Judy Lombardo
As parents, Dave and I always told our children that we loved them unconditionally, just as God loves us unconditionally. What a reassuring feeling to have that promise. To know that whatever happens, however we waiver in our faith, we can always come home to God, that He is always there for us. David, Deborah and Douglas knew that we would always be there for them, in good times and bad - to rejoice in college graduations and outstanding job opportunities and still stand by them (albeit disappointed) when we received a call from the high school guidance counselor advising us that one of them had cut school in order to buy beer for a party that evening. How often children, upon becoming young adults, feel they no longer need church. They sleep late on Sunday morning and we feel lucky if we get them to church on Christmas and Easter. It is only after they become parents themselves that they realize what they have missed and what they want to share with their offspring - the comfort of knowing a loving God. Now that our children are grown and are parents themselves, they have told their children this same message of unconditional love. Through their religious studies, whether in church or synagogue, my grandchildren have learned that God will always be there for them. What a wonderful gift. And when they do wrong, their parents will be there to comfort them and get them back on the correct path, reassured that God is always walking beside them.
PRAYER: Precious Jesus, thank you for this message of unconditional love. Watch over us and help us to become vessels for you-to share with others your words and promise.
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