Article February 23, 1987 Issue

How's the family?

Few things are more important to society than the family. Yet no institution is more troubled. Is there a spiritual answer?

Jenifer C. Wechsler

Recently I saw a television program which included an account of a family that had 35 children and was still growing. This family included both biological offspring of the parents and adopted children, some from different racial origins and some with severe mental and physical handicaps. Yet despite the diversity of this group, the atmosphere was one of love, discipline, joy, and a great confidence in God's caring love for each family member.

This unusual arrangement might not be everyone's concept of family. Some could feel burdened by the responsibility of raising even one child. Others might yearn for the addition of spouse and offspring to fill out a lonely existence. Still others might thrive on living alone.

There's clearly no single model of family for everyone, at least in material terms. But there's a spiritual view—in fact a spiritual reality—of family, completely apart from the material view, that can provide solutions to problems in this area and bring harmony to human family life.

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