Richard King
Puritan Board Senior
I have a friend who I will go see this weekend.
His wife has been dying of ALS for years. She is very near the end.
The problem is she is "believing for a miracle". This is so entrenched in their thinking that they have driven to TD Jakes to have him pray over her, and they just sit and listen to Olsteen tapes and tapes on healing from Hagee!
They refused to take Rilutek a med that slows down the progression of the disease because they thought it would show a lack of faith.
Would you merely sit with a friend and just acknowledge his pain and promise to pray and be there for them
...or would you venture into the realm of reality?
I want to ask if they have considered the possibility maybe God is teaching them and others something about life. I also wonder if I should say anything about my opinion of celebrity preachers whose prayers they think are more annointed. My buddy has been a friend for 35 years and we are pretty blunt with each other.
This is probably the last time I will see my buddy before his wife dies.
What is my duty here?
His wife has been dying of ALS for years. She is very near the end.
The problem is she is "believing for a miracle". This is so entrenched in their thinking that they have driven to TD Jakes to have him pray over her, and they just sit and listen to Olsteen tapes and tapes on healing from Hagee!
They refused to take Rilutek a med that slows down the progression of the disease because they thought it would show a lack of faith.
Would you merely sit with a friend and just acknowledge his pain and promise to pray and be there for them
...or would you venture into the realm of reality?
I want to ask if they have considered the possibility maybe God is teaching them and others something about life. I also wonder if I should say anything about my opinion of celebrity preachers whose prayers they think are more annointed. My buddy has been a friend for 35 years and we are pretty blunt with each other.
This is probably the last time I will see my buddy before his wife dies.
What is my duty here?