Carphui Jedidiah

AFATHER' SBLESSI NG. Het hatdwel l si nt hebosom ofhi sf at her Shal l abi deundert hecov er i ngofhi sf av our . Het hatr esi desi nt hegoodwi l l ofhi sf at her ' shear t ; Shal l aboundi nt hepossessi onofhi sf at her ' sf or t une. Youwi l l sayofy ourf at her : " You' r emyr ef ugeandmymodel ; MyDadt hr oughy ouwi l l Ibebl essed" Yourf at heri sabl essi ng; aGodgi v engi f t . Whi l ey ou' r ey etoccupi edpl ay i ngandsl eepi ng; Yourf at heri sbusypr ay i ngandheapi ng. Amassi ngweal t hf ort hewel l bei ngoft hef ami l y . He' sal way saccusedofbei ngunf r i endl y ; He' sof t enj udgedasbei ngunr ul y . Yourf at heri sr egar dedasbei ngmoneyandwor kconsci ous; Hewakesupear l yt owor kandcomeshomel at e. Hebar el yhast i met oshowsomel ov eandaf f ect i on. Al l t hesehedoesf ort hegoodofhi sf ami l y ; Buthi sact i onsar emi si nt er pr et edundul y . Yousayhe' st ooqui ckt oscol di ng; Yousayhe' st ooqui ckt omoul di ng. Yousayhe' sv er yqui ckt ochast i si ng; Ver yr el ent l essi nadv i si ng. Yousayhe' st ooqui ckt oanger ; Butsosl owt of or gi v eness. Youf earhi m becausehedoesnotspar ehi sr od; Yousayhe' st oost r i ct . Buthi si nt enti sonl yt oconst r uctr ul es; Thaty oushoul dobeyandnotcont r adi ct . Yourf at heri sy ourShepher d; y oushal l notl ack. Hemakesy out ol i edowni nt hecomf or tofhi shouse. Hegui desy oual ongt hechannel sandst agesofl i f e. Hepr ov i desy ourneeds. Hel eadsy oui nt hepat hofdi sci pl i ne; f orhi ssur name' ssake. Yeat houghy oumaywal kt hr ought hev al l eyofr udeness, di sr espect , st ubbor nness, and di sobedi ence, Thi nki ngt haty ou' r eofage. Yethei swi t hy ou, hest i l l l ov esy ou. Hi sr odandhi sst af fwi l l heuset ochast i sey ou. Hepr epar esat abl ebef or ey ouwi t ht hehel pofhi swi f e. Br eakf ast , l unchandsupper ; y ourhungeri ssat i sf i ed, Yourt hi r sti squenched. Heanoi nt sy ourheadwi t hoi l ; Hepr ay sandf ast st haty oumaygr owt obecomeagr eatper sonal i t yi nf ut ur e. Sur el y !Gr eat nessandpossi bi l i t i esshal l bey ourpr ospect s; I tshal l bewel l wi t hy ouand; Youshal l l i v el ongt oenj oyt hei nher i t anceofy ourf at her ; I fandonl yi fy ouobeyy ourpar ent s, Anddwel l i nt hegoodbooksofy ourf at her : For ev erandev er . . . . . .