Dad,

You already know every word I am going to write in this letter, but I know, from your word, that you love everyone of us and want us to tell you what is going on in our lives. I do not think I can wait any longer to see you, to touch your face in heaven. Your beauty is the scent of an unknown blossom. Thank you for being the light that came down into the darkness of this world, and for giving me a hope of eternity to be spent with you. Humbly you came down to the earth that you created, and all for loves sake you were crucified. You are altogether lovely, altogether worthy, and altogether wonderful to me.

Ever since I found you, my life has been totally turned upside down for the best. I do not know how I would have managed in this world without you. You are my king, and I bow before you and lift my hands in worship. I am not sure how to even begin to thank you for sending your one and only son to be crucified for our sins. Thank you for not punishing me for what I deserve, and for loving me. There is so much more to say to you, however, it is beyond words. Only when you look into my heart will you know how much I love you. But you already know my heart, you already know how much I love you, and that is why I love you. Even though I can not see you, I can always feel you. You refresh me with your divine presence, as a heavy rain gives life to your creations. You awaken me, as the pale-blue twilight awakens the creatures of the night. Thank you for making me with a soul and with a free will.

How do I thank you, for everything that you have given me? You have called me to be your servant, but how have I earned the honor to? All I know is that you love me, and that is one thing I shall always know and never have to worry about. Girlfriends, teachers, friends, relatives, none of them compare to you. No one is as faithful as you are to me, not even my parents. You ask me to seek your face, and your face I shall seek. Please, take these worldly desires from me, and replace them with your desires. I call upon You for my strength, for You are my refuge. You are the tree that shades me. You are the mighty one who is like no other. I am a sheep and you are my Shepard. You look after and out for me. Some come to me in sheep’s clothing, but you hide me in the shadow of your wings.

You have given me a worldly father, which I praise you for, but thank you for being my Heavenly father. You have given me a plan and a purpose in life. I pray that You will give me the courage and strength to be the person you have called me to be, to do the things you have called me to do. I know I have messed up in the past, but let me have a story here on earth. Please, allow me to make the right decisions about my future. I want to be the servant you have called me to be. You have created me with your soft hands and molded and shaped my soul with your heart. Allow me to let you overflow my body with living water. Form my heart to long for the lost; to long for those you do not know you. I pray that I can be the soul savior you have called me to be, to snatch my friends and those around me from the scorching flames of hell. Come into this college, and let your Holy Spirit fill the rooms of this university from the Engineering department to Beechurst and from the Towers to the Medicine Facility. Rise up strong bold Christians to go out and save those that do not know you. Let my heart be in unity with yours. Permit our hearts to be synchronized with the same beat for the same purpose. Once again, thank you for being my father and for loving me to no end. I can not wait until I can hear the roaring sound of the trumpet and the sweet words of, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”

Your servant always,

Frankie

P.S. I love you!

Explanation

The purpose of writing this entry is to write a letter to God. God wants to know what is going on in our lives, so instead of just telling him over and over again, I thought I would right him a letter about how much I love him. The techniques I was experimenting with in this entry were using metaphors to explain my love for God, and trying to use illustrations to show the reader my true feelings for my heavenly father. I also tried to use more serious diction in the letter. I feel that I applied these techniques fairly well, but I do know that I still need practice. The technique I felt I had most trouble with was writing in a smooth serious tone, and sometimes it took me a while to think of how to explain myself on paper. It is much easier to say things in my head, rather then write them down, which is why I believe free writing will help me in this field. My audience in this letter is to God and him only. My words and thoughts were only for him and for no one else. The letter is not a form of glory to myself, but it was written with a thankful, praiseful, and grateful heart.