Today is Father’s Day, created in 1910 as a complement to Mother’s Day, but was not officially recognized as a holiday until 1966. This is the day that children will give gifts of tacky ties, macaroni art, cards, dinners, and just about everything else under the sun. This however is not about the earthly fathers that we all know and love, but about the Father who loves us all, but some of us do not know. As you celebrate today with your earthly father, take time to celebrate the Heavenly Father who if not for his love for us, we would not have any hope for tomorrow.
Now I want to take some time to talk about my earthly father and person I was named after, Ronald E Hagood Sr. My father was born on March 31, 1941 and went to be with his Heavenly Father on February 4, 2005. He was a big man with an even bigger heart. A lot of what I am passionate about today, I got from him. He was not perfect, not even close, but he always did what he had to do to keep his family fed and was always there when I needed him. Around 1993 my father suffered a stroke of the retina in his left eye and in 1996 he suffered one in his right eye rendering him legally blind. However despite being blind that did not stop him from being there to go with me when I decided to take my first sports road trip. It was a midweek hockey game for our then hometown hockey team the Birmingham Bulls to Biloxi, Mississippi. My dad was a very stubborn man, and that is one of the many things I got from him. Although towards the end he was often very difficult to deal with and we often fought, I never stopped loving him. So if your father is still with you today, no matter if it is your biological father or just the man who did such a wonderful job raising you that you call him father today. I hope that you take the time to go and spend a few minutes with him, and thank him for being there for you. While you’re at it don’t forget to stay thank you to the Heavenly Father who with his love, mercy and grace, we would all be in a world of trouble.
Till next time….
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