Honor!

Ephesians 6: 2 - 3

² “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:

³ If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”

Deb and I, while preparing to move, are uncovering lot’s of priceless treasure.

She would maybe discard some of my stuff, and I might deposit some of hers at the Omro Thrift shop, too.

A wooden sign was something I uncovered, and it was tacked up on a wooden gate on my parents Montana property, back in the 1980’s.

My Mom has been gone for almost 11 years, and my Dad has been gone just a little over 3 years.

I really miss them both, and if I had to do it all over again, I might do some things differently.

Every time I read the verse attached, I think of them.

I often wonder how well I honored my folks?

I wonder how often I considered this text of scripture, when I interacted with my Mom & Dad?

How are you doing at honoring your surviving parents?

Not that I can do a whole lot about it now, but I might have done more honoring, than I did disagreeing.

Here’s a challenge for you. If either of your folks are alive, give them a shout and honor them today.

Maybe then things will go well with you, and you’ll actually have a long life…