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Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me, for to such belongs the kingdom of God” (Matt. 19:14). One warning that I have to raise at this point is that we dare not jump to the conclusion that an individual person’s particular disease or affliction is a direct result of some particular sin. That may not be the case at all.
Sep 28, 2016 · “We gathered, 25,000 people in one church,” said Perez, 67, a devout Catholic. “It was all sick people, people with cancer, but all with one purpose.” Five months later, after spending much of July too sick to work, he’s returned to his normal schedule, plunking ballads for listeners at iconic public venues throughout the Seattle.
- The Quest For Meaning
- Religion and “Why Me?”
- Emotional Comfort
- Religious Guidance
- Religious Resources and Practices
- Nondenominational Prayers For Healing
The meaning of life and death, humanity’s purpose or direction, and the struggle with suffering and pain have long been central themes in religious literature. Within the context of many traditional belief systems, the ultimate answer to meaning, suffering, and death resides with God alone. One conservative religious answer is that God’s ways are b...
For many patients, the “Why me?” issues are essentially religious in nature. Religious people are sometimes concerned that illness relates to sin that they have committed. Most religions today reject the idea that God punishes us through illness. Many people hold to an alternative view—that illnesses such as cancer demonstrate the presence of evil ...
In the face of a serious illness, we are often challenged by a range of emotional reactions that can be unfamiliar and more intense than anything we have ever encountered. We feel ourselves vulnerable and in need of a stable and solid support. Religion steps in with comfort and reassurance. One of the great sources of emotional support in times of ...
Another dilemma confronting cancer patients relates to what can be done. They wonder how to act and how to function at this time. It seems that the ordinary ways of living and functioning are inappropriate or trite. Religion again assists us with models of behavior to demonstrate the values we hold as important. Spiritual disciplines and teachings ...
Many conventional religious resources and practices help us cope with cancer by offering comfort, support, and direction. Rituals and prayer are the central and best-known religious techniques. Prayer extends comfort in many ways. It offers us consolation, encouragement, connection, and solace. We experience a sense of divine presence and divine lo...
These four nondenominational prayers for healing have been selected by the pastoral care staff at the UCSF/Mount Zion Medical Center. My God and God of all generations, in my great need I pour out my heart to you. Long days and weeks of suffering are hard to endure. In my struggle, I reach out for the help that only you can give. Let me feel that y...
Nov 12, 2018 · Jesus is the object of our faith and the source of our eternal perspective and present comfort. One of the books Nanci has been reading is The Joy of Fearing God, by Jerry Bridges. Jerry writes, “We cannot separate trust in God from the fear of God. We will trust Him only to the extent that we genuinely stand in awe of Him.”.
Jul 28, 2022 · The most common answer was God gave me cancer to make me stronger. I was told 10 different reasons as to why God gave me cancer, but of course they can’t all be true. Moreover, people told me it was the power of prayer that would make the difference. Thus, my thought was if God wills everything then saying prayers won’t make any difference.
Ernest Rosenbaum: The three of you have a similar concept of the role of the clergy in supporting a cancer patient. You help by supporting, encouraging, listening, empathizing, and giving both faith and hope to a patient, his family, and his friends. You absorb the anger of a patient. You can be trusted with confidences and yet you are ...
Aug 10, 2015 · Jim noted that patients who reported greater cognitive aspects of religion and spirituality, such as the ability to integrate the cancer into their religious or spiritual beliefs, also reported ...
