Help & Hope

One in four adults are estranged from their parents, so says one 2022 study. According toanother study 11% of mothers ages 65 – 75 with two or more grown children were estrangedfrom at least one of them. Most of the time, the seeds for these conflicts were planted duringthe growing up years of the young adults. Gaye Clark, who is the author of Loving Your AdultChildren, The Heartache of Parenting and the Hope of the Gospel talks to Sharon Betters aboutthe seeds of these conflicts and how parents can navigate these tumultuous relationships,starting with personal repentance. This conversation shines a spotlight on the hearts of theparent, not with condemnation, but with instruction on how to respond with kindness ratherthan anger, gentleness rather than wrath. Gaye challenges listeners to consider carefully andprayerfully how to reflect the fruit of the Spirit in a way that invites an estranged child to “tasteand see that the Lord is good”.Support the Show.