Just remember for a moment that feeling- the warm, spreading joy you feel when one of your children is kind to another. Honestly- is there anything better?
On the flip side, is there anything that makes you angry like when one of your children is mean to another? That is a unique flavor of emotion, isn’t’t it?
John, in this passage is just reminding us- righteousness isn’t always fancy or cool or noteworthy. It is an everyday thing.
Love your brother.
Of course we have to remember that our brother isn’t necessarily the one living with us, so we talk a lot about that with our kids. And we repent for how we have failed.
But today, as parents and grandparents, teachers and relatives, let’s focus on the real struggle in our families. Let’s pray our kids can choose to imitate Jesus in one of the hardest ways possible- by loving their actual brothers and sisters.
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