There are many figures used in Scripture to illustrate the nature of God. One of the most comforting for us, showing the caring nature of the Lord, is the figure of a father. Paul Dwight Moody (1879-1947), a son of famous evangelist D.L. Moody, told a story about himself and his father that had a positive and long-lasting effect on his life: An incident which impressed me deeply then and its impress has never faded happened when I was in the vicinity of 10 years old.