Pope denounces euthanasia as 'sin against God' - Yahoo News THIS IS A LINK TO AN ARTICLE OF A STATEMENT FROM Pope Francis.
Although I am not Roman Catholic I am a Christian. But even those of other faiths or no faith can find the common wisdom in the teachings of Yahusha whom we Christians call Christ Jesus.
We have reached a point in modern science when many illnesses and injuries can either be cured or be treated for years to sustain life. LIFE IS PRECIOUS EVEN IF THE PERSON HAS HANDICAPS;
That is a teaching that is getting lost too often.
We also have many strong pain killers available for those who suffer pain. And our govts are becoming more sensible for allowing some narcotics, etc. to be used for those in great pain legally.
I do not think that any one should be using those to get an emotional high or to escape from a 'problemed' world. And should be treated by us and with others helping us to cope ad work together to solve humanity's problems.
One can not fully understand the value of another human being. And all needs to be treated with dignity and respect as to not do so reflects badly on our own souls.
I am writing this because over the last few years , I have become aware of some very horrendous things occurring with those in their last few months or years of life that seems to be from the spirit of the anti Christ. and goes against all the principles of humanity itself. when we do this, we all become less than human and that is horrendous.
We have an outspoken Pope that heads the largest sect of Christianity and as so heads one of the largest groups of any Faith in the world. So far, much of what he has said and actions taken I have been in total agreement with. A few comments and actions have given be concern and I have written of those as they occurred. His seat of authority is often called the See of the Apostle Peter, whom Christ looked to as one that would play a major role in Christianity after HE ascended after the crucifixion and resurrection. The Bible portrayed him as being very outspoken in manner and this Pope, unlike many others in my lifetime, seems to be following that path of saying what he thinks. One has to respect that even if one does not adhere to every part of the sects teachings
One might think that budget cuts in our precious health care dollars As any one who reads this blog well knows, much of those precious monies are being blatantly stolen by an international cabal that has taken a stranglehold of our health care system and most of it in the world now and we are all suffering over common sense and our trained medical professionals who want to help cure all illnesses and find ways to do it better, etc are not being listened too and often completely shunned when they try to do so in their medical practices. A few have fallen to greed and the coercion, But most have valiantly tried to carry on the mission of healing.
I do not think of euthanasia the same as pulling the plug on someone who is already dead and the physical body being maintained. There is a point in time when the soul has left the body and is not going to return after revivals have failed. Even if machines are keeping things going. And that decision has to be a spiritual one and not doing a resuscitation attempt which I do consider a form of euthanasia as too many whose heart has stopped has been brought back to life and lived many years as a fully functioning member of humanity.. Many have shared these 'near death ' experiences as a matter of faith and opinion that life does not end with the physical body no longer working.
One might think that euthanasia is being promoted by some, as an alternative to not spending a lot of our health dollars on extending life, etc.
THE HORRIBLE TRUTH AS I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF
is that hospice care and especially home health care is being cut back on in exchange for large institutions that cost much more and where life is not respected as it is letting a loved one spend there last weeks or months or even years in their homes and among those whom they love and love them.
The medical profession pretty well knows when the body has reached a level of age and disease where medical science can do no more. Maybe in the future, they might be.
I lost loved ones to cancer years ago, before we knew how to cure with a high success rate what ended their lives. Today, they would probably have lived.
I do believe in miracles , but for some reason our Creator does not intervene in every case. Many live much longer than science even says they should and that is a miracle to me from a Faith perspective.
What many may not realize that home health care under the govt programs has been reduced and instead those facing their last months or more on earth needing more constant medical help have been transferred in to some more intensive longer term care than a skilled nursing facility has under our current govt programs which most of the elderly and disabled are under today with Medicare and Medicaid etc. Hospice is set up for one to die in 6 months and I if one lives longer the cabal running things penalized and jumps all over the facility. Thus comes the newer kinds of institutions, that really are not set up to address lace and spirituality as hospices are if one cannot die in peace n their own home. THIS IS WHERE COMMON SENSE AND MEDICAL SCIENCE HAS PARTED WAYS AND ITS HORRIFIC FOR THAT TO OCCUR.
We have had nursing homes for years and these used to be for those who needed to be watched at all times due to some forms of Alzheimer's etc and no physical types of health problems. Although some scientists think now that those may have some physical causes from some forms of infections, etc.)
Science is always finding out more how to make us healthy or preventing us from getting ill all the time.
I M NOT A DOCTOR OR A SCIENTIST AND AM WRITING ONLY AS A MEMBER OF HUMANITY AND MY PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND LEARNING'S FROM OTHERS.
I do think one of the most inhumane things going on is the HUGH AMOUNTS OF MONEY BEING GIVEN TO MANY FOR PROFIT COMPANIES TO OPEN AND MAINTAIN THESE LARGER INSTITUTIONS THAT SEEM TO BE MONEY MAKERS TO MAINTAIN HUMANS FOR GREED. Our fellow members of humanity are getting 'warehoused' in to dying chambers and what makes us human is being ignored Too often loved ones are also elderly and visiting is not easy to spend time with loved one. DYING IS A PROCESS THAT ALL ARE PART OF INCLUDING THOSE WHO SURVIVE AND NEED TO HAVE GOOD MEMORIES OF THE PASSING OF THE SOUL.
We seem to be entering a phase of humanity where one is made to feel they are a burden to society for getting old and . or disabled and needing help from others. LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER IS BEING IGNORED AS WE ALL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LOVE TO BE CALLED HUMAN. Our prisons are full of those who never learned to love or forgot how. Treatment of the dying is part of the learning process of humanity. And we need to think about what is currently being taught.
ROE v WADE ISSUES
Years ago I understood that Roe V Wade could well lead to a disregard for life in general and euthanasia for those who could no longer be a slave to the cabal. The wisdom of years and experience would be cast aside as the precious value of the life of those whose physical well being was leaving. Yet those who took the political agenda of pro life seemed to too often never address the over reaching issues at all. as to why they were in opposition. The court decision recognized a vital privacy issue, while the pro life politics ignores the bigger issues of respect for life itself of each and every one of us at all phases of that life. A dialogue that was badly needed and still is has not occurred and the disconnect is leading to sufferings of humanity at many levels now.
Often with little regard for respect for the patients or their loved ones and often the medical care is not individualized for the patient and too often absolute horrible medical neglect occurs.
This is something that does not occur when one is allowed to live their last times among loved ones in ones own home or even in a near by more home like hospice setting run by those who tend to the dying in a very profound way of respect and love and the spiritual comfort is foremost . Hospice chaplains are a rare person in our society that is a spiritual comfort for all at the end.
I DO NOT PLAN TO BE AT THAT STAGE OF MY LIFE FOR MANY YEARS AND MEDICALLY, IF TREATMENT IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SHOULD BE HERE TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU FOR A LONG TIME SHOULD THAT BE WHAT I AM LED TO DO SPIRITUALLY.
BUT ONE NEVER KNOWS WHEN DEATH HAS TO BE FACED. ITS PART OF BEING HUMAN TO LEAVE IN THAT MANNER. UNLESS THE RAPTURE TAKES US FIRST WHICH MANY OF US DO BELIEVE IT MAY BE COMING SOON, BUT NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE WHEN AND PRAY ALL OF US ARE CALLED.
But I have witnessed some horrific things occurring and being created that demeans all of humanity.As I mentioned above, this is addressed to end of life where there is no known cure and everything that might sustain life has been tried, even the natural.
I do think a patient can spiritually 'allow themselves to leave" and I have witnessed something like this occur a couple of times in my life. One relative hung on until a loved one arrived to say the last good by and then passed on . Some of what I say come from a faith perspective of what occurred.
Another was a point was reached where peace had been made and things said of wishes to be honored by others and then a few minutes later that person passed on when he was expected to live a few more weeks.
I do not consider that euthanasia as there was no intentional act like taking a poison or use of a weapon at all/ No pulling of plugs occurred. They were turned off afterwards.
It was a surrender to the Creator that HE should take the soul when the time was to come to go.
The expression on the face of the one dying often says it all. They have gone in peace to the next place of existence that most of the Christian faith refer to as Heaven.
This is part of the teaching of life for those who remain and the last act of wisdom being passed on to others by the one dying. Something that is lost in these sterile and too often uncaring institutions where greed is too often the motivation and a great money maker for some.
Not that some of them might be OK and needed for some.
But in years past with Social Security, when there was no family or loved one to take care of their finances if that be part of the condition, we had lists of preferred entities to take charge and NON PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RUN BY FAITH GROUPS CAME FIRST after loved ones and friends.
LOVE DOES MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND AS THE SONG SAYS. And for the end of life not to recognize the importance of that along with the spiritual which love is part of means a loss of what we are as humanity that was created to LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
Over the last 50 years when govt health programs became the major source of paying for end of life medical care we have seen swings from good to bad and horrible inhumane,
End of life, might be the last years of ones life.
BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN ONES OWN HOME IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPER WAY FINANCIALLY. In the 1970s this was recognized and all forms of chore services and Meals on Wheels and other helps were funded by society.
Today we have all kinds of equipment to help those who can do less as years catch up. MICROWAVE OVENS REPLACED STANDING OVER A HOT STOVE FOR long times and we have vacuums that run themselves. Even those healthy and able find these things free their time to do others things. Even a lawnmower that runs by remote control is being sold. ( HAVE NOT TRIED ONE SO ASK IF IT WORKS WELL)Granted the govt is not going to pay for all of these, but think of what can help out those getting on in years when buying gifts for special occasions.
Soon we are expecting to have cars that run themselves and that is going to give many the ability to travel around without having to ask others to take them. WE HAVE A NEW WORLD APPROACHING WHERE BEING ABLE TO STAY IN ONES HOME MORE AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO ARE BECOMING LESS ABLE TO PHYSICALLY DO THINGS
Those who become more bed fast may meed some kinds of nursing care and these were better funded then they have recently been curtailed . Apparently in favor of the more expensive institutions?
One does have to realize that some who have diminished thought processes do need more help. But depending on how that is manifested, it does not necessarily mean that more full time level of some kind of nursing care could not maintain the patient in their own home. or that of a family.
Part of respect and dignity is leaving some of the personal care needs to those medically trained to do so. as more of our population of the USA is older and nurses and home health care givers of all skill levels are going to be needed as this nation has seem fit to often abort those who would have been those skilled professionals. WE LOST OUR WAY WHEN ROE V WADE BECAME A SUBSTITUTE FOR REASONS FEW EVER THOUGHT IT WOULD USED FOR.
WE ARE NOW FACING THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS AS A SOCIETY, AND AS THE PHRASE SAYS TWO WRONGS DO NOT MAKE IT RIGHT.
CONGRESS NEEDS A REALISTIC IMMIGRATION WORK PROGRAM FOR THOSE WILLING TO COME FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD TO WORK IN THE NEWLY NEEDED WORK AREAS. I suggest that they be hired in the country of origin and paperwork and transportation and housing or the first few months etc. be provided for those employment services that will be set up as part of the process and make this humane and those of good and humane character be given those precious green cards. AND THIS MUST BE CLOSELY MONITORED TO PROHIBIT EXPLOITATION AND OTHER GREED'S INTERFERE COMMON SENSE IS NOT RUNNING THE POLITICAL PROCESS AT ALL. LIFE IS NOT A POLITICAL FOOTBALL. That is the utmost denigration of human dignity to do that.
Its why in end of life there used to be a special job of case manger to try and come up with a plan that works well for patients and loved ones, etc. addressing love and spiritual needs as integral.
I SAW EARLY ON A FOR PROFIT NURSING HOME INDUSTRY TURN ON THESE NEW GOVT FUNDED PROGRAMS TO ENABLE A PATIENT TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOME AMONG LOVED ONES AND START REDUCING THEM TO FILL THEIR EMPTY BEDS.
Then the tide turned back and its been a struggle between greed and human dignity ever since.
IN MORE RECENT TIMES, THIS INTERNATIONAL CABAL RUNNING THINGS SEEMS TO BE PROMOTING INDIGNITY, GREED AND DISRESPECT .
Why wouldn't this occur at the same time they have little respect for laws, judges, govt contract terms and life it self as our precious tax dollars get blatantly stolen by them in many cases and the govt does nothing to stop the criminal element that has infiltrated the govt partnerships. that are now not even subject to the law, govt or the US CONSTITUTION.
Now is the time to get registered to vote and do it. in all elections at every level. I sign one paper a year and get all the ballots sent to me.
We may not vote the same way or for the same persons , but the power of our participation is the ultimate power of any govt.. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT VOTE DUE TO CONSCIENCE PLEASE PRAY OR THINK GOOD THOUGHTS AS THE REST OF US TRY TO HIRE OTHER HUMANS WE CAN ONLY PRAY WILL WORK FOR US AND NOT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THOSE BASIC RIGHTS THAT MAKE US HUMAN. LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND OF OVER 50 YEARS ON HIS BIRTHDAY. WE CELEBRATED IN OUR HOME AMONG LOVED ONES. Its what humanity is to be. Loved ones celebrating life itself.
Linda Joy Adams 11/15/14
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