.22-23.  Penulisnya adalah teman sekolah minggu saya dulu, Yuniar Dwi Setiawati.   Tuhan memanggilnya untuk melayani Dia sepenuh waktu. Oleh karena itu, sekarang Yuniar belajar teologi di STT Aletheia Lawang dan sedang dalam pengerjaan skripsi. Menemukan panggilan khususnya di bidang Christian Literature,  dia banyak menulis berbagai artikel untuk renungan-renungan Kristen. Yuniar pernah menulis untuk Renungan Harian, Spirit, dan sekarang aktif menulis untuk Lentera Jiwa. Karya-karyanya sudah banyak dimuat di berbagai media cetak, baik yang Kristen maupun non-Kristen. Kunjungi blognya untuk membaca lebih banyak tulisan karya Yuniar:  http://yunindralilani.blogspot.com

It has been four months becoming a fatherless. Somehow it just hard to accept this reality. If you read my previous posts about this lost, you might think of how strong I am. I tell you that I am not. Instead, I still cannot accept this reality. Even I have been asking to God, "Why?" Why should Papa passed away, God? Do you not know that I still need him?  But God does not explain. And it hurts me when I read in the Bible that those who respect and love their parents would live longer on earth. I saw how was my father respected and loved my grandmother. I also heard that my father was the one who faithfully take care of my grandfather before he passed away (at that time, Papa was 18 years old). Papa was so obedient to God's command in honoring his parents. But he did not live long. He passed away a month before I graduated.

This article is written by Jerry, God's servant, who works as a stock trader in Jakarta. He works to see and testify how God is working through Indonesian's economic today. Jerry and his wife, Trisya, actively serve God in their community church. As they faithfully serve Him locally, God calls them for a global ministry: to share God's work and God's desires in their life. Their blog has been a blessing for a lot of single adults and married couples in Indonesia as it concerns on Jesus, Family, Financial, and Character. Visit their blog  to get more blessings, encouragements, and even convictions:  http://www.jerrytrisya.com/

In the beginning of this year, I was a student. I was in my senior year in university, enjoying every single moment of my youth with friends. As I graduate from university, I am no longer a student. My life has been going to the next level. Now I am a single adult. I have to work. Life changes.