Matthew 15

Matthew 15:3-9 Jesus said to the Pharisees, “Why do you use your rules to play fast and loose with god’s commands” God clearly says, ‘Respect your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone denouncing father or mother should be killed.’ But you weasel around that by saying, ‘Whoever wants to, can say to fatherand mother, What I owed to you I’ve given to God.’ That can hardly be called respecting a parent. You cancel God’s command by your rules. Frauds!”

Hmmm . . . .I think Jesus was talking directly to our society as well as that of the Pharisees. I used to work in a nursing home, and for that reason, I will not put my parents in one. Too many scetchy people get hired to work there and the good employees are overworked and understaffed, making it very unlikely that the residents can receive good care. I see a lot of Christians putting their parents in a nursing home and saying that, “I am not qualified to take care of my parents. I’ll let the professionals handle it.” This is hilarious. Do you know how much “qualifying” I had to do to be eligible to work in a nursing home with severe dementia patients? An hour long CPR class and an hour long class about how to give someone about a pill! The classes are trite, and not really very informative. So if you think the people that work at nursing homes are more qualified to take care of your parents than you are, you are severely incorrect (If you are reading this I know you are not mentally retarded)!
If that doesn’t convince you to keep your parents at home and take care of them, remember, your kids are watching! They see how you take care of your parents in their old age and they are learning how they should take care of you when you get old! You can have someone come in on a regular basis (weekly or whatever) and its not forever! They took care of you when you were a kid, you should give back!