Biblical Tribute to Father – “Honor your father and mother.” This is the
first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise. And this is the
promise: If you honor your father and mother, “you will live a long life,
full of blessing.” And now a word to you fathers. Don’t make your children
angry by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline
and instruction approved by the Lord. Ephesians 6:2 – 4
Fathers are the biggest source of strength for a child. The innocent eyes of
a child perceive father as the all-powerful, most knowledge, truly
affectionate and the most important person in the family. For daughters,
fathers are the first men they adore and fall in love with. While for sons
their fathers are the strongest person they know and someone they aspire to
emulate. Even for the grownups fathers are someone whom they look up to for
the most experienced and honest advice that is always in the best of our
interest. For this great figure in our life that we know as father – it
becomes our utmost duty to pay our humblest tribute on the occasion of
Father’s Day.
Say Thanks to Dad on Father’s Day – Children blessed with a loving father
should consider themselves fortunate. They have someone to take care of
their needs and interests; someone to stop them when they are diverting to a
wrong path and guide them on a road to success and virtue. For many of us
fathers have always been there to solve our innumerous mathematics and
science problems and explain the same formula hundredth time or better still
until it is understood by us. Fathers would never ever give a smallest of
hint to let us know how hard they work to take care of our needs and fulfill
even the most whimsical of demands… For all their adorable scolding and
affectionate punishments we all owe a big thanks to our Dads.
Apologize to Dad on Father’s Day – Father’s Day also brings with it the
wonderful opportunity to apologize for all our rude and insensitive
behavior. We as children often take the love and affection of our parents
for granted and treat them with outright contempt. We need to apologize. We
must feel great to have the presence of loving father in our lives and do
not disrespect the blessing of God on us. On Father’s Day we must says
“Sorry” to our Dad and seek their forgiveness for our wrong behavior.
It is an odd fact that the most calls on a single day each year fall on
Mother’s Day, but the most COLLECT of any day is on Father’s Day!
Celebrate Father’s Day with Dad – We must make all efforts to celebrate
Father’s Day with our Dad. Children staying away from father must especially
strive to spend the day with father and show gratitude for all their support
and love. We must pamper father by spending the day in a manner he likes
most. It could be going out for a picnic or indulging him with a gourmet
meal. We can also express love with thoughtful gifts accompanied by a
bouquet of his favorite flowers. The idea is to show our affection and tell
Daddy how much he is loved and appreciated not just on Father’s Day but
every single day of our lives.
[My children are all 1100+ miles from home, living now in California,
Illinois and Wisconsin. Each bring family to visit during the summer, but
to be sure I am not too lonely on Father’s Day, they sent me a box of
assorted Omaha Steaks.
Now that you all know what I have in the freezer, I’m sure my wife and I
won’t be ‘alone’ on Father’s Day after all. Thanks Kids!]
~~
Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
“Jesus knows me, this I love”