My 1 plus year old son can call my wife "mama", her sisters "jia jia" (cantonese for sister), our helper "kakak" (Malay name for big sister), my brother in law "jiu jiu" (hokkien for uncle) but he calls me "the the" which doesn't mean anything in any language I know. "The The" was a political rock band I used to listen to when I was a teenager. They had a hit single called "Infected" back in those days which more or less gives you an idea the type of band they were.

Last night, I was so proud when my son looked into the eyes of another baby in the playground and told him that I'm his 'the the' as his little finger points to me. I don't mind my son calling me that (not because i'm still a fan of the band) but because I know he was without doubt refering to me.

When we pray to our God, we may be imperfect in our words but as we approach him with sincerity, Our Father in Heaven will just be pleased that we are acknowledging Him in a time of devotion.

So don't wait any longer, come to the Father, though we are little and our words are frail, He is happy just to hear from us.