Happy Father’s Day!
This is what a lot of Dads woke up to or will be waking up to, TIES. The most popular Father’s Day gift is the necktie. I usually get aftershave and razors ’cause my wife doesn’t think I shave often enough.
I ‘googled’ to find a bit on the history of father’s day and this is what I got.
The history of Father’s Day is very interesting. The thought for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. The idea of having the Father’s Day came to the mind of Sonora Smart while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.
After the death of her mother, she along with her siblings was raised by her father, William Jackson Smart. Sonora wanted to tell her father how special he was. Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
The National Father’s Day Committee was formed in New York City in 1926. A Joint Resolution of Congress recognized the Father’s day in 1956 and in 1966 President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father’s Day to be held on the third Sunday of June. Thus, the Father’s Day was born in memory and appreciation by a daughter who believed that her father and all other fathers should be honored with a special day.
I don’t know what kind of father you had/have, may be a kind one, maybe a cruel one, or perhaps you you grew up never knowing a father. There is a Father who loves unconditionally, who is alway gentle and kind and patient with His children, and is and always will be there for you. We pray to Him “Our Father” and if we belong to Him then he is “OUR FATHER”. The Bible says,
“His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.” (Ephesians 1:5)
This Father’s Day why not get to know your Father God, He’s only a prayer away.
