On Sunday, Father’s Day, Jets quarterback Josh McCown was out shopping for groceries and had one of those experiences that moved him to the point of sharing about it on social media.
Just got through standing in line at the grocery store. As the clerk scanned items and passed them to the young man to bag they began to pile up because he wasn’t bagging them as quickly as the clerked preferred.
— Josh McCown (@JoshMcCown12) June 17, 2018
As my wife and I patiently waited it was clear why Zach’s bagging had picked up speed. About fifteen feet over my shoulder stood a middle aged man sharing a similar infectious smile as Zach.
— Josh McCown (@JoshMcCown12) June 17, 2018
On fathers day instead of being at home laying around getting to have the day to himself, he’s standing at the grocery store cheering on his son because his son needed him there. I’m thankful for this man because it showed what true love from a father is all about.
— Josh McCown (@JoshMcCown12) June 17, 2018
I want to say thanks to my DAD for being there and cheering me on all these years. To all the fathers out there Happy Fathers Day!
— Josh McCown (@JoshMcCown12) June 17, 2018
McCown shared a powerful story of a young man with special needs working as a bagger at a local grocery store. As he continued to bag, his father was there watching him and cheering him on.
For McCown, it was a reminder of what being a dad was truly about. It was a reminder to love our kids and cheer them on. It was a reminder of sacrificial love.
It was a reminder of our Heavenly Father, the One who loves us, the One who cheers us on and the One who sent his son to die for us.
“This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” — 1 John 4:9-11
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