Families of Origin

I am reading this book right now. It is profound. It talks about the necessity of ministering to the family as a unit instead of just the youth. So prayer time this week for the Children of the Body was focused on their families. Prayer was offered asking the Lord to turn the hearts of the fathers and mothers back to their children. May they understand the critical impact they are having on their children, for good or evil, by living in front of them everyday. May they understand that, even though they think they are delegating the spiritual training of their children to the Church or the youth pastor, they still have the most profound impact on the spiritual formation of their children. May they embrace their role and seek His Wisdom to fulfill it well. May parents capture His Vision for what they are supposed to sow into the lives of their children. May they reprioritize their lives, their schedules, their commitments so that, during the intense season of parenting, they will be focused fully on the import of their task. May those "farther down the road" mentor these parents and teach them to teach their children.