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Gospel Reading for April 26, 2024 – John 14: 1-6
SURVIVAL
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
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In this day of advanced technology, especially with the introduction of gadgets to children, children tend to be addicted to games giving them less time for social interaction even with their own family members. There are even parents who provide gadgets to their children so they may not be “disturbed” in their household chores or whatever it is that makes them unable to attend to their children. This badly affects not only social health, but even mental and physical health and will take its toll on their teenage yearsup to adulthood. The worst effect this will have on them is their inability to have good and lasting RELATIONSHIPS which are very important for SURVIVAL in this fast-paced world we live in.
The best gadget that can benefit our children, if we may call it a gadget, is the Bible. If we bring up our children knowing Jesus, helping them experience Jesus by our love and caring, helping them build relationships with other Christian children, they will most likely build a personal relationship with Jesus, in whom they will find rest and assurance when their hearts are troubled later in life, and who will lead them to the certainty of having the right mission in life, towards the Father.
Lord, may more and more parents realize their very important role in the formation of their children!
