Passage of the Day:
You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.[e] 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[f] 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”[g] 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him, John 3:10-17.
Reflection:
Today’s title is the exact words my father told me when I hugged him to say goodbye on May 16th. Two days later, my father suddenly passed away. These five words resonate in my mind, wondering if my father somehow knew that this would be the last time we would talk. This will be the first time in 55 years that I won’t have a father to call on Father’s Day. While commercials continue to air, hinting at the best item to purchase for a father, the one gift that I will always remember from my father are the words, “I love you, my son.”
Prayerful Action:
But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.[b] 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[c] Father,” Galatians 4:4-6.
Preparing Your Fields to Bear Spiritual Fruit:
On a dark night, three of Jesus’ disciples listened from afar, wondering why a prominent Pharisee wanted to meet with Jesus. This is the context of one of the most famous verses in the Bible. Although Nicodemus didn’t understand the concept of being born again, the disciple whom Jesus loved does mention a subtle transformation in John 7:50-52 and John 19:38-42. While all human beings have their own version of a prodigal child, Luke 15:11-20, the best spiritual fruit that you can provide for your father today is a genuine exchange of “I love you.”
Song of the Day:
Rather than get caught up in the materialism of Father’s Day, spend quality time with family in your living years so that you won’t have any regrets when your earthly father passes away.
by Jay Mankus
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