HEALING FOR THE BLIND PARENTS

BY ALLEN OLATUNDE

“Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch” (Matthew 15:14)

In the midst of crisis, everyone looks for whoever that will save or redirect unto safe haven. So also is the relationship of parents to children especially teenagers who look up to the guiding parents for values and principles for life. It is a pity today that some parents are purely blind, though they have physical sight but cannot differentiate what is right from wrong. Parenting is more than changing of status quo - having names such as ‘Dad’, ‘Mum’, Father of …” etc.  It is a ministry of role modeling of future leaders. Parents are leaders. It is expected of a leader to lead with clarity of vision, purpose, direction and will-power that is sandwiched with values and integrity.

However, we have blind leaders as parents who do not see what their children do as wrong. They have accusing fingers for other children in their churches, schools, neighbourhood and society, but they never see anything wrong in their own children. Wrong is renamed right in their homes. Such parents are absolutely blind to plans of God for such children in their care. They are ostrich who buries her heads under the feather and she forgets that the whole body is outside. They ignore what they know is wrong.  They capitalize on minority. They fight anyone who guides and correct their children. They are modern parents with wrong civilization. They have these ideologies: “It doesn’t matter”, “They are still small”, “It is their time”, etc.