The Battle is Over. Now The War Continues?
Terri is finally resting. And, with her Lord, walking, talking, living more fully than she ever has before. Our prayers are with her family.
Now that she has died (I daresay a modern martyr), will we let what she represented die also?
The optimist in me says no, we will carry on. We will fight for all the other Terris, born and unborn, until this injustice is stopped.
But with our American propensity to neglect whatever is not in the spotlight, in the glare of the camera or the publicity of appearing noble, the realist in me fears the passion of this issue will subside and spiral downward into apathy. The same apathy that infected us after 4,000 other innocents were murdered.
How long did it take for 9/11 to fade from our memories? We all proclaimed that we would "never forget", and we flew flags, attended vigils, shouted for justice and rallied our patriotism. But by the second anniversary turnout was weak, passions dimmed, and vision blurred by the rattle of other things.
We destroy ourselves when we turn a blind eye to the suffering of the innocent and the injustices delivered upon just people. And God despairs at the sight of His people.
Fight. Believe in something bigger than yourself. Don't quit. You can save a life. In the end, that's all that matters.
Now that she has died (I daresay a modern martyr), will we let what she represented die also?
The optimist in me says no, we will carry on. We will fight for all the other Terris, born and unborn, until this injustice is stopped.
But with our American propensity to neglect whatever is not in the spotlight, in the glare of the camera or the publicity of appearing noble, the realist in me fears the passion of this issue will subside and spiral downward into apathy. The same apathy that infected us after 4,000 other innocents were murdered.
How long did it take for 9/11 to fade from our memories? We all proclaimed that we would "never forget", and we flew flags, attended vigils, shouted for justice and rallied our patriotism. But by the second anniversary turnout was weak, passions dimmed, and vision blurred by the rattle of other things.
We destroy ourselves when we turn a blind eye to the suffering of the innocent and the injustices delivered upon just people. And God despairs at the sight of His people.
Fight. Believe in something bigger than yourself. Don't quit. You can save a life. In the end, that's all that matters.
1 Comments:
It is really important that conservatives and Christians let Terri's husband face his own destiny, in his own time, without trying to demonize or hurt him. Should anyone even threaten him, it will reflect badly on us. That is not the battle. The battle is to help others understand the sanctity of life - we cannot do that by threats to the life of those we disagree with.
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