Afternoon Television...

Watched Oprah this afternoon. (I can hear you jeering....) Something interesting though. The theme of the show was that of confrontation, confession and reconciliation in America's most challenging high schools. As the students gathered in the gym to practice a form of group therapy, it dawned on me; so much of what once took place in the home--honest communication and forgiveness--has now become a desperate act in the public sector. The most basic relational practices have so deteriorated in our homes we must now look to the government for healing. This is nothing less than a tragedy.