When Prayer is Not Enough \"You\'ll feel better soon,\" Marylyn Tauber told her

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When Prayer is Not Enough

"You'll feel better soon," Marylyn Tauber told her 8-year-old son Madison. "God doesn't let bad things happen to people who believe in Him with all their heart, all their mind, and all their strength."

Madison said nothing, but from his bed, he looked up at her with eyes that were dull. His lips were dry and cracked, and his face a dusky red. He didn't seem to understand her. She put a hand on Madison's cheek. He was burning with fever, and she wondered if it would be all right for her to put a cool washcloth on his forehead.

Madison had been ill for three days. He had come home from school with a flushed face and a sore throat. She thought it was just another one of those summer colds he was always getting. But he'd gotten worse, not better. And his temperature was 102°F the last time she had taken it. She had given him ice and tried to get him to drink some Coke, but he hadn't wanted anything since.

"I've been praying for you night and day," Marylyn said. She tried to sound cheerful so she could lift Madison's spirits. "I know God loves little boys, and he is going to heal you before long."

She had to keep believing that, because she couldn't face the possibility that Madison might die. He might, of course, if that were God's will. But she wasn't sure she was a good enough person to accept God's will without complaint. She was frightened, but she knew she had to do the right thing. She couldn't take him to a doctor without admitting that everything she believed was false.

Question: Read the Scenario, "When Prayer is not Enough," If Madison dies, should his mother be charged with a crime? Why or why not? Write in three paragraphs

Explanation / Answer

His mother cannot be charged legally but it is her fault if he died. She should have taken him to hospital immediately. The symptoms clearly show that something is wrong and it is not a normal cold. She would definately be responsible for his death .Faith in god is a good thing but we have to do our part and leave the rest to him. Without doing anything and simply leaving everything on god is foolishness.

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