Definitions of respect

There are definitions of respect.
The first refers to being polite or civil to those we meet or with whom we interact.
This would include being respectful to a teacher.
Family will treat other family members respectfully during visits or gatherings.
It also includes strangers with polite respect.

Another meaning however, refers to our feelings toward those who merit respect through honorable living.
We admire their commitment or standards.
For example, we might respect a sailor who gave up winning a boat race to save a man overboard.

Yet if we were to interact with these people, we would likely treat them with respectful or polite manners, regardless of our feelings about their transgressions.
Ultimately, we can treat people respectfully because they are human made in the image of God. even if we do not honor or admire their acts.

Most of all, being respectful in others words is a Christian life.

As parents and leaders, we are to honor both definitions. We want children not only to treat us with respect using good manors, but also to honor our guidance and words, which we seek to exemplify through Christ like living.\

Respect is an expression of our sense of universal brotherhood or sisterhood,
a testimony of our membership in the human family.
It acknowledges our common humanity and shows our reverence for children of God.
The gospel teaches us that we are to hold the same esteem for others, that we hold for ourselves (Mt. 7:12).
Acting disrespectfully suggests or do not esteem the other person as ourselves.

For example, prejudice is a result of disrespect for our fellowman.
We cannot participate in attitudes of prejudice without distancing ourselves from others. True respect then, comes as we develop our ability to love our brothers and our sisters as ourselves.

What we say about people in their absence should be what we would say to them
with love, if they were present.

Sympathy-
Harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
Care- a troubled or burdened state of mind; worry; concern


Respect allows one to build trust with others.
1. Respect allows you to build a relationships.
2. It provides one with “an entry,: into the other side.
3. In addition, according respect can make the key difference in the direction of the conflict.
4. Those who are respected within the community are most likely to bring or encourage peace.
5. Its presence can lead to a positive change, while its absence may lead to even more disturbances.