My pastor said in church this morning, that with the events of this past week, his only answer to other people about how he feels is that he loves Jesus with his whole heart, and Jesus is the only one who knows the whole story. Pretty good words of wisdom in this whole horrendous family matter. Hopefully Terri is now sealed in His arms.Now I wasn't there, so I don't know if something got lost in the translation. But pretty good words of wisdom?? Not if they were as relayed here.
"Jesus is the only one who knows the whole story" is true with everything in life, so what is that but an evasive comment? A much more helpful response would have been to discuss some of the ethical issues involved and what the Bible has to say about the value of our lives, the value of the disabled, our obligation to honor our parents (in reference to Terri's husband's lack of honor for Terri's parents), the immorality of suicide, the fact that God is the one who really owns our lives, how legislators, judges and spouses are not above the law given by their Creator, etc. This could have been a great opportunity to provide instruction, but instead it sounds like this pastor skirted the issue, couching it in talk of "loving Jesus." But of course, part of loving Jesus means seeing His presence in the needy among us -- people such as Terri Shiavo (Matt. 25:40).
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