Friday, March 25, 2005
 the case against terri schiavo is legally sound. schiavo's husband has proof that terri gave her a verbal agreement indicating her desire not to live on life support alone. the unanimous decision of multiple higher courts against her is not the act of rogue activist judges, but fundamentally sound judgements emphatically confirmed across the board. the justices of the supreme court wont even hear the case, because they agree with the previous decisions.
but this case is not about the law.
in a country with common sense, this story is a non issue. a non issue to anyone not related by blood to the schiavos, that is. in a country with common sense, the question of the value of terri schiavo's life does not leave the schiavo's living room. no one would bring out giant replicas of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins and parade them thru the streets of florida. no one hires an anti-abortion lobbyist as their lawyer and shouts about choosing life. on good friday, no one would talk about the pain of anyone except our Lord.
because this case is not about pain.
when Jesus sat at the last supper, he knew that he was going to die. when he told the disciples this, they wouldnt have it. in their blinding love, each man not named ponchas wanted to do whatever they could to stop this from happening. and when they raised him up on the cross, hands and feet nailed to the the wood he was not spiteful. he did not lament his fate because he understood. he asked Father, forgive them for they know not what they do. and with that he passed, as some had wished and as some had not.
this case is about strength. the strength of those that have to let go and the strength of those who never will. michael must move on because he has a new wife and two children to raise, amid thousands of death threats from all those pro-life activists. the schindlers must fight on, because they dont see anyone laying in that hospital bed other than their star-cross'd daughter. the only thing they both want is whats best for terri schiavo. but the question is who will decide?
the question of life is not ours to answer. its ours only to learn.
and to accept.
posted by accident at 9:32:00 PM +
 
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