Good Good Father

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.” – Exodus 15:2
 
Pat Barrett was a pastor’s kid and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia playing guitar in his garage with other Christian teens. They formed the band, Housefires. 
After getting married and starting a family, Pat wondered: "When I started having kids and I'm looking at my daughter Harper Gray, and I'm like, 'How am I going to explain God to you?'" Pat recalled. 
"'How am I going to introduce you to someone who so transformed my life?'" he continued. "How am I going to tell you what He's like?'"
As Pat and other band members put thoughts to paper, the result was the song “Good Good Father”. 
Pat said the message resonated with members of the church and helped create "a recalibrating of hearts" as the lyrics healed spiritual wounds. 
"To see that same thing connect with so many people has been so humbling, so mind-blowing, surprising, but also encouraging that that message is something we can stand on," he said.
“I want my kids to think that the first image of worship is not to be Sunday, big stage, lights, fog, cameras, action. The first thought I want when we talk about worship is my real life before God” Pat said. 
 
Do you worship and praise the Lord throughout the week? Today in prayer, remember your Good, Good Father and praise Him throughout the day.  
 
“You're a good good father
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
It's who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am” – Pat Barrett
 
God’s Word: “and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” – Philippians 2:11