Father’s Day – a
message from Jo
Today is an occasion to honour and remember fathers and
those who have acted as fathers in our lives. For some of us our fathers have
since passed away. Let today be an occasion to remember them, to utter their
name in prayer and to sit quietly and reflect on what we may have learned from
them.
Our fathers have passed on skills, traits, wisdoms and all manner of
things we carry with us each day, things that we can pass on to the next
generation. There are some among us who are now grandparents and we watch
proudly as our children become parents. Today let’s purposefully consider our
role as grandparents and particularly as grandfathers. Let us also give thanks
for fathers, especially the fathers of our grandchildren and promise ourselves
to be even more supportive of them.
Parenting in never simple and sometimes it goes horribly
wrong. Today you might like to take a moment to reflect and pray about those
hurts you carry or even the hurts you have caused. Let God the Father take your
hurts, carry them and lighten your burden.
Almighty God and heavenly Father, your Son Jesus shared in
family life and an earthly home with Joseph and Mary. Bless our homes; we pray
that parents and children may be bound to each other by mutual love and honour,
and come to a full knowledge of your love for them. Heal the broken-hearted and
bind up the wounded, comfort and sustain those in need. Give to them wise and
faithful friends and the grace to forgive and be forgiven. AMEN
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