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Bearing Witness to Our Faith to Our Grandchildren

 

Going beyond the questions and sufferings generated by a reality that must be accepted - children far from the Church, grandchildren who are not baptized - we can share with our grandchildren "this treasure" that is faith; this goes through the opportunities that everyday life offers us:

 With the little ones:

  • Let's read biblical accounts: questions that certain events may raise can provide an opportunity to talk about God
  • Let us invent with them a few words of simple prayer from what they live to introduce them to a mysterious presence: "thank you for this beautiful walk in the mountains" "Jesus, I entrust you with my sorrow".
  • let them marvel at the beauty of nature and we can make them feel "God present in all creation".

For older children:

  • live our faith by taking actions about which they can question us ("why do you go to Mass?") and who will stimulate their spiritual intelligence ("This is what I believe... what others are saying... and what do you think? »).
  • a family event (baptism, death of a loved one) can raise questions about the meaning of existence and make it possible to address the question of transcendence
  • a museum, a work of literature can, through their questions, constitute a first step towards God.
  • let us share their "science of life", to enlighten them when they ask us for a decision to make or a life choice to make.

These simple exchanges can be for the grandchildren the beacons of a path that leads to God: Awakeners and transmitters, this is a beautiful grandparenting specificity.   Let us hope that God will intervene to lead our grandchildren on the path of an encounter with Him. Let us make our own the supplication of Christ on the cross: "Father all is possible for You"; a nun comments on these words "extreme word where the absolute of anguish comes to coincide with the absolute of trust"

Monique Bodhuin