One of the great revelations that Jesus gives us, especially in the Sermon on the Mount, is that God is not just the Supreme Being, the creator of the universe, but truly our loving Father. In this meditation we use texts of Scripture to consider what God’s Fatherhood means for us:

• Our Father God has a plan, a mission for each one of us
• He loves us dearly and we want to love him in return
• He invites us to talk with him in prayer, including the Our Father
• He respects our freedom, allowing us to sin but always welcoming us back
• He disciplines us, as all good fathers do with their children
• He watches over us in his loving providence, moving us always to trust in him and not be anxious