Pray for Families (The Gift of a Father)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

This Sunday, we celebrate fathers, those who have stepped up, stepped in, and met the challenge. No father is perfect except our Father in heaven, but we celebrate all those who did their best with what they had, at any given time. We acknowledge those who accepted fatherhood, rather than run from it. We give thanks for all the sacrifices that are involved in raising a family. We praise God that he ordained that no child should enter the world except through the union of a father and mother. We celebrate those who have entered as step-fathers and embraced the challenge to love another’s child. We honor those men who have adopted children who did not have a present father.

We have had our earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them. […] They disciplined us for a short time as seemed right to them, but he does so for our benefit, in order that we may share his holiness. At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it.

Hebrews 12:9-11

Heavenly Father, we ask for special blessings upon fathers. Pour your grace upon them, that they may be strengthened and affirmed in their fatherhood. Help them to embody the love which you so freely give to them, your children. We also pray for those who are unwilling fathers, who are struggling with their fatherhood. Empower them to be a positive presence for their children. We also pray for those who mourn their lost fatherhood through abortion. Heal their wounds, and may their sufferings be but a fragrant aroma of love before your throne. 

Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet

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