Father Christian - Parish Chaplain

There's an old story of a boy who stood on a sidewalk, waiting on a bus. A man walking by spotted the boy, and gave him some gentle instruction. "Son," he said, "if you're waiting on the bus, you need to move to the street corner. That's where the bus stops for passengers." "It's ok," said the boy. "I'll just wait right here, and the bus will stop for me."  The man repeated his argument, but the boy never moved. Just then, the bus appeared. Amazingly, the bus pulled over to where the boy stood, and the child hopped on. The man on the sidewalk stood speechless. The boy turned around in the doorway, with a giggle of a child who have had a triumph and said, "Sir, I knew the bus would stop here, because the bus driver is my dad!"

Friends this weekend is FATHERS DAY! We remember in special way all our dads and the immense gift of life that they have given to us, their daily sacrifices, love and care for us are amazing. Just recently, I saw on a news report how a boy got so emotional whilst speaking with his dad through a cellular phone having missed him for couple of days in the midst of the heavy storm in Houston, Texas, United States.

Just as I paid tribute to all our mums during the Mother’s day celebration, I equally commend all our fathers, together with our mothers; keep up the good work of love, care, nurturing and upbringing that you are doing for us in the family. Your roles are irreplaceable and forever, we will be grateful for having been part of the life of the man and woman through whose love, we all came into this world.

May God bless all our families!

God bless.

FR CHRISTIAN