The Goodfather

An address by the Rev. Rob MacPherson - recorded on Sunday,1st September, 2019 in the Unitarian Meeting House in Adelaide. Being Fathers Day, Rob's sermon was all about raising to worth the role of Fatherhood. Nothing prepares fathers for the role of fatherhood - other than just doing it. It's knowledge acquired "on the run"! As high-stakes improvisers, fathers are bound to get some things right and some things wrong and this relationship is crucial to our development - as children - into adulthood. Love is the key element. A mature, differentiated relationship is also a reciprocal one. Differentiating from one's own father as we mature also requires us to decide what to keep of him and what to leave behind. So there's a bit of sorting out to do!