Hey, my friends, I'm Matt, this is the 10 minute Bible Hour podcast, and I'm recording

this on Father's Day, which means I'm not hanging out with my kids right now.

So, hey, forgive me if we hustle along just a little bit.

We got some fishing and other stuff that we're going to do yet.

But I remember as a kid, Father's Day was the kind of thing where I would think about

my dad and my grandpa's and how much I respect them and love them.

And I had never really occurred to me to imagine that someday I would be a dad and to think

about what that would feel like.

But now, when Father's Day rolls around, I still think about my dad and my grandpa's,

but I also think about me and I think about my wife and I think about this family project

that we're building together.

And I think about my kids and I think about what they awakened in me, particularly my oldest

daughter, my first kid.

She came into the world and in my youthful pride, I thought I understood all the things

about the different kinds of love that could exist.

And then she came out and she was tiny and vulnerable and the miracle of birth was still

fresh in my mind.

And I realized she'd never seen anything about the world.

And I realized how important a mom was and how important a dad was.

And I sensed that she loved me back in some weird baby way.

And all dads probably say this, but I think I do just about anything for them.

I would endure discomfort, pain, suffering.

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