Photo: Diane Weiss/Detroit Free Press
Flying across the field, hair streaming from under his helmet, Jayru Campbell found his freedom in football. Now, this talented 17 year old from Detroit, is facing the loss of that freedom and possibly his future.
“If our young people do not see the inherent value in the the person standing opposite them, no matter their color, religion, or group affiliation, but continue to see themselves as the center of the universe, this will continue. Ultimately, in order to gain respect, one must first show respect.
Where do our kids learn these attitudes? From the adults in their lives. If we want a solution to the problem, we had better look in the mirror first.”
Amen, Rob!
All the more reason that the Scriptural admonition to parents in Deuteronomy 6 still holds:
” 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”