[from Kirk Loadman, a ‘Psalm of Praise’]
Let us praise those fathers who have striven to balance the demands of work,
marriage, and children with an honest awareness of both joy and sacrifice.
Let us praise those fathers who, lacking a good model for a father, have
worked to become a good father.
Let us praise those fathers who by their own account were not always there
for their children, but who continue to offer those children, now grown,
their love and support.
Let us pray for those fathers who have been wounded by the neglect and
hostility of their children.
Let us praise those fathers who, despite divorce, have remained in their
children’s lives.
Let us praise those fathers whose children are adopted, and whose love and
support has offered healing.
Let us praise those fathers who, as stepfathers, freely choose the
obligation of fatherhood and earned their step children’s love and respect.
Let us praise those fathers who have lost a child to death, and continue to
hold the child in their heart.
Let us praise those men who have no children, but cherish the next
generation as if they were their own.
Let us praise those men who have “fathered” us in their role as mentors and
guides.
Let us praise those men who are about to become fathers; may they openly
delight in their children.
And let us praise those fathers who have died, but live on in our memory and
whose love continues to nurture us.
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Dr Bob Griffin
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“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”