November 12, 2013 – Catechism 2779 – 2785

I think it is so easy to see the word “father” in association with God and throw our own ideas of what “father” is supposed to mean on Him.  We must guard against that because all our ideas of “father” are flawed.  Many will come from our own relationship with our biological father.  Even in the best of homes, a father had flaws because he was human and so those flaws will be protected on God.  If the father chose work over family, that will be protected on God.  If dad didn’t show affection enough, or too much, that will be protected.  Then go to extreme examples, cases where a dad was abusive or not there.  The victims of such life experiences will assuredly protect their feeling and knowledge of an earthly father on their Heavenly Father.  God as Father is an unimaginably perfect Father.  Let us all just be very careful not to protect our notions of father, good or bad, on God.  It is like comparing apples to Perfect Oranges.