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Videos That Make Us Laugh and Think- Pt 7- Father’s Day

By Dan | June 18, 2008

As I was trying to make my pick for this week I was looking at some interesting videos and then a forward came into my box. While it came too late for me to post last Wednesday, I think you might enjoy some of these Father’s Day tribute videos posted on Godtube.

These first couple of videos really made me laugh. Here’s one for those of you with daughters. I don’t have a daughter yet, but maybe I’ll have to hold on to this video so I can play it for future boyfriends. In this video, a comedian analyzes scary bedtime prayers. My wife told me I couldn’t use that prayer with our son, so we’ve used the kinder, gentler ending, “May angels watch me through the night and guide me to the morning light.”

On a more serious note, I thought this video was really good, a touching tribute to the sacrifice of fathers, but also cute since it involves duct tape.

So why did I go with such an amalgam of videos this week rather than just one? Well, the reality is that dads play a lot of roles in our lives. Some of it is laughable and humurous. Sometimes dads go to great ends and sacrifice for us. The reality though, is that sometimes people have a much more conflicted realtionship with their fathers. Maybe even the discussion of fathers or Father’s Day makes you a little angry or sad as you think on the mistakes, loss, or pain associated with this topic.

Whatever your experience has been with your earthly father, this video is for you. This video reminds us that we all have a Father in heaven who loves and cares for us. He is everything a father is supposed to be. So to those who think on this term with pain, remember what the word “Dad” can and should be. To those with mostly fond memories, you can appreciate our God who is the model on which your father built himself.