PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT FATHER’S DAY 2009 Written by Divinia Reynalds

BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WILL: RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF MY ROLE, FULFILLING MY RESPONSIBILITES (If the addressee(s) is present, please refer to them using “you” and “your”) DEAR [NAME OF: CHILD(REN) / GRANDCHILD(REN) / NEICE / NEPHEW / CHARGE / CHURCH]

REMEMBER _________ IS A GIFT THAT GOD HAS ENTRUSTED TO ME, GIVING GOD THANKS FOR _______ PRAY FOR _________

WORSHIP REGULALRY WITH _______TO GIVE [HIM /HER/THEM etc] A BIBLICAL FOUNDATION STRIVE TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST AND DEMONSTRATE HIM IN MY LIFE. I WILL AIM TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE IN CHARACTER AND WORKS

FACILITATE _________IN FORMING AN IDENTITY AS A PRECIOUS CHILD OF CHRIST FIND WAYS TO SHOW ________I VALUE _________AND LOVE _______ [HIM/HER/THEM etc]

BE PATIENT WITH ________, LISTENING TO ALL [HIS/HER/THEIR etc] CONCERNS MAKE SACRIFICES NECESSARY TO PUT _______ FIRST FOR [HIS, HER, THEIR etc] SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND SECURITY

TEACH AND MENTOR _______, PASSING ON EVERYTHING I KNOW BE AN UNCONDITIONAL ALLY, “ROOT FOR ________”; BE ON ________’s SIDE

CAREFULLY CHOOSE WORDS THAT ENCOURAGE AND INSPIRE STOP TELEVISION, COMPUTER GAMES, WORK OR ANYTHING FROM COMING BETWEEN US: ________ AND I WILL SPEND REGULAR TIME TOGETHER

SET BOUNDARIES, MAKING ALL THE EFFORTS I CAN TO KEEP ________ SAFE AND PROTECTED I WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON ________