Some years back Bill Cosby wrote a book simply entitled, Fatherhood. In it, Cosby shares the following story relating to the relationship of fathers and grandfathers with children. He writes: “Now that my father is a grandfather, he just can’t wait to give money to my kids. But when I was his kid and I asked him for fifty cents, he would tell me the story of his life . . . how he got up at 4 AM when he was seven years old and walked twenty-three miles to milk ninety cows. And the farmer for whom he worked had no bucket, so he had to squirt the milk into his little hand and then walk eight miles to the nearest can. All for 5 cents a month. The result was that I never got my 50 cents! But now he tells my children every time he comes into the house, ‘Well, let’s see how much money old Granddad has got for his wonderful grandkids.’ I tell my kids what he is really doing is giving them my money he should have given to me all those years!” On this day when we celebrate fathers, let us also remember grandfathers . . . many of whom have been called upon to give “fatherly input” into their grandchildren’s lives and to bless children in ways that maybe the parents can’t. We celebrate the men of First Assembly today and thank God for your loving leadership in our homes and in our church.