God of grace, wisdom and hope—Father,

God of grace, wisdom and hope—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—from whom every family in heaven and on earth gets its true name. You created us in Your image, making us for relationships, giving us meaningful work, and putting us in families to nurture and care for one another; and to show Your love to the world.

Today is Father’s Day. For many of us this can be a hard day. For some, it’s because their father was not a dad who demonstrated Your love, patience and care; theirs was a father who did not protect them from pain, but was instead a source of pain through neglect or abuse,…