And Your Father, who sees in secret?

Is there a Heavenly Father, who sees in secret? Are we nurturing a faith in our children that teaches them to trust in God's providence?

My upbringing was somewhat different than many, but I think the time in which I grew up lent itself to a family dependence as opposed to an individualistic perspective. God cares for us as a village, as well as a person. But, when we pray, it is personal. I pray to an eternally personal father, who knows my heart, as well as my words. Our relationships with our children should have some relationship to those truths. We should seek to know our children and teach them that there are some who would do them well and some who would do them harm and that they don't really know the difference yet. Teachers and parents are ordinarily the purveyors of good to them and etiquette should be instructed to give them a border and guide to find out which is which. If a stranger is inclined to respect your parents guidelines or your teachers guidelines, they should be included in the respected and trusted circle and if not, special care should be taken.

We teach "the squeeky wheel" premise. The most noise should get the most attention. And then we are appalled to see the results of our instructions. We are always attempting to reinvent the curriculum and the syllabus, instead of lifting it to higher places with God.

Lord give us grace to allign ourself with the favor of God and to draw our country to righteousness to exalt us and not succumb to the will of the enemy, who seeks to take our culture to Hell. God return us to Yourself! Halleluia.