There were three generations of Christians by the time the second letter to Timothy was written. Timothy had been preceded in the faith by his grandmother and his mother, Lois and Eunice. What a great reminder that our families play an important role in passing on the faith to us. We should be grateful for the formation provided in the family setting. However, if your family is anything like mine, families are a mixed bag. Yes, they are the source of values but they also bring their own brand of dysfunction into our lives. Today we should pray in gratitude for our families while at the same time realize we aren’t limited by or trapped in the mess that family can be at times.