Fatherless

What is a father? A parent, a founder, a leader, a provider, a protector...at least that's what they should be. I've never experienced this type of man in my life, the man I call dad is quite the opposite. Lately I'm noticing theres a lot of people who wouldn't describe a father as that and know exactly how i feel. We are in a sense fatherless since we have never known the concept of an actual father. Some people don't have one while others just got crappy ones. I think the worst pain there is, is when the person who should love you unconditionally, a parent, doesn't. It's a pain that doesn't go away and can't be eased by passing time. I didn't believe there was any comfort for enduring this type of pain. Then i realized we aren't fatherless afterall. I have a father who loves me unconditionally, forgives my failures, and never will walk away from me. He's my provider and my protector. No matter what my earthly father thinks of me, my heavenly father thought I was to die for.