This last weekend, I briefly "snuck up" north to celebrate my dad's (Kerry Gjerstad) 60th birthday. It was sort of an interesting weekend because I ended up staying with a relative who's values do not match mine.
However, seeing my dad's face in reaction to seeing me was worth the trip.
Scripture tells us that we need to honor our father and mother (that it may go well and your days may be long on the earth). If you have two parents who actually love each other and love you, you are one of the declining percentage of youth or children who are extremely blessed. Divorce is a pandemic in the Church and fatherlessness is an epidemic. This has led to all sorts of problems including a really distorted image on who God the Father is.
No one on earth has a perfect earthly dad-sorry, they simply don't exist (Mine might be next to perfect though). However, it is really clear that in raising me that my Dad did a lot of things right for which I am really grateful.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment