As I struggled this week to get words on paper, I remembered again that, by any metric, Mother’s Day beats Father’s Day. Mother’s Day was made a holiday back in 1913, Father’s Day took all the way till 1972.  Average weekend spending for mother’s day $300, average for Father’s day $200.  Hallmark sells 50 million more cards on Mother’s day than Fathers Day.  So why is Father’s less of a to do that mother’s day, and why is it harder to find words of celebration? Well today’s sermon is dedicated to exploring the social and theological aspects of why our Fathers may get a little less attention than our Mothers on their big days, but are equally deserving of gratitude and praise.