Time out... for health and care

Time out!

Gentle Reader,

I am taking a wee time out from our study on time (Pun intended) to speak briefly about other things. I have no ax to grind but a lot of interest in what happens to this country (USA) As we have lived here for a few years.

What I see and hear are those dead set (insert pun here) against universal health care (whatever you call it ) have health insurance, first of all, they also have for the most part good secure jobs in which they are comfortably able to look down their nose at those who through no fault of their own have lost their insurance and jobs due to not their own inactivity but to the fortunes of war (another pun insert here) for this might have never occurred if we had not embraced a war for oil (thanks to the past administration, who advocated oil is a good reason to forget about the being attacked , forget about security, and wage a war for more oil), now who made out like a bandit.

If our Senators and Representatives choose to go slow on this issue then surprise, surprise another 40 years will pass  we'll be dead and no help in sight!!! And you dear gentle reader will have no safety,"net" perhaps no job and will have seen your loved ones wither into just a memory.

We need compassion on all of our citizens, regardless of race, color or creed. We need to take care of those least able to help themselves. When the greedy have bled you dry and claim that they love this country they are lying, for this country is made up of "people" . Like you and me gentle reader. People like Marti, my wife bed fast for years thanks to an uncaring medical profession who disallowed her heath care benefits, denied us treatment that could have save her!

Taxes are what you pay for services you receive. I haven’t received many benefits, have you? Taxes perhaps will help Marti to walk again. In the meantime. We  spent more than $250, 000.00 dollars in health care and lost our home, our pets, forced to jump through hoops here in Indiana , ignored by our Senators and Representatives,  President Bush (yes, Gentle Reader, I wrote him also) Our two time elected Governor has refused to help or even respond!!! (his wife got a letter from me also)

So the next time you see a homeless person  say this to your self "That could be me" Next time you see people standing in line for a job that pays a wage causing that person to live in poverty say out loud "Go get a job you lazy bum!" And think to yourself "Those people don’t deserve to live an the richest country in the world, why don’t they help themselves to do better" Then think about your new President, trying to help those millions of Americans who don’t want a hand out just a help up.

Do I need to say more. Well just one other thing That’s what Jesus (remember Him?- died on a cross ,son of God, saying with his last breath "Father forgive them for they know not what they do"!) that what he wanted all men to understand We are our "brothers keeper!

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.  Gen 4:9-10)

Where do you stand gentle reader, with the greedy who claim to care or with those trying to help?

Your choice...

I’m done,

Love, Denis

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; (Mat 15:5)

And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand Mat 15:6-10)

　

　 Note: "it is a gift"

Rev., given to God. The picture is that of a churlish son evading the duty of assisting his needy parents by uttering the formula, Corban, it is a gift to God. "Whatever that may be by which you might be helped by me, is not mine to give. It is vowed to God." The man, however, was not bound in that case to give his gift to the temple-treasury, while he was bound not to help his parent; because the phrase did not necessarily dedicate the gift to the temple. By a quibble it was regarded as something like Corban, as if it were laid on the altar and put entirely out of reach. It was expressly stated that such a vow was binding, even if what was vowed involved a breach of the law.