Honoring the Elderly

Another principle arising from Scripture is that the church has a rightful place in promoting the care of elderly parents. James reminds the church, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world” (James 1:27). The care of widows is part and parcel of pure and undefiled religion!