Our children tend to become little replicas of our parish life. When we speak poorly of fellow Christians in the Church, they tend to do the same as they get older. When we attend church irregularly, they will follow suit. When we act with inconsistent hearts towards the Gospel, they rarely get a taste of grace. When we live out a Gospel that is privatized, they will happily hide it under a bushel in their own homes one day. When we look at the world through the eyes of the worldly, they too will crave the world one day.
Parents: set examples for your offspring in the Church. Worship boldly. Reconsider your parish life. Participate fiercely. Honor your fellow parishioner. Serve your children by being examples of faithfulness in your local church.
Absolutely love your writing on this matter. This is one case that I dearly love the KJV
Eph 6:1 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Eph 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
Eph 6:3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Eph 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
Follow this and your children will crave the Word, not the world.