The Key West citizen., 1953-10-31


common practice among the Jews
lin Jesus day and he condemned
their self-fighteousness By saying
their works they do for 10 Be
seen Of men: for they make broad
their phylaeteries and enlarge the
borders Of their garments" (Mat.
$3.50. They were not condemned
for wearing the fruntlets but for
Iparading them to impress others Of
their piety. Paul comes along and
does not mention the phylacterieS
although he had been familiar with
them since childhood, and no
doubt proudly wore them, but he
insists that the words be worn in
the heart.
Paul's recipe for pleasant fam.
lily relations Is love Christ's love
Is self-giving. Diseord in the fam.
i lily results when one member wants
all the attention whether II be par.
Ient or child. II ii happens to be
one Of the parents, friction and
divorce result. II is more blessed
to give than to receive whether Il
of love. but he viii be able to send
he win receive the same many
fold. God does love US but the
important part we must play Is to
love God with all cur heart. When
that idea is driven home into the
mind and heart Of the child, and
that child later marries. he win
not only maintain q Christian home
lof love, but he viii be able send
out into the world youngsters with
the idea Of giving, instead Of get
ting, all they can without getting
something in return. When love
rules the home there is less likeli-
hood Of separation. The Waterman.
Examiner reports that of l2,000
divorce cases studied, nearly three
fourths, actually 7l:e per cent.
came where there was no church
affiliation.
Paul has been severely criticized
for some Of the things he has said.
He was q very energetic and dy.
manic personality and accomplish
ed SO much that II Is not strange
that he would be misunderstood.
Women In this day object to his
statement, ''wives be in subsection
to your husbands" The word sub.
lection could as well be translated
cooperation He continues with
the injunction that the husband
love his wife and II he does, the
home viii be one Of cooperation
instead of one ruling the other. In
fact Paul did more to elevate the
position Of women than most any
one else Of that day. Gods plan
for q happy home Is that where
love rules In cooperative and
loving spirit between all members
of the family.
Children are advised to ''honor
thy father and mother, which Il
the first commandment with pro-
mise" Unless the parents show
their love and are diligent in their
training Of their children, It is diff
ficult for the child TO do this. Hazen
Werner tells of a Lad in q correc.
tional institution who blamed his
parents for his predicament be.
cause they never showed any In.
terest or love for the boy. Another
delinquent explains his predica.
ment by saying something 50 many
can say, "Why should we behave
ourselves? We're likely to be draft
ed at any minute to fight Z war
in which we may be killed. Why
shouldn't we have a good time be.
fore that happens1 Nobody seems
to care what happens TO as. Even
our parents don't care. My Dad
Is never home. Mother spends
more time playing bridge or a q
cocktail party than she does with
Ius." This doesn't sound much like
Gods plan for q home. Until par.
ents adopt the fundamental fs.
quirements for q good home, such
as those outlined today, there WIN
continue to be delinquent parents
with a flourishing crop Of juvenile
delinuuerlts.