Advice to Children and Parents

Obey your father and mother,
For it is the right thing to do;
Honoring them like no other,
And respecting them each day through.

Parents are your earthly mentors,
Assigned onto you by the Lord;
And so God totally deplores,
If they are not loved and adored.

The time that they have been on earth,
Has been longer than you ever;
And knows much more of your true worth,
In a kinship that could sever.

They help you through toils and strife,
In matters that are troubling;
And able to live a long life,
Along with much of less stumbling.

Always show them honor and laud,
Be sincere while you obey;
Serve them as you were serving God,
Trusting their advice with each day.

This is an important command,
That the Lord gives with a promise;
Fathers need to watch their demand,
That it does not cause a bitterness.

Give children Christian discipline,
Along with proper instruction;
So they do not repeat the sin,
Or go down the path of destruction.

Copyright © 2011 Richard Newton Sherrer

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