Note to all parents ...

If we expect our children and grandchildren to grow into adulthood, as practicing Orthodox Christians, we must give daily witness to the importance of our faith in our every day life. If we are lax in our fasting, church attendance, and piety, our children will see by our lack of seriousness, a faith that will mean nothing to them. If they do not see us keeping a prayer rule, they will not have prayer as a part of their lives. If they do not see us putting the divine services before entertainment, they will abandon Orthodoxy, once they've left the nest.

Abbot Tryphon