October 31, 2014
Halloween
Lydia, my nine year-old granddaughter,
recently had the end of her middle finger cut off in some play equipment. It
was traumatizing and I worried about how she would react when the bandages
were removed and she saw for the first time that her three middle fingers were
now all the same length. The bandages were removed and a blackened nub, topped
with black stiches was revealed. Lydia studied her finger and said, “Oh…It
looks like Frankenfinger!” Obviously the length of her finger is not a priority.
“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of
their children” (Proverbs 17:6 NIV).
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Gail;
-----It’s just too bad we don’t begin to really mature in righteousness until our children are pretty much beyond their young impressionable stages. Of course, some do. I have met young parents who are incredibly mature. They not only teach their children what’s right to do, they also teach them the humility which gravitates them towards discovering even more right. I knew this before I was ever married. But there is something about knowledge that works better at puffing up than effecting righteousness, because I sure didn’t do a fine job at exhibiting spiritual maturity and wisdom to my children. Somebody’s done well at leading Lydia into the kind of humility which will absorb a sore reality into all her perception of everything being fine. A child becomes proud of those kind of parents.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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