Just recently, a young probation officer visited a local middle
school down the road. His purpose was to see (in private) a male student
who was placed under his watch.
The student was extremely exuberant about the fact that he was placed on probation. So he eagerly skipped back into his classroom, and with both hands extended above his head, he triumphantly shouted:
"I'm on probation! I'm on probation" like it was a big joke: something to be proud of!
The question is; why did the student appear to be so happy? Did he raise his hands and voice to cover feelings of embarrassment? Or was this a manifestation of a jubilant spirit?
As a matter of personal interest, the officer turned and candidly inquired as to how many students in the classroom knew of someone who was incarcerated. Of the twenty students, 100% of them joyfully raised their hands, like it was a great feat of success. And then he went on to ask how of them many were family members? Again, the percentage was the same. Some students raised both hands to signify both parents were serving prison sentences. How daunting? How entirely scary that is?
Where is the 'salt of the earth'? Has it truly lost it savor? Is it being trampled under careless feet? Where are the mentors who are willing to 'do the right thing'; to set the right examples? What can we do to divert our young generation from entering the paths of their family members; of those who have lost their freedom?
Take a look around your community. Are they erecting more jails down the road? If so, you need to pay greater heed to the number of them that are being built, and the increasing number of job openings in the criminal justice field. That ought to be a beacon of light to let you see what's coming down the road.
The justice system is aware of the greater need for space to house those who will inevitably follow the criminal path.
Therefore, in order to stymie the flow of young inmates, it is high time for the government authorities and school boards officials across the nation to bring prayer and Biblical studies back into schools as part of the curriculums. Will it help? It surely won't hurt. It's the track the train ran on during the Gilded Age-as Mark Twain so dubbed it.
Prayer and Biblical studies inspire the human spirit; awaken the conscience of a man. And the human conscience is like a rudder on a ship. Without a properly working rudder, a ship will lose direction. Without a clear conscience, a man will not only lose direction, but will also be capable of producing behavioral patterns of rabid animals.
Darwinism is played out...
Can any human offer valid scientific findings for the drastic changes in world weather patterns of late? Can any human scientist predict with any accuracy where the next Tsunami will hit, or where the next earthquake will strike, or when the next volcano will cause devastation of horrendous proportions? We generally try to justify our knowledge after the fact, but afore hand we are somewhat at a loss for accurate predictions. Only the One who created the heavens and the earth and the fullness thereof knows all the answers.
And speaking of predictions, the courts may predict with some accuracy how many persons may be going to jail at any given point in time, but they are powerless to control the hearts of children whose consciences are dulled by the short-comings that abound in our schools today, which sometimes amount to extended periods of baby-sitting.
However, by the end of his visit at the Middle School, the probation officer shook his head in disbelief and confidently said:
"Unless some of y'all change real soon, I'll see you when you go on vacation in the big house down the road."
By Allan B. Russell
The student was extremely exuberant about the fact that he was placed on probation. So he eagerly skipped back into his classroom, and with both hands extended above his head, he triumphantly shouted:
"I'm on probation! I'm on probation" like it was a big joke: something to be proud of!
The question is; why did the student appear to be so happy? Did he raise his hands and voice to cover feelings of embarrassment? Or was this a manifestation of a jubilant spirit?
As a matter of personal interest, the officer turned and candidly inquired as to how many students in the classroom knew of someone who was incarcerated. Of the twenty students, 100% of them joyfully raised their hands, like it was a great feat of success. And then he went on to ask how of them many were family members? Again, the percentage was the same. Some students raised both hands to signify both parents were serving prison sentences. How daunting? How entirely scary that is?
Where is the 'salt of the earth'? Has it truly lost it savor? Is it being trampled under careless feet? Where are the mentors who are willing to 'do the right thing'; to set the right examples? What can we do to divert our young generation from entering the paths of their family members; of those who have lost their freedom?
Take a look around your community. Are they erecting more jails down the road? If so, you need to pay greater heed to the number of them that are being built, and the increasing number of job openings in the criminal justice field. That ought to be a beacon of light to let you see what's coming down the road.
The justice system is aware of the greater need for space to house those who will inevitably follow the criminal path.
Therefore, in order to stymie the flow of young inmates, it is high time for the government authorities and school boards officials across the nation to bring prayer and Biblical studies back into schools as part of the curriculums. Will it help? It surely won't hurt. It's the track the train ran on during the Gilded Age-as Mark Twain so dubbed it.
Prayer and Biblical studies inspire the human spirit; awaken the conscience of a man. And the human conscience is like a rudder on a ship. Without a properly working rudder, a ship will lose direction. Without a clear conscience, a man will not only lose direction, but will also be capable of producing behavioral patterns of rabid animals.
Darwinism is played out...
Can any human offer valid scientific findings for the drastic changes in world weather patterns of late? Can any human scientist predict with any accuracy where the next Tsunami will hit, or where the next earthquake will strike, or when the next volcano will cause devastation of horrendous proportions? We generally try to justify our knowledge after the fact, but afore hand we are somewhat at a loss for accurate predictions. Only the One who created the heavens and the earth and the fullness thereof knows all the answers.
And speaking of predictions, the courts may predict with some accuracy how many persons may be going to jail at any given point in time, but they are powerless to control the hearts of children whose consciences are dulled by the short-comings that abound in our schools today, which sometimes amount to extended periods of baby-sitting.
However, by the end of his visit at the Middle School, the probation officer shook his head in disbelief and confidently said:
"Unless some of y'all change real soon, I'll see you when you go on vacation in the big house down the road."
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