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Most nations observe holidays to honor national heroes. For example, Americans observe Presidents' Day, Memorial Day and Veterans' Day to honor some who have served their country. Even in the workplace, respect and honor are displayed through traditions such as employee picnics, Secretaries' Day and Bosses' Day. Honoring family members on Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day or their wedding anniversaries contributes to keeping familial relationships alive and healthy.
If we love God and desire a close relationship with Him, we need to spend time honoring Him and drawing close to Him. M. Scott Peck, in his best-selling The Road Less Traveled, comments on the importance of shared time in loving relationships: "When we love something it is of value to us, and when something is of value to us we spend time with it, time enjoying and time taking care of it. Observe a teenager in love with his car and note the time he will spend admiring it, polishing it, repairing it, tuning it. Or an older person with a beloved rose garden, and the time spent pruning and mulching and fertilizing and studying it. So it is when we love children; we spend time admiring them and caring for them. We give them our time" (1978, p. 22).
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