The Importance of Honoring Our Parents

[369 words] Jesus’ mother, Mary, witnessed the crucifixion from the foot of the cross. Despite his agony, Jesus told his best friend, John, to take care of his mom, and to his mother he said, let John stand in my place as your son. John lived a very long life, and I believe he took care of Mary until she went to heaven. I find it important that while Jesus was bearing the weight of the sins of the whole world on the cross, He took out the time to make sure His mother was taken care of after He was gone! As God, Jesus was dealing with eternal matters. But as a man, He showed all of us how important it is to respect, care and love our parents! (see John 19:26-27). The fact is, we should honor our parents. This is a command of God (Exodus 20:12; Ephesians…