From Generation to Generation
Bible Reading: Isaiah 43:18-21
Author: Cynthia Piazza (New York, US)
Author: Cynthia Piazza (New York, US)
Thursday 20 August 2026 © The Upper Room.
Generation after generation, we carry forward both favourable and unfavourable family traits.
As we mature, we tell younger generations about the mistakes we have made in our lives and try to demonstrate the behaviour we hope they will follow.
Recently, the fourth generation arrived in our family in the form of a healthy baby girl.
Representing the oldest living generation, I reflected upon the current mental and spiritual health of our family.
While many of our family members have suffered from worry and depression, they have exhibited their faith and strength in successfully overcoming these afflictions as they sought God’s help through professional counselling.
Faith in God has been a family trait for generations and is now being introduced to the next.
Watching a family member repeat the mistakes of the past is difficult. But we live in the faith and the hope that those before us taught—those who distributed the yeast which is slowly working to produce healthier spiritual lives.
By being faithful to God and trying to live in the right way, we are slowly recognising God’s ‘new thing’ (Isaiah 43:19) in our family.
Prayer: Dear Lord, we thank you that you are trustworthy throughout all generations. Amen
