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Sophia has been an amazing gift and inspiration for both of us. I remember when Sophia was just a few months old and Johnna delegated me the responsibility to babysit her. I was still learning the tasks of my new position. On a particular night, Sophia started crying and after trying everything I could think of, I realized Sophia was teething.\u00a0\u00a0I closed my eyes and tenderly put my hands on her little chest and slowly, almost whispering, told her \u201cPapai est\u00e1 aqui, papai est\u00e1 aqui!\u201d (Daddy is here, daddy is here!).\u00a0\u00a0I looked at her sweet eyes and immediately I started thinking of an analogy\u00a0of how God loves and cares for me. My imperfect, selfish and at the same time inexplicable love for her cannot be even close to God\u2019s deep, unconditional and pure love for me and each one of us. As I looked at Sophia that night, I could feel God\u2019s hands on my chest saying \u201cMy son, Daddy is here, Daddy is here.\u201d I could\u00a0see like in a movie,\u00a0in front of my eyes,\u00a0my personal experiences and\u00a0how life is unpredictable and brings to all of us hard chapters, difficult trials, and moments of silence. My muscles will grow, my bones become bigger and my teeth will tear my gums during this growing process as a\u00a0human being, but His presence is and will be always with me. May God help us to grow in generosity, love, and compassion as we live life and become better husbands, brothers, daughters, workers, fathers and especially human beings!<\/p>\n

This piece was written by Fabio Muniz who together with his wife Johnna Hayward Muniz are raising support and preparing to serve as short-term missionaries in Japan. \u00a0You can learn more about them by checking out their blog\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sophia has been an amazing gift and inspiration for both of us. I remember when Sophia was just a few months old and Johnna delegated me the responsibility to babysit her. I was still learning the tasks of my new position. On a particular night, Sophia started crying and after trying everything I could think of, I realized Sophia was teething.\u00a0\u00a0I closed my eyes and tenderly put my hands on her little chest and slowly, almost whispering, told her \u201cPapai est\u00e1 aqui, papai est\u00e1 aqui!\u201d (Daddy is here, daddy is here!).\u00a0\u00a0I looked at her sweet eyes and immediately I started thinking of an analogy\u00a0of how God loves and cares for me. My imperfect, selfish and at the same time inexplicable love for her cannot be even close to God\u2019s deep, unconditional and pure love for me and each one of us. As I looked at Sophia that night, I could feel God\u2019s hands on my chest saying \u201cMy son, Daddy is here, Daddy is here.\u201d I could\u00a0see like in a movie,\u00a0in front of my eyes,\u00a0my personal experiences and\u00a0how life is unpredictable and brings to all of us hard chapters, difficult trials, and moments of silence. 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