Not God the Father, but Saint Joseph. He’s not mentioned in the scriptures after Jesus was a kid, so sometime before Jesus turned 30 Joseph passed away.

Though the Son of God probably had a more comprehensive grasp of what happened after death, his dad still died. It was hard for him, as it’s hard for all of us when we lose somebody. But losing someone so central to your life while you’re so young…

Jesus cries with you. That’s kind of the whole point—a God who experiences what we do and strengthens us when we’re weak. Jesus died for our sins so we wouldn’t have to, but that doesn’t mean people don’t still die. They do.

Christ is with us in the mourning after a fall and the morning as we arise. He is a God who knows us and loves us because of it.