In the home where a child grows up with two parents, the child witnesses love. The circle is complete.
Children growing up without fathers in the home is one of the most serious crises facing America today. The impact is devastating on spiritual, religious, and material levels. Over 80 percent of the children in my neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago do not have a father, but this not something that can be just dismissed as a 'Black thing.' It is an American epidemic. Across the nation, 56 percent of Black children do not have a father in the home.
But I am here today not to bash fatherlessness but to talk about what happens when fathers are present. Every day, I deal with some of the most amazing women who raise their kids singlehandedly. They work their butts off to put food on the table and clothe their kids. But most, if not any, can ever replicate the influence and touch of a father. The father is part of the creation of the child and it is only natural law that he would see the child to adulthood.
Marriage is very important. I often tell young men that the most important thing they can do is marry. They ask why? I tell them, if you love your woman, you must enter into a holy union with her. You must declare your love before witnesses in society. In doing so, you are forming a sacred bond that also serves as a social contract. This step is the foundation of the family and provides stability for any children that should come out of this union.
When a child grows up with a married couple, not only are they often better off financially, they also come to value society through the institution of marriage. They grow up knowing that certain actions have a sacredness to them. They believe in something larger than themselves and that humbles them. The child who believes in nothing is the least humble.A father in the home, a husband in marriage, is what America needs to be preaching these days.
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