Proverbs 17:6
This Scripture passage about grandchildren being the crown of the aged makes me smile. While I am not accustomed to thinking that I am ‘aged’ I always smile when I think of my grandchildren. I always smile when Grandpa! or Zaide! is yelled out.
Jesus speaks about being like a child to get into the kingdom, I’d say being with grandchildren is heaven. I imagine almost all grandparents feel that way.
As far as Lent, it might be a great idea to add a grandchild ( or child ) into your presence to see, appreciate and feel the unbridled joy, innocence, love and awe they exhibit.
As far as grandchildren are concerned I see great freedom and love. I am not so concerned with the worldly things with them as I was when I was parenting their parents. There is genuine and total acceptance, love and a willingness to enter into their lives on their level. This seems a joyous task and one to expand on for all of us. How can we nurture the essence of being a grandparent to help us on our Lenten journey? How can we expand this superior model of love to everyone, even to ourselves?
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