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Obedience is the perfect sacrifice for children in Lent. Mum and Dad are the helpers God uses to both bring life into the world and to form the characters of their children. They do the latter by the use of authority. Mum and Dad must make rules for their children to help them become good people, protect them from bodily and spiritual harm, and to create a peaceful and happy family life which are all directed to helping their children get to heaven. Hence, when parents use their authority, they express for their children the will of God, and the sacrificing of one’s own will to do the will of God by obedience is the most perfect sacrifice.