What We “Do” Still Counts
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesComedian Henny Youngman once stated: “I’ve got two wonderful children — and two out of five isn’t bad.”
As parents, how can we continue a positive parenting role after our children have left our nest?
In 1 Corinthians 13, often called “the love chapter” of the Bible, Paul writes that the greatest gifts of speaking, understanding, and sacrificial service are worthless without love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3 – NKJV).
Love itself is the foundation of lovable behavior, and its influence will never end. Emphasizing this point, Paul writes:
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails” (1 Corinthians 13:4-8 – NKJV).
Even when our children no longer seek our advice, they still value our love. In every stage of parenting, it’s not only what we say but what we “do” that still counts.
May God in mercy grant to us
A home where Christ holds sway,
Where peace and joy from heaven above
Abide from day to day. —Crane
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