Father

The very word, Father, includes the central idea of all future generations. Our sons – our daughters – their sons and daughters, etc.

Father is needed as a protector, guide, teacher, and disciple. Children who grow up without fathers have definite disadvantages. Daughters have difficulty in relating to men. Sons have no role model of what it means to be a father. Studies have shown that children in single parent homes develop deep psychological imbalances. Many of which are carried on into their adult lives.

Father needs to be an active figure in a child’s life. Someone who loves, who directs, who explains, who cherishes, who disciplines, and who prays for their children.

Father helps provide security in a child’s life, and is one whom they can feel safe with. As well, the child needs to be able to stand alone.

A loving father should instill in his child the willingness to take risks, to stretch and to live life to its fullest. A loving father should also set the example for spiritual growth, and let their children know that there is a greater source outside of themselves that they can turn to in times of need.

Unfortunately, children find out too late that they’ve wasted precious years of father’s wisdom and love.

As a father and grandfather, I’d like to say that it is never too late to develop a relationship with our children. I have such a willingness to take life’s journey with them.

I feel confident however, that at the end of the trail, I know that I’ve done my best.