Nurse, what would Nurse, what would be your Response?be your Response?

Nursing With A Difference“Let each day be your masterpiece” Galatians 6:9

THINK ABOUT THIS ONE!THINK ABOUT THIS ONE!

This is not intended to be a joke, This is not intended to be a joke, It’s not intended to be funny. It’s not intended to be funny.

It’s intended to get you thinking:It’s intended to get you thinking:

Billy Graham’s daughter was recently interviewed Billy Graham’s daughter was recently interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked heron the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her

““How could God let something like this happen?” How could God let something like this happen?” (regarding the attacks on September 11)(regarding the attacks on September 11)

Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, insightful response. She said,

Anne Graham’s ResponseAnne Graham’s Response

““I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we’ve been telling Godwe are, but for years we’ve been telling God- - to get out of our schools, to get out of our schools, -- to get out of our government and to get out of our government and -- to get out of our lives. to get out of our lives.

And being the gentleman He is, I believe He And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. has calmly backed out.

How can we expect God to give us His blessing How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us and His protection if we demand He leave us alonealone?”?”

In Light ofIn Light of

Recent events, terrorist attack, school shootings, Recent events, terrorist attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when atheist Madeleine etc. I think it started when atheist Madeleine Murray O’Hara (she was murdered, her body Murray O’Hara (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn’t want found recently) complained she didn’t want prayer in our schools. prayer in our schools.

And we said OKAnd we said OK

Then someone said you better not read the Bible Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says: in school. The Bible says: thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal andthou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal and love your neighbour as yourself. love your neighbour as yourself.

And we said OKAnd we said OK

Dr. Benjamin SpockDr. Benjamin Spock

Then said we shouldn’t spank our children Then said we shouldn’t spank our children when they misbehave because their little when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might personalities would be warped and we might damage self-esteem (Dr. Spock’s son damage self-esteem (Dr. Spock’s son committed suicide).committed suicide).

We said an expert should know what he’s We said an expert should know what he’s talking about.talking about.

And we said OKAnd we said OK

ChildrenChildren

Then someone said teachers and principals Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our children when they better not discipline our children when they misbehave because we don’t want any bad misbehave because we don’t want any bad publicity and we surely don’t want to be publicity and we surely don’t want to be sued (there’s a big difference between sued (there’s a big difference between disciplining and touching, beating, smacking, disciplining and touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking etc.)humiliating, kicking etc.)

And we said OKAnd we said OK

Reproductive LifeReproductive Life

Then someone said, let’s let our daughters have Then someone said, let’s let our daughters have abortions if they want, and they won’t even have to abortions if they want, and they won’t even have to tell their parents. tell their parents.

And we said OKAnd we said OKThen some wise school board member said, since Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys and they’re going to do it boys will be boys and they’re going to do it anyway, lets give our sons all the condoms they anyway, lets give our sons all the condoms they want so they can have all the fun they desire, and want so they can have all the fun they desire, and we won’t have to tell their parents they got them at we won’t have to tell their parents they got them at school.school.

And we said OKAnd we said OK

Official LicenseOfficial License

Then some of our top officials said it doesn’t Then some of our top officials said it doesn’t matter what we do in private as long as we do our matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them, we said it doesn’t matter jobs. Agreeing with them, we said it doesn’t matter to me what anyone, including the President, does to me what anyone, including the President, does in private as long as I have a job and the economy in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.is good.

Then someone said let’s print magazines with Then someone said let’s print magazines with pictures of nude women and call it wholesome, pictures of nude women and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for beauty of the down-to-earth appreciation for beauty of the female body.female body.

And we said OKAnd we said OK

Child AbuseChild Abuse

And then someone else took that And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and published appreciation a step further and published pictures of nude children and then further pictures of nude children and then further again by making them available on the again by making them available on the InternetInternet..

And we said OKAnd we said OK

They’re entitled to free speechThey’re entitled to free speech

EntertainmentEntertainment

Then the entertainment industry said, let’s Then the entertainment industry said, let’s make TV shows and movies that promote make TV shows and movies that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex, let’s record profanity, violence, and illicit sex, let’s record music that encourages rape, drugs, murder, music that encourages rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.suicide, and satanic themes.

And we said it’s just entertainment, it has no And we said it’s just entertainment, it has no adverse effects, nobody takes it seriously adverse effects, nobody takes it seriously anyway, anyway,

So go right aheadSo go right ahead

NOW!NOW!

We’re asking ourselves why our children We’re asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don’t know have no conscience, why they don’t know right from wrong, and why it doesn’t bother right from wrong, and why it doesn’t bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out, I think it has a enough, we can figure it out, I think it has a great deal to do with great deal to do with

‘‘WHAT WE REAP WE SOW”WHAT WE REAP WE SOW”

FUNNY!FUNNY!

Funny how simple it is for people to trash Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world is going God and then wonder why the world is going to hell!to hell!

Funny how we believe what the news-papers Funny how we believe what the news-papers say, but question what the Bible says.say, but question what the Bible says.

Funny how you can send jokes through Funny how you can send jokes through

e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the you start sending messages regarding the LORD, people think twice LORD, people think twice about sharing.about sharing.

SICK HUMOURSICK HUMOUR

Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obsceneFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene

articles pass freely through cyberspace, but articles pass freely through cyberspace, but

public discussion of God is suppressed in public discussion of God is suppressed in

the schools and workplacethe schools and workplace

Are you laughing!Are you laughing!

COWARDICECOWARDICE

– Funny how when you forward this message, Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address you will not send it to many on your address list because you’re not sure what they list because you’re not sure what they believe, or what they WILL think of you for believe, or what they WILL think of you for sendingsending it.it.

– Funny how we can be more worried about Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.thinks of us.

– Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not discard it…no one will know you did.discard it…no one will know you did.

BUTBUT

BUTBUT

IF YOU DISCARD THIS THOUGHT IF YOU DISCARD THIS THOUGHT

PROCESS, DON’T SIT BACK AND PROCESS, DON’T SIT BACK AND

COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT BAD SHAPE COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT BAD SHAPE

THE WORLD IS IN.THE WORLD IS IN.

Are you thinking?Are you thinking?

Nursing With A Difference“Let each day be your masterpiece” Galatians 6:9