Alan, a six-year-old orphan, had experienced desertion before. He had clung to a desire for his mother ever since he was abandoned on a shelter’s stairs as a newborn.
He often wondered what it would be like to be hugged and loved by a mother as he looked at other kids with their parents by their sides.
One Sunday in particular, he and Nancy, his guardian, attended church. Alan had a wave of desire that day that he was unable to control. With his hands clutched firmly together,
He proceeded to the front of the chapel and knelt down, his little body trembling as he muttered his requests. His naive voice reverberated through the deserted hall as he said,
“Dear Jesus, they say you hear everything.” “My guardians assured me that if I knocked on your door, you would answer. I am pleading with you, Jesus, to send my mother to me.
His words, which were filled with the deep-seated need that only an abandoned kid could comprehend, became louder as he continued to plead.