Hurling Day. 1 Timothy 5:1-4 NLT

Back in the early 90's there was a sitcom called "Dinosaurs" . It was the brain child of Jim Henson, creator of Sesame Street. The characters were puppets. Very low grade and corny by today's standards but entertaining at the time. I loved to watch it. 

There was a mom and dad, grandma ( mom's mom) and three kids. My favorite was the youngest child, a baby dinosaur. His tag line was "Not the mama" which was what he called the dad. 

One episode was titled "Hurling Day". "Earl (dad) is excited to throw Ethyl (mother in law) into the tar pits on her 72nd birthday, an old dinosaur tradition. The tradition specifies that men have the honor (and pleasure) of throwing their mother-in-law off a cliff. The day before the hurling, however, Robbie (boy)  decides that it is the tradition and not his grandmother that should be hurled."

Unfortunately, our society today does not have the same respect for the elderly it once had. While some cultures still value their senior citizens the United States is moving further and further away from what Paul was teaching Timothy in this letter. 

If you still have your parents in your life, embrace the time you have left with them. We do not know what tomorrow will bring.

1 Timothy 5:1-4 NLT 

1 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.  2 Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. 

3 Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her. 4 But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God.

Blessings, Cecilia