Father's Day

 Every year my family vacations in Chincoteague Virginia. This year, as most years, it falls over Father's Day weekend. Unfortunately this year, Steve and I used our vacation time on our honeymoon and were not able to travel to the beach with my family. Thus, this year was the first time that I did not spend Father's Day with my Dad.

Yet, some people have spent many years without their fathers on that day. The reasons vary. It could be because their father lived far away, needed to work, spent time in jail, is estranged from the family, or has passed on. Whatever the reason, I would like us to take time during our prayers this week to remember both the father and the children in these situations.


I admit that sometimes I forget to look beyond my own family circumstances to pray for those who may not have a father as a regular part of their life. I also have a tendency to pray "thanksgiving" prayers, in which I thank God for all cf the ways He has blessed me and my family. Yet sometimes, prayer needs to go deeper than that. I hope that when I pray I begin to look at both sides of a situation. When I thank God for a loving father, that I also pray that he be with children of an abusive father and the father himself. When I thank God for a father who has provided for my financial needs and beyond, that I also pray that God lead me to a way that I can help another father in need.

This afternoon, I thank God for the loving Godly fathers who have provided a strong foundation in Christ, and I pray for those of you who long for your fathers to know God as you do. Our heavenly father loves you very much and you will always be his little princess/prince.