Sunday, March 6, 2016

Honoring parents

Honor your father and your mother. ~ Exodus 20:12a

Your grateful action of caring for your parents pleases God -- a lot!  ~ 1 Timothy 5:4b (paraphrased)
Lord, thank you for my parents -- for all their strengths and weaknesses. You gave me life through them. I admit that it is way too easy to disrespect them by focusing on their weaknesses. Help me to treat them the way that I'd like to be treated. I want to live out the radical dignity that you model in Christ Jesus -- who died to restore honor in our lives. Amen.