I am sad to remind you that many women are disappointed in their natural fathers. Many men do not treat their daughters as the precious little girls and women that they are. These women have an unhealthy concept of fatherhood.

You see, a man becomes a father through a biological act. Fatherhood is not always the desire of a man's heart. Some men do love their children with a depth you cannot understand. Others do not know how to love and end up hurting their children instead. Whether it happened physically, emotionally, sexually, or otherwise, there are countless women in our world who have been abused. Many have been molested and some pushed aside. They come in all colors, ages, and sizes. Many wrap their secrets in firs and dress them up with jewelry. Some are staggering down city streets in tattered clothing. In a guttural voice, they shout obscenities and vulgarities. Both kinds are bitter and in pain. They have never known love and tenderness. Their lives have been a series of disappointments and distresses. When you find them, tell them that there is a Father who does not abuse or rape, rob or demean. Tell them that He is the One who enabled them to survive the dark places. Tell them He is real.

He is the One who enables the broken to break without falling apart. He is the One who holds the feeble and comforts the broken. He is the Father who rocks the street woman to sleep and holds the beaten prostitute through the night. He is the One who stopped the gun from going off. He is the One who eased the addict's pain and gave rest to the nervous and strength to the trembling. He is the Father of the fatherless. They may not know that He got them home many nights when others would have devoured them. He has parented them through circumstances and fed them through the hands of strangers. He hasn’t forgotten the less fortunate or the more fearful. He puts His loving ointments on the secrets of their lives.