Matthew 19:14
When I think about fatherhood, I
cannot go any further without thinking about my own father. My father’s name is George Curry but he is
well known as the late Bishop G.O. Curry Junior. Presiding prelate over Presence of God
Tabernacle churches Inc. He was a
pastor, founder and bishop of 9 churches total in his life time and he was a
pastor and bishop to many in the body of Christ. From the state of California to Alabama to
Detroit to the vast south east region my father travelled for many years. From his humble beginnings of growing up in
the projects, to the time when he was elected as a honorary board member of one
of the most prestigious bible colleges in the country my father was 1st
and foremost a dad. I remember when I
could not wait to see him after being gone weeks at a time and seeing him and
hanging out with him and just talking.
Quite honestly, our dialog seemed
to start by his knock at the door, coming to pick me up. My father was a great man, but I think what
made him great was the fact that he was a man that sought the Lord and at the
same time was a great father and such a
wonderful mentor. People loved my
father. My father really had a heart for
people. It didn’t matter what
denomination you were, what color, what age or what walk of life, he simply
loved people, and it showed. I think
that was the example of my father to me,and simply as the best father that ever
lived in my eyes, was that he was a man with all of these attributes and was
yet imperfect and flawed. Thru the years
he has always remained a father and an example and quite honestly, this is how I saw my father, mistakes flaws and all.
Above all of that I saw him as a man of God, period! That is the beauty of fatherhood and being a
father, and this brings me to a very important point. Jesus mentioned that we have the example of the child, seeing things
thru a child’s eyes in innocence this is the pathway to the kingdom of God. I feel
like I can in no way come into the fullness of my fatherhood or my identity
without honoring the greatness and become able and open to capture the love and identifying with the good that
is in my father. So this day I choose to honor my
father. I find it a privilege to
remember such a great man and to me from my observation the greatest father that walked the planet. I can say that as I remember him I will always view my experience of my father with a
child’s heart, and now that I myself am a father the purity of how I see my father is still with me. Know this, that it is how I see my father that determines to what degree I can truly inherit what he has set aside for me and possess what is rightfully mine, both naturally and spiritually speaking. From God the father and our natural fathers as well.
