父親節的省思

今天是父親節，心中有幾許的感傷與激情，雖然已儘力扮演好為父的角色，但畢竟能力有限，智慧不足，給自已的期許和實踐有太大的落差， 『每個孩子都渴朢一個睿智、責任感兼備的父親給予指導與陪伴 ;每個孩子都想要向父親學習勇敢、堅強的特質; 每個孩子更希望在父親身上感受到溫煦的愛。』回想從前，或許是缺乏經驗， 對孩子的要求太多，付出的關愛太少。只是後悔無益，來者可追。 希望有生之年，能給予孩子更多的體諒與幫助。

聖經明示：『老人以子孫為華 冠;兒女以父親為光榮。』祈求上帝彰顯衪的榮美與大愛,讓我自已能夠努力的達成目標。～ 共勉之！

General MacArthur's Prayer for His Son

Build me a son , O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee- and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge. Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail. Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past. And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious , yet never forget take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength. Then, I, his father, will dare to whisper, “ I have not lived in vain!

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