What Being a Father Truly Means
Perhaps men today do not perceive the beauty, the grandeur, and the profound consolation contained in the word “father” by which we may address God in prayer, because the father figure today is often not sufficiently present; and this presence is often not adequately positive in daily life. A father’s absence, i.e., the problem of a father who is not present in the child’s life, is a great problem of our time; and therefore, it becomes difficult to understand the profound significance of what it means to say that God is a Father to us. We can learn from Jesus Himself, and from His filial relationship with God, what being a “father” truly means, and the true nature of the Father who is in heaven. – Benedict XVI
Few men do perceive the beauty, grandeur, and consolation of fatherhood, and fewer women, even though it’s the key to everything.
