{"id":3926,"date":"2021-10-08T08:41:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonandlayne.com\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2021-10-08T08:44:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:44:28","slug":"helplessness-in-the-age-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonandlayne.com\/helplessness-in-the-age-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Helplessness in the Age of Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A Jon Post<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The more I think about and hope to become more skilled at reflecting Christ to the sick and the dying the clearer it becomes that, despite the simplicity of the gospel<\/em>, there is no simplicity in the practice<\/em> it demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is the good news<\/em> to the 17-year-old boy living in my home whose lymphoma protrudes from his chest, his arm pit, his neck, and his ribs? What is the good news<\/em> to the 43-year-old widow who lives in the liminal space between living and dying, unable to know if her cancer is growing as she does radiation therapy or receding? There are 14 men and women living in my home. Nearly all of them are unsure<\/em> if they inhabit the land of the living or the land of the dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n