I am not the wisest of all parents in the world. As much as
I would like others to realize that right parenting is the most important thing
this world needs, to end the war, poverty and chaos, I do not claim to know
everything. I am still learning. Every day, I am learning and growing with my
son. It makes my journey as a mother not just delightful but very meaningful. I
guess what we parents only need first of all, is the humility to accept the
fact that we do not know everything, especially when it comes to raising our
children. The problem with most of us is that we think that as parents, we have
the right to be correct all the time. We think that since we are the parents,
we have all the privilege of being obeyed at all times, of being right at all
times, of being the only one to be talking at all times. I know that because I
too am tempted once in a while to think that way.
I am a parent, yes. But I am also a child of God. If you are
reading this and you don't believe in the existence of someone greater than us,
then you can stop reading this right away. God is a father. He, too, like me is
a parent. Who else will I turn to for parenting tips but him? Who else best
knows how to properly raise my son but him? And so I turn to his words for
comfort when raising my son sometimes becomes challenging. I turn to him for
advice in times when I am confused with what to do. I turn to him because I
know he will never fail me. He called me to become a parent in the first place,
didn't he?
I do not own my son. He is not my property, my possession. I
am only a steward. My son was entrusted to me by the Lord so that I can teach
him his ways and he too can be holy like he is called to be. It's only been 8
years since I became a mother. I still have a lifetime ahead of me to learn the
ropes. But yes each day matters like it's the last. That's why I sieze it,
every minute of it. And at the end of the day, I may not have done everything
right, but it makes me feel right to be able to kneel down and pray with my
son, read to him the bible and be assured that we are being taken care of by
the best parent in the world, our God the Father.
