Compare And Contrast The Cases Of Karen Ann Quinlan And Nancy Cruzan

The most significant period of suffering I have gone through was when I lost my grandfather. I remember we had celebrated his 50th birthday never did imagine it would be the last. That horrible news impacts my life forever realizing that we don’t count for a tomorrow. His death was suddenly due to an embolism. His death caused me a lot of suffering because he was not sick and we had made a lot of plans. I did not know how to deal with his death because I was heartbroken. I wonder and questioned if maybe only God had given us a warning. I did not know how to manage my grief and mourned for him because I was angry with God. It took me time to understand that it was God’s will and that his soul had returned to God. I learned that his death of the body was not the end of his life (Rubin & Yasien-Esmael, 2004). I found comfort in the midst of suffering by finding acceptance in God. Also, I found praying for him and sharing my suffering with others helped me console my pain. I learn that “the lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit,” which help my relationship with God grow as my pain slowly vanished.

In the CRUZAN v. DIRECTOR, MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 497 U.S. 261 (1990) case that was presented to the Supreme Court in 1990 was about a woman named Nancy Beth Cruzan and her right to die. The According to thesciencewritinblog.com, “On January 11, 1983 Nancy Beth Cruzan’s car overturned when she was driving home from her job at a cheese factory. She was found face down in a ditch, and although paramedics restarted her heart, 15 minutes without oxygen left her with severe brain damage (Science and Law).” Cruzan stayed in a diligent vegetative state in which she showed no intellectual capacity, yet had reflexes after waking up from her 3 week coma. Cruzan parents wanted take off life support but the hospital refused to do so without a court order because there was no living will so there was no evidence to support that Nancy would have wanted that for herself.

After finally accepting that Nancy would not be revived, the family asked the state hospital to remove her feeding tubes so that she could move on. Unfortunately, it could not be this easy. Discovering that Nancy was not allowed by the state to be taken off of life support, they proceeded with legal action. After several suits between the Cruzan family and the state's attorney general in the Missouri court system, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear its first right-to-die case, that of Nancy Cruzan. In a 5-4 decision, the Cruzan family lost, buried in hundreds of pages of the Supreme Court’s opinion. Eventually, their lawyer was able to find the key that would let them retry the case in Missouri, leading them to a victory (Gumm).

5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are o ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. 6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; 7 and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort

Christianity’s most obvious examples of suffering are divided into two different categories, mortal and venial sins. Venial sins are not as serious, while mortal sins are very serious. Both types of sins can

Eternal perspective changes the very nature of suffering because when we see circumstances through the eyes of our faith in God’s sovereignty, love, eternal purposes and destiny it allows us not only to remember that suffering is temporal but that, through God, it will somehow be woven into our personal growth and destiny in the Lord. The eternal perspective takes what can be perceived suffering as a “Mountain” and puts it next to the “Mountain” of God & eternity to allow us to realize that the Mountain of Suffering really is just a molehill in light of God and eternity.

The author of 1 Peter understands the Christian suffering as an example of Christ’s suffering. Since Christ suffered when he was human, it is only natural that Christians should suffer as well. This connection to Christ is also how the author views suffering. When a person is suffering because of their belief in God, then they should rejoice because they are sharing the same suffering as Jesus (1 Peter 4:13). The suffering that comes with following is a natural occurrence to the author because when a person decides to follow Christ, they do not partake in the same activities as they used too (1 Peter

Consequently, Peter’s theme was telling about the grace of God involves suffering through Christ. “The most important emphasis in Peter’s thought about God is that of the divine providence in human suffering. The sufferings of which Peter speaks are not those of physical afflictions, natural evils, or accidents, or the sort of ordinary tragedy that besets all human beings. It is the sufferings people are called upon to endure because they are Christians. The trials they are called upon to endure (1:6) are false accusations of wrongdoing (1:12), which may be so strong as to be called a fiery ordeal (4:12). They may suffer simply because they are Christians (4:16).”

What can we say in the face of suffering and loss? That God is with us. That God understands what our suffering is like. That God has promised to redeem all things, including even our suffering. That suffering and injustice do not have the last word in our

Suffering is the key to almost every successful person's achievement. Everyone who has suffered had built up tension and determination. This tension and determination was pushed towards their hard work and tolerance. Suffering helps us “Master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward the dream” (pg 132). If you just had everything given to you without having to lift a single finger in your entire life you have not earned your success. This would not be success at all. Suffering does come with benefits, you would be able to say you actually deserved this. You actually earned what you worked for, knowing this you would be grateful. You would be able to live life with ease and know that the hard times

Suffering is a common feeling everyone experiences in life. Many Christians have different views on suffering. Some may believe that being a Christian means they will never suffer because God will protect them from suffering and everything that comes with it. Others feel as if suffering is punishment or that they deserve it. In The Readings on Early Christianity, St. Anthony, St. Augustine, and St. Patrick all believed that suffering was inevitable for Christians, and that God has intentions for the suffering they experienced.

The main question for this is “Does suffering makes us stronger and lead to success?”

After about a month since my uncle's funeral I saw my father, (my uncles brother), reading an article about a woman named Thea Bowman. Casually I asked who she was, and my father exclaimed to me what an incredible person she was and how she has helped him with his brothers death. I took iPad on which he was reading the article and read about this incredible woman. I learned about he battle with terminal cancer and how she dealt with her suffering. One of her quotes stuck out to me, it was, "I know suffering gives us a new perspective and helps us clarify our real value." Sister Thea believed that the significance of suffering isn't why it happens to us, but how it can help us transform into a more loving person, and how it can be our source of redemption. This inspired me to see historical figures dealing with their suffering, I found a perfect candidate, Jesus. Jesus dealt with suffering by forgiving the sins of people and calling them to conversion. I learned that Jesus also told his disciples to shoulder the cross of loving service, suffering for justice, compassion, and love. Now that I learned about how others have dealt with their suffering properly, it was my time to deal with my own suffering, and maybe even transform

The psalmist recalls the Israelite’s wilderness experience, bringing to remembrance their repeated disobedience and rebelliousness in the face of God’s continued provision. After witnessing his miraculous works and in spite of their first-hand account, they soon forgot when faced with temptation and adversity. Christians today respond much the same way. No matter how God blesses us when trouble or trials come we are quick to question God and what we perceive as his lack of concern for us. Often we become doubtful of his ability to provide for and keep us.

We should rejoice in suffering, and thank God for it. The courage of a soldier displays itself, not in peace, but in war. In 2 Timothy 4-5, Paul said “Endure hardship as a soldier of Christ”. In 1 Th 3:3, Paul said that we were destined for affliction. And in 2 Co 1:3-4, he added “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by