๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ-๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ
When my siblings and I were young, my mom once saw a friend buying cake from a bakeshop.
โ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐโ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ?โ she asked.
โ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข, ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐บ,โ her friend replied.
My mom was surprised. She thought, โ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช, ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ.โ Though the phrase โ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ข๐ญ๐ญโ did not exist then, that was exactly how she felt.
Our parents worked hard to make ends meet and provide for their five children. Growing up, we experienced very few luxuries because they prioritized sending us to good schools. They often told us that education was the only inheritance they could give us.
Through their hard work and Godโs providence, all of us have graduated, have families of our own, and live comfortable lives.
Every Sunday, we gather for family dinner with our spouses and children. From time to time, my mom buys cake for dessert even when there is no special occasion. It may seem simple, but to me, it is a reminder of Godโs goodness presently enjoyed not only by us, but also by her grandchildren.
We witnessed not only our parentsโ sacrifices in raising us but also how they devoted their lives in serving the Lord. Beyond the gift of education, their faith and service to the Lord are treasures far more valuable than any material inheritance. These are the legacies they would pass on, not only to their children, but also to their grandchildren and the generations that will follow.
“๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐
; ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐
, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐.” โ Deuteronomy 7:9
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