Respect

“Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.”1 Timothy‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

In today’s world these directives are forgotten by many. In church life they are very important. Respect for age, office and the Lord are all tantamount. 

As an older woman I do not find much respect these days. In Nepal people here do not, on the whole, show respect. They cut in before you, overtalk you or ignore you. I know that respect is something we teach younger people. If we fail to teach then we fail to receive. We teach through our own behaviour. If we show respect, respect is given.

I respected my own mother and father. My siblings also respected them. Even though my dad was a cantankerous old man we still loved and respected him. I pray that my children and grandchildren will retain respect for the remainder of their days. Amen!