My friend,

Please join me to honor all fathers this Father’s Day!

Today we celebrate fatherhood, both past and present, with this special day proclaimed over 50 years ago:

To have a father—to be a father—is to come very near the heart of life itself.

In fatherhood we know the elemental magic and joy of humanity. In fatherhood we even sense the divine, as the Scriptural writers did who told of all good gifts coming "down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning"—symbolism so challenging to each man who would give his own son or daughter a life of light without shadow.

This is fitting and good. Let each American make this Father's Day an occasion for renewal of the love and gratitude we bear to our fathers, increasing and enduring through all the years.

Today we gather with family to honor and reflect on all fathers, and recognize the contributions they've had in our lives.

Sincerely,

Glenn Grothman