Here’s a prayer of blessing for Father’s Day. It was posted on Bereaved and Blessed.
Blessing on Fathers
on Father’s Day
Loving God,
we give you thanks for the many gifts you have given us;
the gift of
life,
the gift of those who love us,
and especially, today,
we thank
you for the gift of our fathers.
We ask your
blessing upon our fathers
who gave us
rules to live by,
standards
to uphold,
joys to
cherish,
faith to
live by,
hopes worth
dreaming of
and who
blessed our lives
with their
unselfish and unconditional love.
We ask your
blessing upon our fathers
who are
unable to be with us today.
May they
know how much we love and care for them.
We ask your
blessing upon adoptive fathers,
that they
may always know their special role of being a true father,
a
revelation of God’s love for their children.
We ask your
blessing upon fathers who have lost children
through
miscarriage, stillbirth, crib death,
sickness, accident
and tragedy,
that they may
have your continuing strength and courage.
We ask your
blessing upon those
who want to
be fathers or have another child,
that they
may practice patience
and feel
your love as they wait and hope.
We remember
our fathers who have died
and for the
unique way they revealed for us your love.
We ask that
you keep them in your care
until the
time comes for us to join them in your Kingdom.
And we ask
your blessing upon the fathers
standing
here before us.
Let the
example of their faith and love shine forth.
Give them
the strength
to live the faithful and loving lives
you call
them to live.
Protect and
guide them.
Keep them
in your care
and grant
that their children may always honor them
with a
spirit of profound respect.
We ask this
in the name of Jesus, our Lord. Amen.
~ author unknown.
Posted on Bereaved and Blessed. http://bereavedandblessed.com/2013/06/fathers-day-blessings/
