06-17-2007
Father to the Fatherless
By Renae
On Father’s Day I want to honor two special fathers. The first dad to praise is my own beloved husband. My husband teaches me about the awesome privilege and responsibility of parenthood. His passionate love for our children is revealed through consistent discipline, hilarious antics, and thoughtful teaching. My little family is blessed to have a God-fearing shepherd to lead us. There are many who do not have such a privilege.
At a young age, I began to understand what it means to have God as my Father. As His love saturated my heart, I knew I was valuable. The Creator who made me has love stronger than death. This Father is “a father to the fatherless and a judge for the widows.” Psalm 68:5
Many in this generation are fatherless. On this day of celebrating fathers I think of those who don’t know the love of a father, those who feel vulnerable, scared, alone. “God sets the lonely in families.” Psalm 68:6 We are those families. Jesus asked the little children to come. He asks us to do the same.
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