Today was my first fathers' Day without my father. It has almost been a year since he passed away. Hard to believe it has been that long. Remember like it was yesterday when we had him over to our home for Father's Day dinner last year. Like always, he came over to dinner that Sunday with his suit and tie on. I miss him. I went hiking this weekend as part of my tribute to him for Father's Day. He was an extremely difficult hike. Camped at the Timpanogos trailhead up Provo Canyon and woke up early in the morning in an attempt to make it as close to the summit as possible. Mount Timpanogos was one of my dad's favorite mountains. Here are some photos from the hike.
Didn't quite make it to the summit because of the danger of climbing across the snow, but instead jumped in Emerald lake at the base of the glacier. One of the best polar plunges I've done.
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"Our Father in heaven on this day, when fathers are being remembered and honored, we honor you, the Father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. As you've told us, see what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God, and so we are.Father, we thank you for our fathers, for their sacrifices, for their example, their care, their counsel, their presence in our lives. May we honor them through our words and deeds.
For those who don't have good memories of their fathers, we pray that they would be strengthened with power through your Spirit in their lives. We pray for patience, to understand, particularly to forgive, encourage to stand fast, in the truth of the gospel.For those fathers, who are estrange from a child or children, for anyone who is unreconciled with their own father, would you bring to pass this promise you gave us in Malach. "And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers."For those who have never known their father, can they be more aware than ever that you are the father of the fatherless, that nothing in all creation will be able to separate us from your love. in Jesus Christ's name, our Lord. Amen."
