Opening Prayer
Together:
+ O God, to fall in love with You is the greatest romance, to seek You, the greatest adventure, to find You, the greatest human achievement. Loving Father teach us to love You with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength. (Memorize this)*
Hail Mary…
Father in Heaven, strengthen fathers to lead their family into battle and onto the victory of Heaven. +Amen
*When Jesus was a boy, St Joseph taught Him to memorize and pray always “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart…” which is the first and Greatest Commandment for us to obey! -Mt 22:38 The more that you love God, the happier you will be!
I love that mel gibson clip… inspiring!
Amen Mark! That clip seen from a spiritual fatherhood perspective really comes alive for me too.
I struggle being the first to set my foot on the battlefield of daily family living. I was remembering that clip recently when I was struggling to do my early morning prayer. The fruit of that prayer and suffering, in the early morning darkness, I shared in this blog post: Are you wrestling with the darkness today?