Faith for the Fatherless

The lack of a father’s love does not determine your worthiness, says author Alvianne Brule’.

At a point in her life, Brule’ desired the love of an active, loving father. With her father in jail most of her life (who later tried to misuse her faith and intelligence), her journey to forgiveness and freedom has been rough.
Fatherlessness is one of the greatest social issues in our society. Studies repeatedly show that individuals who grow up without fathers positively present in their homes suffer greatly. Studies also expose that the psychological harm experienced by children with absent fathers can persist throughout their life’s course—hence, creating adult men and women with issues that diverge from fatherlessness.
Many would admit that they have struggled with feelings of abandonment, self-hate, and low self-esteem, due to the lack of a father’s love in their lives. Some may have turned to alcohol, drugs, risky sexual activities, unhealthy relationships, or other destructive behaviors to numb the pains of fatherlessness.
In this intentional 21-day devotional, Brule’ challenges readers to sit with the insecurities, anger, and deep wounds that come along with fatherlessness and consciously choose to heal, one day at a time. “The journey of forgiveness is not something that ends after you’ve forgiven your father,” Brule’ mentions on Day 21. “This is a life journey.”
Inside Faith for the Fatherless, readers will find daily reflective questions, clinical impressions, affirmations, scriptures, and prayers.