Alex
In Cancer, a Deeper Faith
Posted on: 04/07/2009 12:26
I am setting up a section of my web site (accessiblechurch.ca )that will have links to current news articles and Blog postings that deal with issues of concerns of disability, illness, and Faith. Today in the New York Times there was this article which I though was so well written that I should post the link here.
In Cancer, a Deeper Faith
New York Times editor Dana Jennings writes each week about coping with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
By Dana Jennings
We are about to enter a holy few days for Jews and Christians. Passover starts at sundown tomorrow, and Easter is Sunday. But then again, when you’re a cancer patient, each day is a holy day – no matter what your beliefs.
continues at http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/in-cancer-a-deeper-faith/?scp=1&sq=cancer%20faith&st=cse
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Alex
Posted on: 04/07/2009 12:29
Other quotes from the blog
"I am not a fool. I am a patient with Stage T3B cancer and a Gleason score of 9. I need the skills and the insights of the nurses and doctors who care for me. But they don’t treat the whole man. Medicine cares about physical outcomes, not the soul. I also need — even crave — the spiritual antibodies of prayer, song and sacred study.
And it’s a powerful thing to know that others are praying for your return to health.
My faith reminds me that I am not alone, that I am part of a larger whole, part of an ancient tradition and a timeless narrative. Disease often makes us feel cut off from community, even from ourselves, and faith helps defy that sense of isolation."
lastpointe
Posted on: 04/09/2009 14:06
I think collecting these sorts of articles will be a great service to your friends and congregation alex.