I was reminded once again of the power of research and development and it's impact on the everyday life of a 2 year old. Several years ago I remember reading an article about how lawsuits actually take money away from the area of R and D and it once again confirmed in me that I made the right decision to forgive our doctors for the sudden loss of our young daughter when unknown to them the medication that had been prescribed failed to metabolize within her bloodstream the first night home from the hospital following her surgery.
This video clip is all about the great things that those who pursue medicine and the related professions do on a every day basis. To see a smile fill the face of a child because she can now do things independently is what it is all about. No doctor wants to be the one that loses a child. It is perhaps the worst pain a doctor has to deal with in his practice. Doctors who are especially called to work with children struggle with this pain because of their love for children and their unique calling to improve the life of that child.
Only as long as we are focused on bringing lawsuit after lawsuit to try to fix a wrong that we perceived has been done to us we are prevented to work toward forgiveness. Please do not underestimate the power of forgiveness in the ultimate healing for your pain. It is the power of forgiveness that is the cornerstone of the Christian faith where Jesus said on the cross just before he died, ""Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Christ Jesus took the burden for all of mankind's pain and all that pain was nailed on the cross. As each nail was pounded into the flesh of Jesus's hands and feet it was as though the weight of mankind's anger was placed on him.
It didn't stop when he died. No. As you read further you will noticed that the stone had been rolled away from his tomb which was so carefully put in placed, sealed and armed guards placed before that tomb to prevent anyone from tampering with Jesus body. Despite all of the careful preparations to keep the body from being taken Jesus rose from the dead. He conquer death and came back where many people saw him. before he went to heaven.
The message God gave to us through the sacrifice of his son was how much He loves each of us and how he wants us to bring every burden, every painful cry, every hurt to Him because He alone will help you conquer the hurts that are all too real in life.
I remember the words of the final attorney who reminded me, " I could spend the rest of my life in search of an attorney who might be willing to take the case, but in all reality he would have had to use the same information, but in the course of fighting the wrong I would have destroyed my family with my anger and need for vengeance"
As I reflected on those words I was reminded of a scene in heaven where our little girl is playing in her brand new heavenly body without any blemish, or impairment. In her mind her once earthly existence is so far away that there is no way she would even want to come back knowing what a good thing going she has there. Our God knew the entire story how things would end up. Won't you take time to get to know God's story and see what a difference he can make in your life?
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