Abba

Abba: Father, Daddy, Papa - This is the name that I use for God my Father.

My favorite book is an autobiography by Bilquis Sheikh titled I dared to call him Father. Bilquis is a Pakistani Muslim woman and this is the story of her encounter with God. In the book, she writes of the Father "To know you is joy, to worship you is happiness, and to be near you is peace."

Abba, I pray that I can live in this joy, happiness, and peace of knowing you more deeply, worshiping you more fully, and constantly being near you.