" His absence leaves us desperately looking for someone else to “fill in the blank.” If the church doesn’t do it, the gay community will. If the church doesn’t do it, the gangs and drug lords will. If the church doesn’t do it, the pornographers will. Empty sons will always look for someone to fill in the blank left by the father who isn’t there. "

― T.D. Jakes , T. D. Jakes Speaks to Men: Loose That Man and Let Him Go/So You Call Yourself a Man/T.D. Jakes Speaks to Men