LOVING HOME
“Look, we are your own flesh and bone.” – 2 Samuel 5:1
“Sometimes, parents have no idea about the damage that they do to their children,” my good friend said. We were sharing the common problems we had in our relationships. Both our partners have similar histories: they come from disharmonious homes and lacked affirmations while growing up. Not surprisingly, they have similar problems now that they’re adults: irascible temper, low self-esteem and a propensity for depression.
My friend and I know how difficult it is to counter the damage born out of years of growing up in an unhappy home. But we both know we can survive it, because each experienced a happy childhood within a loving family.
Mother Teresa said, “There is much suffering because there is so very little love in homes and in family life. We have no time for our children, we have no time for each other; there is no time to enjoy each other. In the home begins the disruption of the peace of the world.”
Let’s learn to value our family. Spend time with your children. Forgive your parents. Show concern for your siblings. By uniting our families, we begin to unite the world. Cecil Lim (cez_lim@yahoo.com)
REFLECTION:
“Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.” (Mother Teresa)
Lord, grant that love will prove mightier than all the trials through which our families will pass.
Blessed Mother Marianne Cope, pray for us.
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