Where will we be as a nation tomorrow? Will our legislature give as much attention to Terri Schiavo as they are giving to steroids in professional sports.
I heard a sermon on the Beatitudes today, and the beatitude being discussed was "blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." The preacher told about a student nurse who had a non-responsive patient and was told that the only way to deal with that patient emotionally was to detach herself.
The nurse could not bring herself to treat her patient like an object, though. As luck would have it, she got called in to work on Thanksgiving, and she wasn't happy about it. Nevertheless, she decided she would still talk to her patient, and she told the woman that, although she wasn't happy about being at work, she was still glad to get the chance to see the patient on Thanksgiving.
The way the preacher tells it, the phone rang and the nurse went to answer it. When she turned to look at her patient, she saw, for the first time, that the woman's eyes were on her. And she was crying. That was the most response anyone ever got from that patient, and it wasn't too much later that the patient died.
The nurse was heard to say that she was really glad she had met that patient early in her training because otherwise, she would not have known what mercy was. Her definition? To give of herself to someone who could not give anything back.
Let us hope our legislature has mercy on Terri Schiavo.
USATODAY.com - As House passes bill to delay Schiavo case, Senate unsure
I heard a sermon on the Beatitudes today, and the beatitude being discussed was "blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." The preacher told about a student nurse who had a non-responsive patient and was told that the only way to deal with that patient emotionally was to detach herself.
The nurse could not bring herself to treat her patient like an object, though. As luck would have it, she got called in to work on Thanksgiving, and she wasn't happy about it. Nevertheless, she decided she would still talk to her patient, and she told the woman that, although she wasn't happy about being at work, she was still glad to get the chance to see the patient on Thanksgiving.
The way the preacher tells it, the phone rang and the nurse went to answer it. When she turned to look at her patient, she saw, for the first time, that the woman's eyes were on her. And she was crying. That was the most response anyone ever got from that patient, and it wasn't too much later that the patient died.
The nurse was heard to say that she was really glad she had met that patient early in her training because otherwise, she would not have known what mercy was. Her definition? To give of herself to someone who could not give anything back.
Let us hope our legislature has mercy on Terri Schiavo.
USATODAY.com - As House passes bill to delay Schiavo case, Senate unsure
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