The world is wrought with many problems. Here is an example. Tom Cruise denounced the use of meds for women after child birth. Then he himself is denounced as a lunatic. Then he comes back again explaining himself deeper. Then its said once again that he's a serious loon.
Recently a man refused medical help for his daughter, who in turn was dying. He wanted to pray the illness away. He too was called a nut, but yet and still a person who commits heinous crimes like purposely killing his family or a woman cannibalizing her child simply have mental and/or emotional problems.
Whats wrong there?
A man is mentally ill for believing that mental illness can be cured with his faith alone, albeit in a scientific way? Another man deserves prison because he believed and had faith that his daughter's illness would go away if he prayed enough? But oh, if you kill someone from not getting your meds, then you simply have a reactionary problem when not on your meds...
I'm not a doctor. I don't profess to be one, but are these people who are judging the folks who were acting on faith, ministers by any chance? Isn't it the professional expertise of a minister to speak on faith rather than a doctor, or even a lawyer? I mean come on. Doctors, lawyers, and social workers all go into a frenzy when you tell them how to handle something in their field, but why does no one seem to consult clergymen when there is something in our field that needs to be addressed?
Think of it this way...would you want a lawyer to do gastric bypass surgery on you? How about a firefighter trying your case as the judge? Would you want a corrections officer delivering your child? Then tell me why it is that when a clergyman may be able to shed some light on things, we are only contacted in extreme and sometimes media based cases?
Why aren't we contacted before the child is born? When it is first found out that a person is in depression? You know, it can be very comforting to have your Minister with you when you go to see a therapist. We can give great comfort during a trial. Most of all, its our job to do so.
Many ministers do not wish to do every part of the job, but we are supposed to. Its time to demand this from your ministers. Support. We have to do the job, its part of the deal.
What am I getting at? The world seems to be falling apart without God. We can do just fine without religion, but not without representatives of the Lord. When its all said and done and you cannot find any ministers around, look up and ask yourself "who is spreading the word?" and if you can respond, "no one" then you will know that its all but over.
Whether you are an Atheist, Agnostic, Hindu, Muslim, Hebrew, or Wiccan. You need to know and understand that we are not only here for Christians and followers of Christ. We are here for everyone and for any reason.
Listen, there are just far too many suicides, too much hopelessness, and way too many domestic killings to not at least have a small inkling to contact a minister who will at least speak with you both open and honest.
Contact your local minister! Don't live life sitting on a rusted nail.
Min. Clarence E. Ware II
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