We Give Thanks For Fathers

Let us lift up our thoughts and prayers.
We give thanks for fathers,
at least for the ones who are involved with their children;
we can’t help but give thanks for them.
Some fathers were only there at conception,
perhaps they would have made lousy fathers,
so maybe we should give thanks for absent fathers.
Some fathers simply donated their DNA,
so other people could have children;
we can’t help but give thanks for them as well.
Some fathers come into the picture
to help raise another man’s children,
treating them with love and support;
we can’t help but give thanks for them too.
Some single moms play the dual roles of mother and father,
we can’t help but give thanks for them also.
Let us give thanks on this Father’s Day
for all those who are good fathers.
Let it be. So be it. And: Amen.