Multiple Sclerosis
The Way of Love
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35
A colleague’s wife was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). They battled the disease together for a few years, until Robert (not his real name) became attracted to another woman and left his sick wife.
Compare that love to the commitment Bruce Merrick has for his wife. Gina has battled Multiple Sclerosis for most of her adult life. MS is an inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. The chronic disease has a wide range of physical, mental, emotional, and psychological symptoms. In the early stages, a person may experience severe attacks, but between attacks the symptoms may disappear completely. As the disease progresses, persons will lose their ability to function. They lose the ability to walk, move, and even feed themselves. While those with MS may live into their seventies, their quality of life is greatly diminished and the afflicted require constant care, and in some …show more content…
They both snubbed their noses at each other and thought only their religion was the true religion. The Jewish religious leaders viewed Samaritans as “unclean.” This meant that if Jews came in contact with a Samaritan, they could not enter the Temple until a given time had passed and they had performed a ritual bath to be clean again. So, Jesus’ illustration of a Samaritan helping a Jewish traveler was a radically different idea of neighborly love.
Possibly the greatest sermon ever written on loving your enemy was by Martin Luther King, Jr. The sermon was delivered at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. King wrote the sermon while he was in jail for committing nonviolent disobedience during the Montgomery bus boycott. He concluded his sermon with these
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35
A colleague’s wife was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). They battled the disease together for a few years, until Robert (not his real name) became attracted to another woman and left his sick wife.
Compare that love to the commitment Bruce Merrick has for his wife. Gina has battled Multiple Sclerosis for most of her adult life. MS is an inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. The chronic disease has a wide range of physical, mental, emotional, and psychological symptoms. In the early stages, a person may experience severe attacks, but between attacks the symptoms may disappear completely. As the disease progresses, persons will lose their ability to function. They lose the ability to walk, move, and even feed themselves. While those with MS may live into their seventies, their quality of life is greatly diminished and the afflicted require constant care, and in some …show more content…
They both snubbed their noses at each other and thought only their religion was the true religion. The Jewish religious leaders viewed Samaritans as “unclean.” This meant that if Jews came in contact with a Samaritan, they could not enter the Temple until a given time had passed and they had performed a ritual bath to be clean again. So, Jesus’ illustration of a Samaritan helping a Jewish traveler was a radically different idea of neighborly love.
Possibly the greatest sermon ever written on loving your enemy was by Martin Luther King, Jr. The sermon was delivered at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. King wrote the sermon while he was in jail for committing nonviolent disobedience during the Montgomery bus boycott. He concluded his sermon with these