Thought for May 17

[Thought for the Day]

     Dear brethren, as a church you have sadly neglected your duty
toward the children and youth. While rules and restrictions are laid
upon them, great care should be taken to show them the Christlike side
of your character and not the satanic side. Children need constant
watchcare and tender love. Bind them to your hearts, and keep the love
as well as the fear of God before them. Fathers and mothers do not
control their own spirit and therefore are not fit to govern others. To
restrain and caution your children is not all that is required. You have
yet to learn to do justly and love mercy, as well as to walk humbly with
God.  Adventist Home, p. 309