Pause for Prayer: FRIDAY 6/14

For all fathers,

For fathers who had little or no opportunity 
   to know their own dad,

For our fathers who have died,

For fathers who grieve 
   the loss of their dad,

For fathers who are chronically 
   or terminally ill,

For fathers expecting 
   the birth of a child,

For fathers awaiting the arrival 
   of an adopted child,

For men who desire to be fathers,

For fathers who see the sun rise and set
    in the eyes and smiles of their children,
       let us pray to the Lord…

For fathers in good relationships 

For fathers who grew up without a dad,

For fathers who have failed their children

For fathers whose hearts break
   over the troubles their children face,
      let us pray to the Lord… 

For fathers of children
   who won’t forgive their dad,
      let us pray to the Lord…

For fathers 
   who won’t forgive their children,
      let us pray to the Lord… 

For fathers who will be forgotten
   or ignored on this Fathers Day,

For fathers who work multiple jobs 
   to provide for their families,

For unemployed fathers,

For fathers whose sacrifices
   are unknown to their families,
      let us pray to the Lord…

For fathers unable to provide 
   what they want their children to have,

For every father mourning the loss 
   of a child he loved,

For fathers who are single parents,

For divorced and separated fathers
   who miss their children,
      let us pray to the Lord…


For fathers estranged from or barred
   from seeing their children,
      let us pray to the Lord…

For fathers away in the military
   and for all those who serve

For fathers of sons and daughters 
   lost in war,

For grand- and great-grandfathers 
   who care for their children’s children,

For teachers and coaches and mentors
   who’ve been « father »