Where ever you look in the Bible there is the symbolism of a family quilted together. The thread that holds it all together is the compassionate love of God the Father which should flow from spouse to spouse, parents to children and children to parents. We can have the love of Christ in our family by honoring them the way Christ honored us. The word honor is used throughout the Bible and should be used in all our relationships. To honor means to build up the worth and value.
Honor is the missing element in the family today.
Kayla Roland from Flint Michigan was shot by a 6 year old boy with a stolen 32 caliber. Some of our political leaders say we need to honor Kayla and prevent this from happening again by passing a gun control law. This type of honor would not have prevented this senseless tragedy from happening. We have a problem in America with violence and guns and it is heartbreaking that we think that our problems come from and can be fixed by our government leaders and our legislation process. Our problem is not a legislative problem.