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Gospel Reading for September 12, 2026 – Luke 6: 43-49
FAMILY
Jesus said to his disciples: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles. A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I command? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built. But the one who listens and does not act is like a person who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed.”
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What Jesus is saying is very true, especially when we think of a FAMILY. Loving, respectful, responsible, and truly Christian parents or guardians, will most likely produce children who are loving, respectful, responsible, and truly Christian as well. Children learn from the people immediately around them, and parents, above all, have the strongest influence on them because of the children’s dependence on them.
This is what it means to lay a very deep foundation on rock. If later in life the children experience trials and difficulties, they will know how to handle these situations. Their faith in God will not simply collapse under pressure. In fact, it is during these times that their faith in God becomes even stronger because they need him more than ever.
We pray, Lord, that more and more parents will put you at the center of their lives. Amen.
