Growing up in the 1970s, Bishop Izen said, it was normal for fathers to work all day, while the family’s mother was typically home, watching the children. Still, his father reflected the love of God ...

[LH, Hymn for Evening Prayer.] God is eternal blessedness, undying life, unfading light. God is love: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God freely wills to communicate the glory of his blessed life.

“It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed ... Person, God like he is God, like the Father is God.