Glimpses of Truth
Special Times to Remember
One began in May 1914; the other began in June 1922. (Your source of information may vary.) Both grew out of sincere love for that special person.
Special days have always been a vital part of our society, as we know in this 21st century. We go from one to another. A quick glance at the calendar reminds us of special days as well as special people. These days have become holidays, called no-work days, or extra-pay days, or long week-end days, or visit-to-family-far-away days, or fishing days, or family-gathering days, or lazy days, or sale days at the local marketplace, or maybe just sleep-in days. Just possibly we may remember the day for the reason it was set aside. Yet it is just another day with a special reminder of something or someone.
For us in our country, we have already observed one of the above-mentioned days. Each year on the second Sunday of May, we are asked to remember our mothers. If you are like me, you can’t get it all done on one day. I thank God for my mother and her special love to me and my family. I hope you have known the real love of a precious mother.
Then we have been asked to set aside the third Sunday of June to remember our fathers. The title “Father” is given to our dads because it speaks of honor. “Father” is sometimes applied to anything of chief importance. Let me assure you that the father in the home is of greater importance than we can imagine.
Many today are victims of fatherless homes! A first grader made a lasting statement to me years ago while I was having lunch with my son. He said, “Are you his daddy?” I said, with a proud smile on my face, “Yes.” He said with a sad response, “I don’t have a daddy at my house.”
I have a little book which is filled with more than 2,500 quotes and illustrations. A few pages of that book deal with the family. There are quotes from famous people of the past. Some deal with the family’s responsibility, but most talk about the influence of their mothers and grandmothers. Not one says anything about their father. Okay, fathers, let’s wake up! We’ve got something to get done.
A dad is in a position of honor and authority, and I thank God for my special dad and his special love. My dad is gone, but his powerful influence continues and shall continue in my life as long as I live, and hopefully will spill over through his grandchildren and their children in the years to come. I am thankful for having had such a strong influence in my life.
I hope you, too, have shared that special blessing of a real father. If you haven’t, why not accept the love of our heavenly Father?
