The history of Father’s Day is interesting and ought not to be missed.  It seems that a special day for dads was slow to catch on and, in fact, our nation’s congress avoided enacting legislation for establishing Father’s Day for a long time.

Mother’s Day was easy and has been observed, officially, since at least 1909.  Space does not permit me to expound upon the virtues of such a day, nor to extol the value of mothers everywhere, including my own dear mother or the esteemed and beautiful mother of my children, both of whom are worthy of all glorious recognition on Mother’s Day and every other day including Father’s Day.

Now back to my point (safely resumed, I believe, based upon the preceding paragraph).  Evidently, folks just didn’t see the point of recognizing dads.  Maybe you assume its because men don't like such things but I think its more the prevalent misunderstanding of value that has long beset the male tribe and, more specifically, fathers.

Fathers are mighty important and are a force for great influence.  It’s a hard role and I thank God for those, both among us and departed (my father died in 1999), who have assumed their responsibility with imperfect grace and God-given strength.

By the way, it was 1972 when the law was finally passed to establish a national Father’s Day.  Richard Nixon signed it into law.