06/17/2026
Scripture lesson for today: Psalm 139: 13-16
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” NIV
As we approach Father’s Day we must be reminded of the greatness of God’s plans and designs for the gift of family; marriage, parenthood, and child rearing; fathers as the head of the household, the spiritual leader, the provider and protector; and the mother with so many job functions, too many to list, yet never to be taken for granted or dismissed; and the children as the pride and joy of their parents. But perhaps the best part of God’s plan is that He planned for each and every one of us long before we were born, knowing who we would become, giving us all the opportunity to be just like His Son.
Prayer: Creator God, Master and Originator of all things, we are truly blessed by all that you have proclaimed into existence. We are truly blessed for your design of family; husband and wife as father and mother, and the gift of children to complete the family as you have planned. Help us, O Lord, to carry out this plan to its perfection. Amen.
From the pen of Pastor Lynn Lockwood ✍️