Some families place emphasis on having godparents for their children. The idea is to pattern their children after successful figures and mentors. Are families still interested in this tradition, and do godparents still play their traditional role of assisting their adopted child grow up in the way of the Lord and become productive adults? CHRIS IREKAMBA reports.WE are in a godless society, which is not ready to hear anything spiritual or about God.
For example, we light a candlestick and give it to you at baptism to show you the way to God and not to material things. And the admonition is that the candlestick must not go off, as it has spiritual connotation. But unfortunately, these people no longer play their role as expected of them.
We have issues of social misbehaviour among our youths, due largely to negative exposure to and unguided use of technology , as well as inability to effectively manage the quantum of information at their disposal. However, unlike before, when a child and godparents may be around in the neighbourhood for close to 10 or more years, it’s a different story now. It is either the godparents relocate to new neighbourhood, owing to economic factors and such other issues, or the child may be in the boarding school. Some go to boarding from nursery.
As parents, we must learn to sharply condemn any practice that these children may want to exhibit, which negates the teaching of our faith, as failure to do so portends future danger, as was the case of Eli and his children. 1Sam. 2:12, 22-25.‘Parents Should Be Careful Of Those They Pick As Godparents
We have to declare emergency on parenting
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