The following readings are suggested as
possibilities:
Old Testament
Genesis 27.1-29 - Jacob deceives his
father
Proverbs 23.22-25 - Listen to your
father…
Psalms
Psalm 103.8-18 - As a father has
compassion….
New Testament
Ephesians 6.1-4 - Fathers, do not provoke your
children…
1 John 3.1-3 - We are God's children
Gospel
Luke 2.41-51a - Jesus in the Temple
Luke 8.41-42, 49-56 - A father's faith (Jairus'
daughter)
Luke 15.11-end - The prodigal son