The Third Week of Advent
The next seven commandments govern our dealings with each other. Honor your father and mother (4). Easy or hard to do in your family? For some it’s a piece of cake and for others not so much. But what other meanings could be represented in mother/father of the commandment? Besides our actual parents who has authority? A priest is called father. Does the church or government represent a parent? Are civil organizations parental? Should they be honored?
Challenge: Discuss with a friend the role of parent in the fourth commandment both within the family and in society.