Good Friday

Perhaps it is the Assembly of God influence that remains from the religious training of my adolescence, but I can’t watch cable news without tearing-up. It is not tears of sadness, anger, or even pity. Terri Schiavo is reminding me that God speaks to all of us, everyday. We hear Him when we set aside the noise of our routine, busy lives.

It is Holy Week and I am in a reflective state. Could it be a coincidence that this 15 year ordeal has reached the pinnacle of our federal government -- the Congress, the President, the US Supreme Court -- at the exact moment in time when God’s plan for Christ was culminated?

Is it possible that God chose this person, this time, this nation, to send His message of life, compassion, faith?

And perhaps, just perhaps, God’s plan for Miss Schiavo’s life was for this country to hear His Truth with our hearts -- that life is a gift from God. It is a gift you cannot give, and it is not yours to take.

Before Terri Schiavo’s time passes, I pray the mainstream media discovers religious thinkers such as Pastor Rick Warren or Rabbi Harold Kushner to add a dimension beyond law or politics.