For many of us, the word "father" doesn't automatically mean safety, love, or goodness; it means pain. But Scripture reveals a different reality: God is the perfect Father who never fails, never wounds, never abandons. Through the parable of the prodigal son, Psalm 103, and Jesus's words in John 14, we discover what the Father is truly like. If you want to know God's heart, look at Jesus, how He welcomed, touched, defended, wept, forgave, and loved. Your identity is rooted in being a beloved child of God, and nothing can change that.