SCRIPTURE:
Honor
thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy
days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee. Deuteronomy 5:16 KJV
COMMENT:
Honoring our parents should
come naturally to us. I love this
scripture because it is a commandment qualified with a blessing. The Lord says, if you do this, I will do
that. My sister and I often joke that we
were born knowing that our parents were in charge and that we would respect
their authority. In the late 60’s, I was
a small child, being raised, in the projects of Brooklyn, N.Y. Even though both of our parents worked, we
didn’t have a lot of money. However, we had
no idea that we were living below the poverty level. They always did the best they could do for
us. My mom would read us the “riot act”
before we went into a store. She would
look at us and say, “You don’t want anything, you’re not getting anything, so
don’t ask for anything! You got that?”
And we would nod our heads and respond in unison “Yes, Mommy”, and follow her
in, quietly and respectfully. Although
it might sound sort of harsh and regimented to you, it wasn’t. She and my father, loved us and taught us,
from birth, how to behave. We didn’t show
out or have tantrums or display any of the disrespectful behavior we see
today! Children throwing themselves on
the floor, scream at their parents and crying to get their way! That would NEVER have happened in my day or
with my parents! I love them, even now,
for teaching us to respect them and ourselves and authority. It cultivated the deep sense of family we
share. Now, in their old age, we
continue to have a wonderful and loving relationship. We also have a heart and mind to care for
them with joy and gratitude! Thank you,
Jesus!
OUR PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK:
Father God, In the name of Jesus, we thank You for the
guardians You have given charge over us.
Those angels You connected us to, that we would call parents. Help us to honor them with our love, reverence
and respect. Let us enjoy the gift that
they are to us. If someone is dealing
with a broken relationship, Lord, restore it!
Make a way for forgiveness and reconciliation. Finally, Lord, if we didn’t have righteous
parents, help us to break that chain! Shape us into the holy and acceptable,
loving parents we wish we had been given.
Help us teach our children this and all Your great commandments, that we
may be pleasing to You. In Jesus’ name
we pray.
Amen.
Amen.
Nejla K. Hubbard |
Performance Schedule for IN
MYSTERIOUS WAYS
Saturday, July 16th at 8pm Opening Night, Reception at 7pm
Wednesday, July 20th at 2pm
Saturday, July 23rd at 4pm and 8pm
Wednesday, July 27th at 2pm and 8pm
Friday, July 29th at 8pm
Saturday, July 30th at 1pm and 5pm
Sunday, July 31st at 3pm
Tickets are $50 before March 1st.
Tickets are $55 during the month of
March
Tickets are $60 beginning April 1st.
To buy Tickets to see this new Christian play by Nejla K. Hubbard & Directed by Van Dirk Fisher CLICK HERE.
The Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street, NYC.
July 16th - July 31, 2016
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