If you have EVER told a sick friend, “I will pray for you,” but
don’t consider the Affordable Care Act* miraculous, what were you praying for?
It is affordable
insurance that cover 48mm people who don’t have access to GOOD medical care.
Yet the people most opposed are middle class, white Americans WITH insurance.
The people who need it least want to continue the trend where those who have
the least get nothing.
But, don’t forget, they’ll “Pray for you.”
If God really was going to answer our prayers for the sick,
short of spontaneous recovery of all the sick, everywhere, what should it look
like? Smoke and mirrors? Thunder and lightning? Rivers running red? Oh wait,
that’s supposed to be the ‘end of times guy’.
Maybe, instead, it is cheaper prescriptions for the elderly (and
everyone else, by the way). Free wellness checks and flu shots (you’re not sick,
let’s keep you that way). Birth control coverage (because Joe & Judy wanting
to show they love each other, affectionately (yes that means SEX), does NOT
imply that they HATE God, just because they still want to be able to make the
housing payment instead of raising
six kids.
Then, God would get really serious. Pre-existing conditions,
damn right God would cover them. How do I KNOW this? Jesus did NOT heal the healthy, he healed the SICK!
Jesus loves the little
children, all the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in His sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in His sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
Yes, as a parent,
himself, God understands our children still need our help at 19, 21, 24. It
takes time to get established in this world and still need their parents help.
Something as simple as staying of parent’s insurance plans is a no brainer for
GOD. TOO bad so many compassionate, praying
Christians don’t get it.
God also says, a cap
on your insurance coverage is a lot like a cap on your sin limit. “Sorry Bob, that
was ONE sin too many. I am cutting you off from redemption. Sincerely, GOD” To cut
someone off, just when they need you most is just WRONG.
So, the next time
you tell someone, “I’ll pray for you,” ask yourself this, what are you really
praying to happen? The person to get better or die quickly? The person to get the
best quality healthcare available or just move on quickly so you don’t have to
deal with their depressing life, anymore.
And, most importantly,
do you really just say it so you sound like you’re going to do this really
wonderful thing, when really you not
going to anything that improves their situation…at all.
From a distance we all have enough, And no one is in need.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease, No hungry mouths to feed.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease, No hungry mouths to feed.
From a distance we are instruments Marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace. They're the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us. God is watching us from a distance.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace. They're the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us. God is watching us from a distance.
* The Affordable Care Act puts consumers back in charge of
their health care. Under the law, a new “Patient’s Bill of Rights” gives the
American people the stability and flexibility they need to make informed
choices about their health. http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/rights/index.html
