ESPN commentator and First Take host Stephen A. Smith joined Sean Hannity for an exclusive sitdown interview on Fox Nation’s Sean. In the two-part special, the two commentators cover everything from politics to personal lives and drop a few interesting anecdotes along the way.
Stephen A. reveals that, while he never patched up his relationship with his father before his death, he got to deliver the eulogy at his funeral; a kind of catharsis.
“I got these things on my mind… I’ve been holding it in for years,” Smith recalled telling his pastor before his speech. He told long-time friend Hannity that he disagreed with the way his father treated his mother, explaining in the interview “what he felt, how he acted, what he said, is nothing compared to what he did to her.”
His pastor, however, advised him not to talk about his grievances at his father’s funeral.
“He took me to scripture in the book of Matthew about forgiveness,” Smith said. “It was about making sure that you understand that the power of forgiveness is the ultimate power.”
Smith proceeded to eulogize his father, heeding his pastor’s advice and choosing to be more forgiving in his language. He recalls ending the speech with, “I know there is a lot to complain about. But he was my dad. And I loved him.”
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