We need to make a difference. The family is the school where children develop convictions that enable them to make a difference in the world. A simple glass of water is comfort to a frightened child in the middle of the night, hospitality to a visitor, and assurance to the parched lips of the sick. It is said that the opposite of love is control, not hatred. Today's gospel asks families to serve and enhance, not control each other.
Control hurts relationships.
Control less, enhance more. This is how we create sacred moments in our homes.