This month, we celebrate Father’s Day in the United States. The following thoughts are printed here to help us remember our fathers. Some of our fathers were good and godly men who reared us in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Some of our fathers were not. Some of our fathers where always “there for us.” Some of them were not. Some of us still have our fathers around. Some of us do not. A perfect human father has never walked this earth. But regardless of our situation, may we learn and actually give thanks to our Heavenly Father Who is always good and godly, Who is always “there for us,” and Who lives eternally.
For a Father
There are a few to shout his praises;
And in every song and story,
It is sweethearts, wives, and mothers
Who attained the fame and glory.
But how sad that one so worthy,
So deserving of our mention,
Is so seldom given homage
And receives such scant attention.
Faced with problems never ending,
Uncomplaining, never daring
To relax his toil and striving,
Ever giving, always sharing.
His reward lies in the pleasure
That his years of service brings;
And to those who love him dearly,
He is just an uncrowned king.
Tribute to Father
A father is a guiding light sent to us from above.
He listens to our sorrows and smooths them with his love.
A father is a teacher whose place no one could take,
For he’s the source from which we learn to think and navigate.
The father is a gift from God, from whom we learn to be
Patient, strong, and loving, filled with integrity.
Why God Made Fathers
God knew that children all would need
Someone secure and strong
To shelter and protect them
And to teach them right from wrong.
A person to take pride in
Throughout their growing years,
Someone to laugh at childhood jokes
And to comfort childhood tears—
That’s why God made fathers.
God knew all children needed
Someone to be their guide,
To count on and look up to
And in whom they could confide;
He knew as they grew up
They’d need the reassurance of
Someone with faith and trust in them
Who would always give them love—
That’s why God made fathers.
~ Katherine Nelson Davis ~
Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD; and in His Law he does meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth
his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.
~ Psalm 1:1-3 ~
