Tuesday, October 17 Each of you should respect his mother and his father . . . I am Jehovah your God.​—Lev. 19:3.

[Poly Ester]

Tuesday, October 17

Each of you should respect his mother and his father . . . I am Jehovah your God.—Lev. 19:3.

 

Clearly, we ought to take to heart God’s direction to honor our parents. Bear in mind that the direction found at Leviticus 19:3—to respect one’s mother and father—comes right after the statement: “You should be holy, because I, Jehovah your God, am holy.” (Lev. 19:2) In harmony with Jehovah’s counsel to honor our parents, we might ask ourselves, ‘How am I doing in this regard?’ If you feel that you should have done more in the past, you could decide now to make improvements. You cannot change the past, but you can be resolved from this point on to do more with and for your parents. Perhaps you could arrange to spend more time with them. Or what about offering them more support materially, spiritually, or emotionally? Doing so is in line with what Leviticus 19:3 says. w21.12 4-5 ¶10-12