As any parent who has raised a person to adulthood knows, there comes a time in their child's life where they must break away and claim their own stake in life. Oftentimes this manifests itself in rebellion through a willful rejection of the parents' values and teachings. Exasperated, parents want to know where they failed... sometimes, they even blame themselves for the grown child's choices. A child may wander. In time, however, the child often returns to the ways of their parents' teachings. This is especially true when the child becomes a parent of their own child or children. So parents, do your job and if they don't seem interested in what you have to teach, teach your children anyway. You can't choose their path for them, but you can show them a path they can choose. Whether they take that path or not is up to them. Most importantly, don't ever stop teaching them. Just because they may be all grown up with families of their own doesn't mean they don't still need guidance and direction. Recycle the lessons from long ago and teach them again. When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Readings: Job 23:1-27:23; 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:11; Psalm 41:1-13; Proverbs 22:5-6
