Every Wednesday I pick up the phone and I call my father. He answers with his characteristic “Hello.” (a statement, not a question) and then we talked for the better part of an hour. Our conversations range all over the place like a homing pigeon who’s had one too many. I’ll tell him about my week and what I’ve been thinking about. We’ll talk about movies we both watched and he’ll tell me about the sermon he’s working on. I lay out everything I’ve been struggling with and my gracious father listens. Then he tells me he loves me and I tell him I love him and we hang up and go on with our weeks. It’s a vital part of the rhythm of my week. I don’t feel right without that hour on the phone with my dad.
As thankful as I am for my dad that’s not what this post is about. But talking to my dad every week has helped me understand what I am thankful for.
Today I am thankful for the weekly gathered worship of our Father. We as a church get together and we dial up our Father. We talk to Him about what’s been going on with us, listen as He speaks to us through the Bible, try to express how good He is to us and bring all our burdens to lay at His feet. Then He tells us He loves us and we tell Him we love Him and we out into our week. I never feel right if I can’t be there for whatever reason. The week isn’t the same because I haven’t gotten a chance to talk to my Dad. Yeah, I can talk to Him anytime I want to just like I can call up my dad anytime I need to talk to him. But it’s not the same. There are other things going on, other matters to focus on. He’s still delighted to hear from me, but it’s different.
And yes, on Sunday morning I’m helping juggle kids and I’m usually tired already from the effort of getting everyone out the door, but as frazzled as I am it’s still special. A special time to talk to Dad. And for that I am sincerely thankful.
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