Cord Byrd: “Mr. President, this Sunday, June 18, is Father's Day. The Bible tells us to ``honor thy father and thy mother.'' I would…”

“Mr. President, this Sunday, June 18, is Father's Day. The Bible tells us to ``honor thy father and thy mother.'' I would like to take just a few minutes to pay tribute to fathers and to call particular attention to this coming Sunday, that day of special significance. An old English proverb tells us that ``one father is more than 100 schoolmasters.'' Fatherhood is the most compelling, the most profound responsibility in a man's life. For those of us who are fathers, there is nothing that we can do here in this Chamber that is more important than our commitment to our children. And, of course, with the greatest responsibilities, come the greatest joys and the greatest challenges. For those of us who are blessed with a long life, we learn that existence is an intricate mosaic of tranquility and difficulty. Struggles, along with blessings, are an inevitable, and instructive, part of life. A caring father prepares us for this reality. He teaches us that, in human nature, there is no perfection, there is simply the obligation to do one's best.”