Recently I was having a discussion with my mother about a choice I made when I was 17 that was challenging for me and my family. Her response was that I was just a "kid". She said that several times... "You were just a kid!" But at 17, I felt like an adult... I was capable of caring for myself... I was able to make important decisions... I drove a car, had a job, cooked, cleaned... At 17, normally a young woman is even physically mature enough to conceive and give birth to a child of her own.
So when is a person really an adult and not "just a kid" anymore?
I have personally read more than a dozen books on the very subject of bar/bat barakah ceremonies and guiding my children into adulthood within the past six months. This subject is very much on my radar so when I got the opportunity to review "Rite of Passage" by Jim McBride, I did not hesitate.
Even though I have read several books about this topic, it was a very worthwhile read. Pastor McBride offers some insight that I hadn't read or thought of before including the need for adult mentors/prayer warriors in the young person's life. I also saw the value of the unique gifts given and the examples of the rites of passage he did with his two sons and two daughters. I especially loved the symbolism of when he told his children that today was they day when his little boy/girl would sit down and a man/woman would stand. Also, the author encourages more than one rite of passage, making this a stepping stone on your young person's life journey.
In all, I would highly recommend this book as a part of your own research of meaningful milestone celebrations in your child's life.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I was provided a free copy of this book by Moody Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion.
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