Let Us Pray

Father’s Day is this Sunday. On this special day, Americans will gather with their families to celebrate God’s incredible gift of fatherhood. Biblically faithful fathers who strongly and lovingly lead their families in the ways of the Lord are what America needs now, more than ever.

For the United States to prosper, fathers must fulfill their biblical calling to care for their families and children spiritually, physically, and emotionally. As the late pastor, author, and theologian Voddie Baucham powerfully stated, “It has been said that as goes the family, so goes the world. It can also be said that as goes the father, so goes the family.”

We must remember that every child has the right and the need to have a father and mother. Fathers aren’t optional or interchangeable – a father gives a child something no one else can. Unfortunately, since the 2015 Obergefell Supreme Court decision, which nationally legalized so-called “gay marriage,” these fundamental rights for children have been violated at increasing levels. By definition, children in same-sex couple households are robbed of having a mother and father. God ordained marriage as society’s foundational institution, and it is the ideal union to raise, guide, and care for children.

With a goal of promoting the right of every child to have a mother and father and to ultimately overturn the disastrous Obergefell decision, The Family Foundation recently joined the Greater Than Campaign with a coalition of more than 50 other state and national organizations. The campaign’s central belief is the belief that children’s needs are greater than adult desires. It is essential for a child’s stability, identity, safety, and flourishing to be raised by both a mother and a father.

On this Father’s Day, let us thank God for the fathers across our nation who fulfill their biblical calling to lead and love their families in a God-honoring way. Also, on this Father’s Day, let us commit to working to build a culture where every child has a right to a mother and a father.

LET US PRAY…

Father, we praise You for the incredible blessing of Fatherhood and ask You to empower fathers across our nation to care for their families in a way that honors You. Lord, please comfort those who have lost their earthly father and are grieving on this day. Father, we pray that the Greater Than campaign will lead to the overturning of Obergefell and ensure that every child has the right to a mother and a father. Father, we thank You for being our perfect heavenly Father who takes care of us, loves us, and provides for us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.