Question by turttle: How can Jesus bring my brother back?
My brother was fatally injured in a car accident Wednesday. He had been going through an exceptionally hard stretch of life. Everyone in his life had given several opportunities to receive help but he would ultimately rely on prayer and self-medication. Unfortunately this led him to drive drunk and under the influence of hard drugs, inevitably leading to his accident on Wednesday.

When I received the news that he had been found dead, and had been resuscitated after 30min, I knew he was gone. My brother died with his brain, and what little remained was a technicality holding organ donation on standby.

I come from a strong Christian community. Since the accident my churches congregation has waltzed in in droves… Snouts to the sky and prayer books marked for damnation. This is fine, yet highly suspects as the last thing my family wants in this hard time is judgment. The real problem is that they have come to give my family “hope”. They flock in, and hold prayer rallies to bring him back long enough to “Save His Soul”… Despite the fact that the doctors have told these people that it was beyond medical possibility from the moment he died and his heart was resuscitated. This heard of belligerent idiots have my family holding onto my brother’s prolonged death throes.

Problems:
My brother has been one sensory (His fingers twitch) from brain dead since Wednesday
The congregation has convinced my parents to never sign a DNR
Several of these visitors view organ donation as an abomination
My brother doesn’t have health insurance
Every minute he remains in the hospital money will be taken from his life insurance that is bequeathed to his son (knowing my brother his son needs every penny)

Despite my faith, I have been outspoken for sensibility and have been ostracized/shunned

Since I cannot talk my parents out of this, or bring myself to take legal action I am helpless as “Jesus takes the wheel”.

Why is it people believe and use Jesus as an excuse to push their personal agendas?
How do you think it reflects on religion as a whole?

My faith in god and humanity was on the rocks up to this point… I think I may have officially tipped to non dogmatic secularism.

Best answer:

Answer by Mmmmm
PRAY FOR HIM AND IF YOU BELIEVE… ITLL HAPPEN!!!!!

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