In the Family Wellness Rainbow
Purple is the
color of Faith
The Big Faith Question:
“What’s
it all about?”
Both
religion and science work on this
Every
family needs its
own faith answer
Today’s Religion Muddle:
Today’s
Western belief is “New Age – what’s right for me”
Individualism
and materialism are replacing the big faiths
These
major religions are losing their power and influence
Children
and families face this confusing, self-absorbed culture
Everybody has a faith
Self centered faith leads to ruin
God centered faith makes saints out of
sinners
The Religion and Science Debates:
Confrontations between faith and science are silly
Science
measures what we can see and grasp
Religion
deals with who and what are beyond our grasp
The Family’s Faith Task:
The
child needs parents with firm faith
The
world faiths offer multiple choices
Children
learn the family faith by word, example, study, prayer
Family
faith is the launch pad for youth’s faith choices
Next
Steps:
Get
the family working on its faith answer
Get
with some community faith group
Have
a family mediation/prayer time
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