Father's Day - June 19th, 2022
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We at OTO would like to say Happy Father’s Day. Fatherhood holds a component of choice, as do many other things but there is a uniqueness to it. It also harbors a spirit of loving guidance and stewardship—and intention-filled choices, over and over again. Choices that maintain a passion to provide, supplement, and reinforce. Fatherhood supplies the fortitude. The safety. The provision. That is the reinforcement that a Father provides to the human experience that is unmatched. And nothing is like a Father’s love. Because the attributes listed above create a necessary foundation for a healthy human experience. Whether you are a Father, a Grandfather, an Uncle, a Brother, an Adoptive Parent, or those that have been divinely put in place to be a Father we acknowledge you today and always. And for those Father figures who have chosen this life by intercession, we commend you and know that work, in particular, is meant for the extraordinary. Fathers are known to intercede wherever there is a need - whether through advice, fixing what’s broken, or solution-oriented strength and service. That kind of purpose was not meant for just anyone.
We honor you for the ways you actively heal your lineage. The way you break generational curses, and how you actively nurture the children that come from you and the youth around you. There is nothing like your dedication which often goes unacknowledged and your many, nameless sacrifices. In all of this, we hold you in the highest regard. You in totality are valuable not only because of what you produce alone but because of who you are. One thing that you gon’ know “on tuh-day” is how incredibly grateful we are for you. Not just the remarkable components of fatherhood that are a part of you but also the you that is still building, that is cultivating, and the you that is still healing. Thank you for doing the work to save yourself as you do your best to save your children and the children who need you.
“Life is a gift, love, open it up. You’re a child of destiny. You’re the child of my destiny”- Jay-Z