The importance of a father cannot be overemphasized. He is the superhero in a family. Fathers are always ready to take on everyday troubles for every member of the family. Just like the mother, a good father spends quality time with his family and so to honour such fathers and to celebrate the paternal bonding, a special day is observed every year as Fathers’ Day to commemorate their efforts and contributions in the society.
Fathers’ Day celebration was celebrated as the feast day of Saint Joseph, the earthly father of our Lord Jesus Christ”. Fathers’ Day is also an occasion to honour all the father figures like stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles or even big brothers. Fathers are so important that Glory Naylor remarked: “Old as she was, she still missed her Daddy sometimes”. George Herbert also said that “one father is more than a hundred school masters”, while Liam Nelson said that “it is an ongoing joy being a Dad”. All these go to show the importance of a father in the family and entire society.
Fathers have great roles to play in building the nation. Through fathers, children have access to a vast network including, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends of the family, work colleagues, community organizations, faith communities and even personal histories.
share of the expenditure and ensure that mother’s income is not put under pressure.
Although, Mothers and fathers often bring different strengths and styles to their parenting roles, they also complement each other which is necessary for healthy child upbringing. Fathers play a great role in building the capacity of their children through basic education. They play a unique and crucial role in nurturing and guiding the development of their children. So, as the world marks the International Father’s Day today, the society expects that fathers should sustain their commitment to their families.
As pillars in the development of a child’s emotional well-being, fathers should be affectionate and supportive to their children and wives. They should use this occasion of the International Father’s Day to train their children in the fear of God, by setting moral tone and rules for their behavior and survival in the world.
Christian fathers should rise up to the challenges facing the society in a time when the youths are going back to idolatry in search of quick money, without knowing the negative consequences; a time when respect for elders is squeezed and thrown into dustbins, a time when young girls go half naked on the streets in the name of fashion and a time when immortality is the order of the day. Fathers should continue to shine the light, so that the society will see the way.
Happy fathers’ day!
Written by EMMA NWOSU
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