No matter how old we become, we can still call them 'Holy Mother' and 'Father' and put a child-like trust in them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose.
The sacred title of 'father' is shared with the Almighty.
We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching.
I think fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers - we should look at what young people are saying to us.
I think it's a mother's dream come true to see it work out that way. Not just the mother, but certainly parents, to know that their children have a very solid moral foundation and religious foundation.
Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge, it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring consecration.
Trust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father.
I do disapprove very strongly of labelling children, especially young children, as something like 'Catholic children' or 'Protestant children' or 'Islamic children.'
Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalleled role in helping His children keep their second estate.
You are the mother, the father, the sister, the brother, the teacher and the guide for the soul that has been placed in your trust.