A friend of mine used to say, tongue-in-cheek of course:

Fatherhood: big bucks, lots of respect!

I know that not all our readers are fathers, and there are some among us who may not have all that many fond memories of our fathers. It’s a tough job that many of us worked hard at, if not always effectively. God bless the fathers in your lives.

For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” (Genesis 18.19, ESV)

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. (Deuteronomy 6.6, 7, ESV)

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” (Malachi 4.5, 6, ESV – last words of the Old Testament)

In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. (Matthew 6.9, NKJV)