“Sons and Daughters, Mothers and Fathers”

Sons and daughters,

Honor and obedience to your mothers and fathers

is good, holy and rewarding.

But disobedience and dishonor

will not keep them calmer.  

For the Lord’s sake submission stop hoarding!

Mothers and Fathers,

Your children you are not to exasperate

even though they instigate

frustration in you at times.

For while they must honor and obey,

listening carefully to all that you say,

harsh pushing may lead them to crimes…

against you, God and others.

For the Lord’s sake flee ruling that smothers!  

Children AND Parents,

Let’s look to the perfect Daddy and Son

in Whose family by faith we’re made one

when obediently we’re buried in water.

For the Son, on that night

that was filled with great fright,

said, “Not my will but Yours” to His Father.

(Inspired by Ephesians 6:1-4.)

By Bart W. Newton

February 1, 2014

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