WEDNESDAY’S THOUGHTS
This Sunday is Father’s Day. As we celebrate this day, we celebrate all that has been family to us as we have grown up, or what is family to those who are currently raising their children. As we do that, we are reminded that not all of life has been perfect. However, we know that everyone does the best they can with what they have been given, and our parents have done the same for us. But in the midst of the imperfection, sometimes even in the worst of times, grace emerges. Jack Shea, theologian, says that grace is present and emerges in all relationships. We just have to be awake enough to notice it.
What do you think? Has grace been present in your relationship with your father, that you haven’t noticed? As we celebrate the men who have “fathered” us this Sunday, let us ponder this question. We may all be surprised at what we realize has been there all along.
If you have thoughts on these ideas, I’d love for you to share them with me at pastorcq@quinnclan.net
