Come and speak to your Heavenly Father this Father’s day.
Amen to your beautiful prayer, and may I add God Bless our Troops , protect them from all harm, and thank you for the Blessings of Freedom. Amen.
My father once admitted to me, When you were growing up, I was gone a lot.
I dont remember that. Besides working his full-time job, he was gone some evenings to direct choir practice at church, and he occasionally traveled for a week or two with a mens quartet. But for all the significant (and many small) moments of my lifehe was there.
For instance, when I was 8, I had a tiny part in an afternoon play at school. All the mothers came, but only one dadmine. In many little ways, he has always let my sisters and me know that we are important to him and that he loves us. And seeing him tenderly caring for my mom in the last few years of her life taught me exactly what unselfish love looks like. Dad isnt perfect, but hes always been a dad who gives me a good glimpse of my heavenly Father. And ideally, thats what a Christian dad should do.
At times earthly fathers disappoint or hurt their children. But our Father in heaven is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy (Ps. 103:8). When a dad who loves the Lord corrects, comforts, instructs, and provides for the needs of his children, he models for them our perfect Father in heaven.
Amen and God Bless.
I join in prayer for President Bush, the Administration, the election and our heroes standing in harm’s way!