There is a common, and I’ll admit somewhat understandable, interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that sees the great work as a celebration of the virtues of the Shire, that little town where the hobbits dwell in quiet domesticity.
How good God is to give each of us the gift of a family! God mediates His love to us, and provides us with His special care and protection, through our family. It is one of the important ways that we come to understand that God is Love, through the love of our parents.