Mamamontezz's Mental Rumpus Room

Week at a Glance...

As we end this Sunday and prepare for the week to come, let us all take a moment and reflect on the events we have all witnessed.

To start, we saw the vicious struggle for the life of a profoundly disabled woman finally come to an end. Her death sets a precedent which could tragically be with us for decades and potentially impact the lives of other profoundly disabled men, women and children in this country. No one should have to live in fear of being "allowed to die" because of their inability to communicate or their perceived quality of life. Sadly, the seed of that fear has now taken root in a great many innocent hearts.

We also lost the spiritual leader and faithful father of over a billion people with the death of Pope John Paul II. More than any other modern pope before him, he appealed to those of other faiths and to members of his own faith to embrace each others as sons and daughters of one God, all fashioned by the hand of God and imbued with life by His breath. He asked us all to live as Christ asked, to love each other as brothers and to live with grace. If you do not know how that is done, look no further than the life of John Paul II.

In Iraq this week, in the face of a decrease in the number of coalition deaths and a decrease in organized acts by what the media so fondly refers to as "The Insurgency," a group of terrorists organized and launched an attack against the prison as Abu Gharab. At least 20 Marines were wounded, as well as several prisoners, by the shrapnel from rockets or grenades launched into the compound. This appears to have been an act of desperation by a dying cause, an unsuccessful attempt to replenish their own numbers through the liberaton of several of their own from coalition custody. The wounded dog is trapped in the corner and howling for its pack.

Take a few minutes this evening before you go to bed, or tomorrow when you wake up for school or work, and meditate on this week. Pray for the healing, be it physical, emotional and spiritual, that we need at this time.