Deacon Bill's Blog

We honor our parents 1) when we are young by being obedient. 2) when as teenagers and young adults we give them proper respect and listen to them. And, 3) in adulthood, when we show our appreciation. In many ways, at the end of the day, the best we can do to honor our parents is to return the love that we have received from them (the three phases of life - learn, earn, and return).Drawing on another reference to Proverbs 23: “Give your parents joy. May she who gave you birth be happy!”