Saturday, March 31, 2001
Saturday, March 31, 2001
Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.
I like what Keith Miller said about his constant worry over his daughters: "I began to pray a
different prayer each morning," he said. "Instead of talking to God about each child's needs, I
started imagining that I was placing each one, one at a time, in my cupped hands. I would imagine
being before God. He also had his hands cupped. I would place my hands inside his and gently
take my hands apart, leaving each daughter in God's hands. I didn't say anything, but just released
them to him. And just this one act seemed to take the pressure off me to run the girls' lives...."
May we also do all we can to raise Godly children.
(Proverbs 22:6
NRSV)
As parents, it is impossible to treat children exactly the same, because each child is unique. That
makes child-rearing the most complex of all human tasks. Doc Blakely once said that no man
knows his true character until he has run out of gas, declared bankruptcy, and raised a teenager.
Dear God, give me the guidance to raise your children in a way that will bring them close to your
great love. Amen.
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