Father’s Day 2026 - For some it’s a day to see family, for other’s it can be a day of good memories or even bad ones. It can also be a day of thinking about lost ones that are no longer with us, and it can be a day of celebrating the role our father’s play in our lives.

There was no “father’s day” in Jesus’ time, but respect and honor for one’s father was (and is) ingrained in Jewish culture. When Jesus spoke of God as “Father” and taught us to pray “Our Father,” he knew that this metaphor would be understandable for us and would help us to relate to God. We all come from a variety of backgrounds and family situations, and it is important to celebrate the very thing that binds us together and enables us to be brothers and sisters – that of having a very real relationship with our Heavenly Father.

He loves us more than we can ever know and we can turn to Him for the acceptance, approval, attention and the care that we have always wanted. He has seen every single moment of our lives. He has witnessed every word we have ever said – good or bad, every hurt we have ever experienced, every fear, every sin, every sorrow we have felt. Unlike our human father, He has known every thought we have ever had and He’s understood it completely. We can turn to Him because He’s a caring, consistent, close, competent Father. He will never leave us or forsake us.

So regardless of what Father’s Day means to you, I encourage you this month to celebrate our real, living, Heavenly Father.

Pastor Andrew