Focal Passage: Genesis 17:1-10;15-19
When I was born, the firstborn to my parents, my father and mother named me after the most important man in my father’s life — his father. Upon the birth of our firstborn, my wife and I named him after the man who held the utmost significance in my life — my father.
When our daughter was born, she was given the name of my deceased sister. The name of my wife’s father was given to our youngest when he was born. When my firstborn son had his firstborn daughter, he and his wife gave her his late mother’s name. When his second daughter was born, he and his wife gave her the name of his wife’s late father.
In other words, the naming of names is very important. Naming is passing on gifts that are so important and a reflection of things that matter. Many parents use the naming of their children to pass on to their child the character or love felt from a parent, friend, loved one, or perhaps to honor a dear loved one. [Read more…]