• Quote 5 – This point struck me deeply. I had not thought of this before. In church, we talk must about how Christ conquered death, but, as Dr. Rae asks, do we believe that? When we release our loved ones to be consumed by death, we must realize that they are not consumed by death. This mortal body is, but they are alive and well in spirit with our Heavenly Father. Of course, the process we go through before we arrive at the “enough to medicine” point must be careful and meticulously thought out. The wishes of the loved one as well as the prognosis and available resources must be taken into consideration. However, we must not be afraid of death. Jesus has conquered death!
• Quote 6 – This quote really touches on the motivation of the family.
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In the talk, I was not able to really understand his distinction between the sanctity of life and vitalism. Perhaps it is that sanctity of life means that we must treasure life as a gift from God. However, when someone is not even really living anymore and is in excruciating pain with no chance of reversal, perhaps it is time for them to go. That really just does not sound right, though. I think that maybe if the cost of the treatment, either financially or physically, does not guarantee at all any form relief, it should not be done. But I really don’t know if I agree with Dr. Rae that we do not always have to keep people alive at all costs. How can we value life, but purposefully let someone go? That line seems very …show more content…
Everything turned against its Creator and it seems as if even man himself is seeking to dehumanize himself. As Dr. Rae says, death is the ultimate indignity, however. We were not created to die. We were created to live. However, in this fallen world, we must walk through the heart-wrenching process of death. In the process, we can either choose to let the indignity overcome us, or we can gaze to Jesus, the one who conquered death. We can have hope and bear the burden of dying as ones who are not subject to it. We will be raised again and we will live with Christ forever. This is the hope that gives dignity to all men, whether they are dying or