Fathers’ Day: Reckoning A Time Of Fatherhood
Dear Friends,
Do you remember “The Godfather?” There is a beautiful line of dialogue in this movie of a godfather to his son. He says, “Sonny, do you spend time with your family?” The son replies, “Yes, father.” And the godfather continues, “Good, because a man who doesn’t spend time with his family isn’t a real man.”
Yes, time with the family is what makes a dad a real father to his family. While honoring our dads on this day we call “Father’s Day,” we wish our fathers to consider contemplating the greatest gift they could give to their children: the gift of time. I have read an article that said the greatest fathers in our era don’t find time for their kids. They MAKE time.
Father’s day therefore offers a gentle reminder to our dads – that a crisis of fatherhood is a result of the crises of time which eventually results in a crisis of faith in our family.
As a tribute to our dads, let us pray for all of them today that they may be more faithful to their duties in the family in giving their time of fatherhood. Let us pray to God to give them the moral strength to become good role models that their children can always look up to. And it is my special prayer for all kids who lost their fathers, that the heavenly Father may show Himself to be their father in such a palpable way so as to fill the void left by the absence of a visible father.
