"Its been a while"

Sorry folks, its been a while.  Ive been very busy with a number of different things but I expect to slow down soon and have some more time for this.  I hope you are still tuning in every now and again.  Readership has dropped off, probably because of no new posts, but I hope for the few out there that these posts are interesting and/or enjoyable to you.

Today is Father's Day.  It can be a great day for some and a miserable one for others, depending on your upbringing.  It is thought by some that the relationship you have with your father mimics or mirrors that relationship you have with the Heavenly Father.  Yes, we often communicate well with Jesus, but what about the Father.  Do we really have a good relationship with him, do we have a good relationship with our own father.

Piety is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  What piety actually refers to is right relationship with the Father.  Its a gift not often prayed for and overlooked.  We would do well to ask the Holy Spirit to increase this gift in us.

Why do we call God father.  There are many misconceptions and thoughts when this question is asked.  Many think that God is a man. Well that is partially true in the personhood of Jesus Christ but not of God the father. Some think God the father is some old dude with a sweet white beard, WRONG.  God the father is neither male nor female, He is pure spirit having masculine traits are ascribed to Him. Therefore, we call Him Him and not Her.

Its really unfathomable who God is, but I actually know this. It would take too long to write in this blog so....I wont.  Only kidding, I only know that God is looking out for me (us) and calling me (us) to Himself through His son and by the Holy Spirit.

On this day we should not only thank our earthly fathers but also our Heavenly One. If our earthly father has passed, or we wish he would (kidding), we need to get past that and focus on the Fatherly relationship that can mend any other relationship by the nature of its goodness.

HAPPY FATHERS DAY