Recently there has been a lot of focus on Assisted Dying as it was debated in the House of Lords.
Seeing things through human eyes often misses the point of suffering. It is easy to see why, when seeing a loved one suffer, when all hope of a life without pain and dignity is gone, that we feel the best outcome is for a dignified and peaceful end. It is often said that we would put a dog down long before now to lessen its suffering. It is thought to be the best humane approach and yet we allow our loved ones to suffer on.
We are however not dogs and we possess a soul which lives on eternally after our body’s demise. Suffering, we forget aids the forgiveness of sin, remember how Christ suffered for us. It is this time while we suffer that our sins and the sins of our loved ones can be forgiven. When we go down the assisted dying route we deny that person the opportunity to suffer for their sins.
God also judges the relatives of the suffering person, what was their response were they willing to suffer to aid that person through time given up. Did they do the God like approach to the suffering one or turn away.
Assisted dying like Abortion is taking away God’s domain over life and death and putting into our hands.