How to Share the LOVE in your Family
Love like the Trinity—one “Thank You” at a time.
The love within a family is so important! Would you agree? Like all relationships, we need to spend time with each other.
But the best lovers aren’t those who simply spend time together in the same space…..the best lovers are those who love like the Holy Trinity!
Let me explain…
The Holy Trinity is a 3-Person Family
The Holy Trinity is a family of love. In their family, love is always moving like strong breezes between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Trinity is our greatest example of how we should love within our families!
We, human beings, are made in the Holy Trinity’s Likeness and Image. This means we are created to love like the Trinity! Christians, who have God living inside them since baptism, are set up to be the best lovers on earth! This doesn’t happen automatically, of course, it’s a process like most things…but the grace is there…we just have to Grab the Grace! I hope that this Reflection will help you try this out and so ‘Grab the Grace’.
One Way to Share the LOVE is by Saying THANK YOU!
I thought it might be nice to say ‘thank you’ to each other during prayer time. Maybe as a parent, you might say to your child, “Thank you for your beautiful smile that always brightens my day”, or “Thank you for bringing me my slippers!” Maybe your child will say “Thank you for giving me your ice-cream!” or “Thank you for tucking me in bed!”
I also thought it would be nice to keep these ‘thank you’s’ written on heart-shaped pieces of paper so that they could be re-read and remind everyone of the love that they received. Please don’t worry about your little one not being able to write or read as yet: you will be doing the writing and reading for them…I will explain further along in the blog.
First step to saying “Thank you!”
We all know that the best way to teach your child anything is to lead by example!
Second step to saying “Thank you!”
Next, I think it would be nice to show your child these two short videos, in case they haven’t learnt when and why to say thank you.
Third step to saying “Thank you!”
Perhaps you could try this during your prayer time in the evening, before your little one goes to bed…
YOU WILL NEED:
Playing the “Thank You Game”
- Each person who can write, writes down on a piece of paper one thing they want to thank each person in the game for. They fold up the paper and place it in the appropriate bowl.
- If your child can’t write yet, ask them to whisper the ‘Thank You’ in your ear and you write it down for them. Then give them the paper so they can fold it and put it into the appropriate bowl.
- Then, taking it in turn, each person reads out all their ‘Thank You’s’ and also has to guess who it was from! If there are 2 of you in your family eg mum and child there is obviously no guessing needed!
- If your child can’t read, you will need to read it for them.
By the end of the month, you will each have at least 28 “Thank You’s” in each bowl (more if there are more than 2 of you in your family). Hearing these words spoken out loud will build your family relationships, and you will each feel more loved! Now that is a GOOD FEELING!
Loving each other more means we are becoming more Trinitarian! More like our Heavenly Father, more like Jesus and more like the Holy Spirit!
Can you see the strong breezes of love flowing through the hearts of each family member? And can you feel the love flowing within your own heart?
It’s a start to becoming more like the Holy Trinity. Enjoy sharing the LOVE!
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