Today is International Day of Peace, as declared by the
United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly. The
U.N. established it in 1981.
On that
note, I'd like to end this day with a prayer for peace on Earth. Let the peace be a result of the presence of
the Holy Spirit in mankind and the justice which would result from the
widespread presence of the Holy Spirit.
Let it be so for the sake of the planet and for the sake of our
children.
By Angeline Bandon-Bibum
Since her performance on the
2013 MTV Video Music Awards, media attention has been on Miley Cyrus's song and
video "We Can't Stop".
To be fair, before forming an
opinion about it, I decided to watch the video, "We Can't Stop". After seeing it, I knew that we, parents,
can't stop either.
This is what we, parents,
can't stop doing for our kids:
We can't stop…
- Teaching you to honor human
dignity.
-
Insisting on lady-like, or
gentlemanly, behavior.
- Insisting that you to have a
sense of purpose (a positive one).
- Encouraging academic excellence,
or at least, trying one's best in school.
- Setting boundaries, which
give you enough space to grow and challenge yourself, but not enough to get
hurt physically, or emotionally.
- Checking up on you, when you
need to be checked up on, because we know, that kids don't "own the
night".
- Hugging you, when we feel you
need a hug.
- Loving you unconditionally,
even when it hurts a little.
No, we can't stop either.
By Angeline Bandon-Bibum
www.angelinebandonbibum.com
