The Day Thou Gavest

Donald Conkey: Father's Day 2011 — a time to honor our fathers

Sunday is Father’s Day — a day to honor both of our fathers — our mortal father and our Eternal Father. But today, rather than put total emphasis on the secular side of Father’s Day, and it is secular in that ‘things’ are promoted as ways to honor one’s father, I want to also emphasize the spiritual side of Father’s Day because all mankind is told in Exodus 20:12 to “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” (And frankly I’m surprised the ACLU has not tried to eliminate Father’s Day in their efforts to completely secularize America) On Father’s Day, as I honor my father who has crossed that bridge between mortality and immortality, I often think of the term ‘life eternal,’ and what it means in my life, and in the lives of my family — and of my father. And as I ponder this term I often read Christ’s intercessory prayer found in John 17, especially verses 3 and 4. They read: “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee [our Eternal Father] the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” Perhaps the primary assignment given by God to the male specie was to marry and father children and to raise them in the ways of the Lord that they all may complete their sojourn in mortality and return to Him and there be given ‘life eternal.’ And one of the gifts, perhaps the greatest gift except for life itself, is the gift of agency (some call it free will), the gift to choose what we will be in mortality.

resurrecting the otter's cheese: The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended

Many times I've said to myself, who would place all this effort in finding, sharing and loading up this quality stuff? It's rare that the gratitude deserved by someone who gives their time and their efforts so selflessly gets the appreciation appropriately deserved. So, for one who's benefitted so greatly and appreciated so strongly, I once again thank you.

its what they were made for! I'll say a wee prayer for their safe journey to the next life. The day thou gavest...

Rick Wakeman - Anne Boleyn 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended'. What a fantastic Moog solo!

The day Thou gavest -, the World Day of Prayer 1930 - Scotland - 1980

The day Thou gavest, the story of the World Day of Prayer

The day Thou gavest

The day thou gavest!

An annotated anthology of hymns

The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended, The darkness falls at thy behest; To thee our morning hymns ascended, Thy praise shall sanctify our rest. ...