Daily Celestial Challenge Friday-AmorBeauty Freedom (the role of grandparents in the family)

Hello brothers, today I am going to talk about a beautiful subject, the role of grandparents in the family.

The grandparents are the historians of the family. Its walls carry portraits of relatives, their photos of yesteryear are texts of very interesting stories of people, events and customs. Sometimes we find a real surprise - something that nobody knew. When grandparents arrive home, their children should try to get stories of their lives for their children and grandchildren.

The Bible says that this is the responsibility of the grandparents along with the parents:

I will come with the mighty acts of God the Lord; I will mention your justice, of yours alone. Oh God, you have taught me from my youth, and until now I have announced your wonders. And even in old age and gray hairs, do not forsake me, O God, until I announce your power to this generation, your power to all who are to come. "Psalm 71: 16-18

"Because He established a testimony in Jacob, and put a law in Israel, which commanded our fathers to teach their children; so that the next generation would know it, even the children that were to be born; and they will arise and tell their children, that they may put their trust in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; and they were not like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not prepare their hearts, and whose spirit was not faithful to God. "Psalm 78: 5-8.

Grandparents are the ones who can be generous with grandchildren. Sometimes they need financial help for their education, for some educational trip, even for a spiritual ministry. The gifts of the moment are always well received. When there is a possibility, opening a savings account for future educational expenses is an invisible gift but will be greatly appreciated in the future. Grandparents can pay that account on birthdays and other special days. We must encourage our grandchildren to work to earn money and save and then be able to cover these expenses and not always be looking for loans. We have to encourage them to manage their finances well, whether they are children with little money, young people already receiving something for their work, or parents. We know the traps like the credit card, the not to spend according to a budget, or to spend everything in likes and not to save for emergencies. We have learned the real value of "things" and we have the perspective of time.

Grandparents are valuable counselors for our grandchildren. Not so much "teachers", because that is the work of the parents, but we can share lessons learned in life. The counselor is one who is wanted for his wisdom, so if we are to be sought and correspond as wise, we must be wise. The books of the wisdom of the Bible offer the best course on the true wisdom that exists. I try to read in them every week of my life because they are so practical. I rarely encounter a problem that is not dealt with extensively in those books. Remember that another requirement of a counselor is to be a friend, not a judge, one who listens before speaking, one that the grandson knows that he loves. A naughty and bad-tempered grandfather will never be sought as a counselor.

We try to ensure that all three generations coexist in all possible opportunities, that is, take advantage of holidays and vacations to have a conviviality. In these days the children no longer live near the grandparents and together represents an expenditure of money and energy, but we should not spend the years without tri-generational conviviality, even for a day or a weekend.