Phileosophie

In 1 Corinthians 1:17 Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, and one of the things he said was that he was sent to preach the gospel, but " not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power." Later in the same chapter (1 Corinthians 1:27) he says "but God chose the foolish.. God chose the weak .. God chose the lowly things .. the despised things .. the things that are not, to nullify the things that are .. so that no one may boast ..." Pride is a sin that infiltrates that human heart. It is hard to shake and creeps in, even with the smallest of achievements. I don't think God is asking us to be spineless people with low self esteem, but I think He realises that it is difficult for us not to be prideful. So perhaps suffering and misfortune, can sometimes be faced with gratitude, because when we are feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances of our life, it is easier to look to Him, and to rely on His strength, to face life on His ter...

I once had a patient - he was young, by inpatient standards, but had lived a life of sex, booze and drugs, resulting in viral hepatitis and hepatocellular (liver) cancer. He came to our hospital because of abdominal pain and his doctors found that the cancer had spread to his lungs. He came to my attention one evening when I was asked to review him for severe pain. By the end of the evening, he had bled into his liver and this leaked (via the cancer) into his abdominal cavity. The surgical registrar came to see him that night. "Sir, you have bled into your abdominal cavity and there is nothing we can do about that okay?" the surgical registrar said gently. The patient looked up at the registrar. "Not even a transplant?" "No, that's not going to work." "Am I going to die?" "If you continue bleeding into the cavity. But we will ensure that you are not in pain." We asked if there was anyone he would like us to call. There was no...