From constant repetition the verse became ingrained into my subconscious. Today as I was writing this I realized anew how much we need this concept of fearing God. The Christian is dissuaded from euthanasia not only by God's authority over life , but also by His concern for life . In Psalm 139, we see the magnificent care and concern God has for the unborn as well as His more general care for all human life. He perfectly sees and understands.
Someone hears and understands.
Rabbi Yitzchok Adler, of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University of Los Angeles gave me a renewed sense of how precious each moment of human life is to God. The environment that I'm in is the one that's best for my personal trip. Volumes could be the written on all the what-ifs of medical technology. For otherwise we are in desperate danger of trying to become gods and making our own rules based on what we feel and what we want at any given moment. This article is excerpted from Elizabeth R. Skoglund 's book, Life on the Line .