06/21/2026
š” Did you know? Fatherās Day in the United States began because a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to honor her father, a widowed Civil War veteran who faithfully raised six children on his own. The first Fatherās Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington.
š Happy Fatherās Day š
Today we thank God for fathers, grandfathers, and the men who have faithfully loved, led, protected, and pointed us to Christ. Your influence matters, and we praise God for His good gift of godly fatherhood.
At the same time, we know today can carry grief for many. Some are missing their dad. Some are walking through broken relationships. Some long to be fathers or are carrying other hurts that this day brings to the surface.
As the church, we hold both gratitude and grief with open hands. We rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep, trusting that our compassionate Father meets us in every circumstance.
š āBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.ā ā 1 Corinthians 16:13ā14 (ESV)
Whether today is marked by celebration, sorrow, or a little of both, may we all look to our perfect Heavenly Father, who never leaves us and whose love never fails.
