I love this quote I found at Elona Creations.
“…Children are like empty cassette tapes. If we fill them with Christ, they will stay close to Him forever. If we don’t, it will be easier for them to go astray when they become older. But if we help them when they are young, even if they later stray a bit, they will eventually come to their senses. Wood soaked in oil does not rot. Youth soaked in the “oil” of piety and the fear of God will have nothing to fear later.”
~ Elder Paisios the Athonite
a good reminder of why we take our children to church even when it feels like we are getting nothing out of the service and/or the children are getting nothing out of the service (on those sundays when they are whiny or in metldown mode). Thanks!!!