{"id":4543,"date":"2010-06-20T06:39:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-20T06:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/06\/a-blessing-for-fathers.html"},"modified":"2010-06-20T06:39:29","modified_gmt":"2010-06-20T06:39:29","slug":"a-blessing-for-fathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/06\/a-blessing-for-fathers.html","title":{"rendered":"A Blessing for Fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center\">God our Father, in your wisdom and love you made all things. <br \/>Bless these men, that they may be strengthened as Christian fathers. <br \/>Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. <br \/>Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honor them always with a spirit of profound respect.<br \/>\n<br \/>Grant this through Christ our Lord.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><i>Amen.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; from the Book of Blessings.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God our Father, in your wisdom and love you made all things. 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