Why should Christians mourn on Good Friday when it is the celebration of God's extravagant and overwhelming love for us? It is the rest of the year that we should mourn and weep, repent, and confess our sin. Good Friday is when God, in the ultimate act of love, died for us so that we can live eternally with him. When Jesus said "It is finished" we were saved! That is, if we accept His death on the cross for our sins. What love! What power! What passion!
If God allows Terri Schiavo to die, is that not the ultimate healing for her? Bear in mind, I am just as furious and devastated over this tragedy and judicial tyranny as you are. But is God not sovereign? Could He not change the hearts of the judges and her husband? Of course! He hardened the heart of Pharoah not to let the Israelites go so that His deliverance would seal the hearts of His people to Him forever.
We have to have an eternal vision, and know that all things work for the good of those who love God and are the called according to His purpose. Do you think that her death will be for nothing? If it is God's will that she die on this earth, this earth will never be the same. He will not let her death be for nothing. Be comforted.
I have a different opinion. Today Gods Son died for us, he accepted the ultimate pain, he suffered. The day of resurrection, on Easter Sunday, is the day of hope, of joy. This day is when we can celebrate the end of our misery because in Jesus resurrection God gave us a promise that our lives are not lived in vain.
Seeing it this way, Terris death will make many more thinking about facing the same fate, but still it is unbelievable to give up her life. I changed my mind one week ago. Before they took away the tubes, I thought Terri wasn´t really among the living, but she is. Still. I´m so sorry and sad.
God gave us our lives to preserve them - and not to say "so it´s His will, let her die". With this arguement, we could let car accident people die without help saying it was His will to let them die of that accident.
Btw, we here in Germany have a holiday law forbidding to play operas, theatre plays, open businesses, gambling, having parties with entrance fees (and private parties are forbidden by the good manners of the society). Even in France, shops are closed - except of a few which opened today, and where hundreds of protestors demonstrated against this.
On a last note:
I regret that I missed the opportunity to skip this thread.
It is not up to me telling you what to do or not to do today.
Blessed be you all, on this sad day and everytime!