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Several years ago m y o w n sur­
response is assurance-facing the re­
those students w h o re co gn ized this
aloneness. O n S aturday n ig h t a frie n d
m unicates em p athy, strength, c o m ­
ge ry tau ght me a few th in g s about
a lity o f the situ a tio n but a p p ro aching
d u rin g m y last class be fore I headed
cam e to see me. I was three days
panionship. Every' patient needs those
h o w to v is it a frie n d in the ho spita l.
it w ith con fide nce .
to the ho spita l. T hey insisted that we
w ith o u t a shave. A tube was stuck
three thin gs. A n d o fte n a touch w ill
pause and pray ju s t p rio r to m y w a lk ­
d o w n m y nose, and I was o n ly h a lf
g iv e them .
in g o u t the fro n t d o o r, alone.
co n scio us fro m drugs. It was m ore
These v is its can be m ade fo r a
Aloneness is co m m o n d u rin g the
lo t o f reasons: d u ty , frie n d s h ip , re­
firs t few days a fter surg ery, w hen life
p a ym e n t o f a favor.
signs are lo w and the p a tie n t is lik e ly
3. Be there fo r the p a tie n t’ s fa m ­
un de r sedation o r ta k in g p a in - k illin g
ily in the w a itin g roo m d u rin g sur­
H e paced the flo o r and said,
fo r the h e a lin g o f the p a tie n t’ s soul.
drugs. M a n y tim es the best yo u can
ge ry. T h a t is the s ig n ific a n t tim e fo r
“ O h , I ’ ve m ade a m istake. I had no
H e re are some suggestions yo u m ay
do is s im p ly to be there. A t this p o in t,
lo v e d ones-w hen questions and fears
idea. I had no idea.” I th in k he tho u g h t
w a n t to tr y the next tim e y o u w ant to
the patient m ay be ready fo r some
arise. M y w ife was g ra te fu l fo r tw o
I was about gone.
c o m fo rt a frie n d .
sen sitive cheer
frie n d s w h o had experienced the te r­
B u t a c a ll that tr u ly helps aim s
I . T ry
So a fte r three m in utes he m u m ­
M y frie n d , Ray B u k e r Sr. is m y
m od el here.
He cam e to see me, and b e fore
6. T h e seriousness o f surgery
he le ft he had that little p o cke t T esta­
has little re la tio n s h ip to the serious­
m ent w ith the Psalm s o u t and was
ness w ith w h ic h a p a tie n t vie w s the
re a d in g : “ G o d is o u r s h e lte r and
strength, alw ays ready to he lp in tim es
surgery.
Y o u r assignm ent is the p a tie n t’ s
o f tro u b le .
m o o d , n o t the d o c to r’ s rep ort. D o n ’t
So w e w i ll not be a fra id , even i f
take the pa tien t lig h tly , but d o n ’ t be
the earth is shaken and the m o u n ta in s
to de term in e the p a tie n t’ s
2. C a ll on the p a tie n t the day
need. M a jo r-su rg e ry patients encoun­
b e fore o r in the e a rly hours before
te r at least three basic e m o tio n a l pe­
surgery. L ik e a jo k e o r a kiss, tim in g
It was also a c o m fo rt to me to
th in g w ro n g . B u t as he w a lke d o u t the
rio d s. D u rin g these pe rio ds yo u can
is e v e ry th in g here. S ix v is its the f o l­
k n o w that frie n d s w o u ld be there fo r
d o o r, I sm ile d . W h y ? Because he
lo w in g week w ill n o t re co ve r the lost
her.
cam e, and 1 k n e w it. H e b ro ke m y
ture, con cen tra te on select p o rtio n s
is o la tio n ; he was there.
o fth e Psalms. N o o th e r p o rtio n o f the
Y o u w i ll ne ver im p ro v e upon
5. D o n ’t hesitate to take the pa­
B ib le strike s the note o f the openness
that, the W o rd o f G o d fo r the cure o f
tie n t’ s hand fir m ly . T h a t to u ch c o m -
o fth e so u l-th a t directness w ith G o d -
souls.
e xp e ct to fin d certain basic m oods.
Fear is the p re d o m in a te m oo d o f
ro r o f th e ir o w n surgery. T h e y re ­
than he c o u ld handle.
q u ite lik e the Psalms.
o p p o rtu n ity o f those hours be fore the
un kno w n.
the n ig h t be fore and the e a rly hours
A s a professor, I was g ra te fu l fo r
o f the surg ery day. T h e a p p ro p ria te
bled som e th in g and left.
m em bered and cam e and stayed.
4. Y o u r presence is m ore im p o r­
In one sense, he d id ab ou t e v e ry ­
tant than y o u r w ords. T h is is espe­
c ia lly
tru e d u r in g the m o o d o f
m o rb id . Y o u m ust accept his m o o d
fa ll in to the ocean depths; even i f the
and respond w ith g e n tle encourage­
seas ro a r and rage and the h ills are
m ent.
shaken by the vio le n c e
7. W hen yo u w a n t to read S c rip ­
Qarnbting Costs you More ‘Than Money
W hen g a m b lin g b ro ke o u t o f the
them e streets, restaurants, shops, and
h is to ry o f ju s t the M e th o d is t part o f
“ N o w , p ro b a b ly the o p p o site is
casinos.
th is, we have stood against a ll o f
the case,” O la s k y says, “ because we
have o u r g o ve rn m e n t leaders p ro ­
la n tic C ity in the late 1970s, it began
T he race to con qu er new m a r­
these im m o ra l fo rm s th ro u g h o u t o u r
a lo n g and successful m arch in to
kets fo r g a m b lin g is s h ift in g in to hig h
h is to ry . B u t o ve r and ove r, w e have
m o tin g state lo tte rie s, and y o u have
n e a rly e ve ry state, ra c k in g up sur­
gear. T h rou gh m uch o f 1994, as m any
e v e n tu a lly yie ld e d . I th in k th is is
jo u rn a lis ts ve ry o fte n w in k in g at it.”
p ris in g v ic to rie s and o v e rru n n in g its
as tw o casinos were o p e n in g each
k in d o f the last m o ra l crusade fo r us.”
T h o u g h churches m ay have f a ir ­
opponents.
m on th in M is s is s ip p i.
T he cu rre n t strugg le between
ly bro ad agreem ent that g a m b lin g is
h a rm fu l to in d iv id u a ls and to so cie ty,
The p ro life ra tio n and acceptance
G a m in g E n te rta in m e n t T e le v i­
ga m bl ing entrepreneurs and re lig io u s
o fg a m b lin g has been e xp lo s iv e . The
sio n, a Pittsburgh-based cable te le v i­
leaders p a ra lle ls a s im ila r strugg le
fe w p la c e ita t th e to p o fth e ir c h u r c h ’ s
am o u n t A m e rica n s w a ge r each year
sion n e tw o rk, o ffe rs vie w e rs a broad
o v e r g a m b lin g and lo tte rie s in the
c ro w d e d
has g ro w n fro m $17.3 b ill io n in 1976
range o f g a m b lin g a c tiv itie s . The
nine te en th century.
O la s k y suggests that p e op le fro m
to $ 3 2 9 .9 b illio n in 1992, a cco rd in g
n e tw o rk hopes to have n e a rly 3 m il­
to the N a tio n a l C o u n c ir'o n P roblem
lio n subscribers by the ye a r 2000.
G a m b lin g .
O rg a n ize d ga m bl in g has crossed
a g e n d a s. N o n e th e le s s ,
M a r v in O la s k y , p ro fe s s o r o f
d iffe re n t d e n o m in a tio n s w h o re p re ­
jo u rn a lis m at the U n iv e rs ity o fT e x a s
sent d iffe re n t th e o lo g ie s can w o rk
M a n y C h ristia n s are w o rk in g
and a sen io r fe llo w at the C a p ita l
to g e th e r against g a m b lin g w ith o u t
to g e th e r to re b u ff the in va sio n o f
R esearch C e n te r in W a s h in g to n ,
c o m p ro m is in g d o c trin a l stands.
ove r in to “ fa m ily -o rie n te d ” en tertain­
g a m b lin g in to th e ir c o m m u n itie s —
D C ., notes that the Boston R ecord er
W in k le r agrees. “ T he ch u rch
m ent. Las Vegas has been in the
seen as part o f the d e te rio ra tio n o f the
d id m ore th a n ju st run sermons against
cannot keep y ie ld in g m o ra l g ro u n d
fo re fro n t, h o p in g to ga in new cus­
cultu re.
to m e rs as it loses its d o m in ance in
“ T h a t’ s the te r r ify in g part o f it
g a m b lin g in the nineteenth ce n tu ry:
and exp ect to be any fo rce fo r g o o d in
“ I t covered p a rtic u la r people w h o
s o c ie ty .”
g a m b lin g . A t the M G M G rand , b ille d
fo r m e,” says Eugene W in k le r, se­
had gam bled and lost e ve ryth in g .
In the long run, he believes the
as the w o r ld ’s largest “ h o te l, casino,
n io r pastor o f d o w n to w n C h ic a g o ’ s
T h e y gave a face to the issue.’* P o li­
pendulum w ill sw in g back tow a rd o u t­
and them e p a rk,” parents and c h il­
F irst U n ite d M e th o d is t C h u rc h /C h i-
tic ia n s o f e a rly A m e ric a also trie d to
la w in g g a m bling when its negative
dren can v is it 33 acres o f rides, shows,
cago T em ple. “ W hen y o u trace the
dissuade gam blers.
effects become too large to ignore.
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