Our thoughts, O LORD, are somewhere between what’s happening in Iran and the delight of Father’s Day … we give thanks for Father’s Day, a time when we can remember, celebrate and enjoy the simple blessings of family.
But our hearts are distressed by the news coming to us from a part of the world that seems so far away. I don’t know what to think, O God, but I know that folks are suffering and dying right now, and fathers are running to protect their children.
We pray for father’s everywhere.
We thank you for the fathers in our lives.
For the memories they give us.
The love and guidance they offer.
The bad jokes and silly cards … and who knows what else makes up a father’s heart.
Bless our fathers, O God, and grant your grace to fathers everywhere, for the demands of the day are huge, and the burdens we carry are heavy.
I pray as a father, O God.
Watch over my children and keep them safe … help them find their way in a world full of danger and opportunity … and thank you, O God, for being our Father – the Father God in whom we find a most perfect grace.
And with that grace, O God, bless our families.
Give us this day our daily bread.
We ask for nothing more, and in your promise, we expect nothing less.
Your goodness is our anchor.
Your love is our hope.
Your faithfulness is the strength of our journey.
Watch over us, we pray now, in the remains of the day.
For those whose fathers are with you in glory, we celebrate their memory and send them our love.
For those who travel today, to see their fathers, grant traveling mercies.
For those who live too far away to make a trip, remind them to make the phone call soon.
Help us all, O God, to remember those who give us life.
To pay attention.
To be mindful.
To be a little more loving.
In the name of our LORD Jesus Christ who taught us to pray, saying, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come …
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