Third Sunday in June. A time to celebrate the sacred vocation of fatherhood and the larger themes of paternal figures in our lives.

Unitarian Universalist Perspectives

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  • Forgive me dear father For all the trouble I caused The missed curfews The missed classes Your unfulfilled dreams for me Forgive me dear father But your dreams are not my dreams Forgive me dear father And I will forgive you For missed moments That you sacrificed So that one day I could follow my...
    Poetry | By Jay Wolin | April 22, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Children, Direct Experience, Father's Day, Fathers, Forgiveness, Generations, Love, Pain, Parents, Relationships, Wisdom, WorshipWeb
  • Ground of all being, Great Nurturing Spirit, This morning especially, we give thanks For beautiful days right in between spring and summer, For flowers and green trees and freshly cut grass and lazy lakeside afternoons, For the sound and sight and heart-swell of being together in this place made...
    Prayer | By Kristin Grassel Schmidt | April 17, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Children, Direct Experience, Family, Father's Day, Fathers, Love, Men, Parents, Peace, WorshipWeb
  • For sleepless nights awaiting the curfew-breakers For anxious hours as a driving instructor For hours spent on sidelines, cheering And watching school plays, sometimes “resting our eyes,” For the pressures of bread-winning And “wait ‘til your father gets home.” For teaching moments and...
    Chalice Lighting | By Peter Friedrichs | April 16, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Change, Children, Direct Experience, Father's Day, Fathers, Parents, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships
  • On Father’s Day we honor those people who have been teachers, confidants, and friends. We acknowledge that it is not biology that makes a parent, But love and attention. For those of us that have lost a father, or a child, we hold their memories in our hearts....
    Prayer | By Carol Allman-Morton | April 16, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Caring, Compassion, Family, Father's Day, Fathers, Humanism, Love, Parents, Prophetic Words & Deeds, WorshipWeb
  • My dad died 28 years ago. I still have some of his things: A red plaid Pendleton bath robe. (I look like Dad in that thing now.) An old Sears table saw bought used in 1950. I still use it, (but for rough cuts only). An old grinding wheel, noisy as sin, but sharpens mower blades in no time....
    Reading | By Ken Nye | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Children, Family, Father's Day, Fathers, Generations, History, Integrity, Parents
  • Let us praise those fathers who have striven to balance the demands of work, marriage, and children with an honest awareness of both joy and sacrifice. Let us praise those fathers who, lacking a good model for a father, have worked to become a good father. Let us praise those fathers who by their...
    Meditation | By Kirk D Loadman-Copeland | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Balance, Children, Family, Father's Day, Fathers, Gratitude, Healing, Love, Parents, Relationships, Sacrifice