Hope For A Precious Child

A child falls down and sustains a serious injury.  While he is sitting on the floor, crying and unable to get up, his father comes along and sees the situation.  The child puts out his arms, expecting his father to rescue him immediately.  Wait, why isn’t he helping him up?  Although he is filled with compassion, his dad is saying that he has been advised not to move him until there is a consultation between family members – a decision has to be made about where the best course of treatment will come from, and who will pay for his treatment.  They don’t want to make his situation worse, even though it is clear to see that the pain he is suffering needs to be addressed immediately.  While the father’s hands are tied, infection begins to set in.   Now, the answers to the child’s dilemma have become more complicated, requiring more care, time and money to fix.  The trust that the child had in his father and the rest of the family has been seriously diminished.  He starts crying out in desperation for someone to help – but everyone is at the meeting – arguing with each other about the best course of treatment.

Let us hope that President Obama receives support from both sides of the House this term; that he will be able to lift that precious child and give him the help he needs while there is still time.