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Marriage
Matters
Introduction
Marriage is the
cradle of life. It is the "nest" in which we all learn about love,
responsibility, selflessness and duty. It is the "place" where our
parents show us how to live for others, and where they teach us, by
their example, that giving, not getting, is the purpose of life.
All too often,
however, children grow up in homes (if they are lucky enough to have
homes) where they learn from their parents (if they are lucky enough
to know their parents) lessons that darken their characters for the
rest of their lives. As James Baldwin once put it, . . . "Children
have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they
have never failed to imitate them."
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`To the lack of right home training may be traced the larger share of the disease and misery and crime that curse humanity.' (MH351) |
What a responsibility
we have as parents, therefore, to be good role models to our
children, to make it easy for them to believe that God is love, to
make it natural for them to be responsible, and caring, and
affectionate, and compassionate, and to implant in their minds the
principles that will help them to make the future a little brighter
- not only for themselves, but for everyone.
It is to the parents
of this world, therefore, that this feature is dedicated. May God
help you to be all that He wants you to be, so that your children
may be all that you would like them to be.
Proceed to "Bringing Up Great Kids"
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