Perhaps you have been asking yourself this question quietly because you know the distance between you and your child did not happen overnight. Maybe there were harsh words, unresolved conflicts, long periods of absence, excessive discipline, broken promises, emotional neglect, or simply years when life became too busy for meaningful connection. You may look at your child today and wonder whether the damage has gone too deep. But restoration begins when you are willing to stop defending your past and start taking responsibility for the relationship you still have an opportunity to rebuild. “A soft answer turneth away wrath” (Proverbs 15:1). Sometimes the first miracle in a broken parent child relationship is not an immediate change in the child, but the humility of the parent. Your child may not need another lecture from you. They may need to know that you are willing to listen without becoming defensive. As a parent, you have authority, but biblical authority is not domination. Ephesia...