If ever a child had a precious heritage, I had. These days we don't seem to set store by conserving the riches of the past with all the wisdom gathered through the years. I have been given gifts and graces and am increasingly aware of them and thankful for them. How have they formed me to be the person I am and what I have accomplished?
As cousins, we now talk more about the homes we grew up in and share our views of all the family members, giving substance to what I see as a family collage. It is for us to evoke an appreciation of these people in the coming generation. The true meaning of conservatism. These are the stories so necessary to a vibrant society aware of its destiny.
Much of Scripture is written for this purpose.
"Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all my commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!" Deut 5:29
"And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart; you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up." Deut 6: 6,7
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