Father

What Better Father?

My father dear, I’d like to take this opportunity

To give you just a glimpse of what your life has meant to me;

So grab your hat and coat, and come with me to Memory Lane—

Let’s you and I together walk back through my life again!

In childhood, from the ways of sin I had to be restrained,

And in the ways of righteousness I needed to be trained.

Since, in your strength and firmness, kindness always had a part,

My Heavenly Father’s goodness was ingrained into my heart..

Then came the restlessness of youth, and sadly I confess

How prone I was to leave God’s path in selfish waywardness.

Yet, as you showed such patience to instruct and to console,

My Heavenly Father’s faithful love was planted in my soul.

And then one day, in eagerness, my untried wings I spread

And ventured out to face a vast and unknown realm ahead.

Then through the Godly counsel that in you I’d always find,

My Heavenly Father’s wisdom was impressed upon my mind.

Now here we are, returning to the present tense again,

And in my heart is just one thought: How truly blest I’ve been!

What better father could I have than one in whom I see

A picture clear of what my Heavenly Father is to me?

Thank you for being such a wonderful father!

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Psalm 37:19, 29-31, 37

This Father's Day, Dad, I don't know what to give,
For no gift could express how I feel--
How I wish I could take half the love that you gave
And return it in ways just as real!

I 'd like to give back all the increase of joy
I received when you shared in my gain;
And I'd like to repay the investment you made
When you lovingly shouldered my pain.

I'd like to express how my life has been changed
As I've watched while you follow the Lord,
And I want you to know just how grateful I am
That you faithfully taught me the Word.

If I knew of a gift that included all this,
I would search earth and Heaven above,
Then I'd pack it up tight, and I'd wrap it just right,
And I'd sign it, "To Father, with love."

Happy Father’s Day!

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in His ways. For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. Psalm 128:1-4